Clause 16

Any person who —

causes any damage to any public sewer or any drain-line or sewer communicating with a public sewer; or

renders any public sewer or private sewer a nuisance,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $40,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.(2) Any person who —

does any act which renders any public sewer or private sewer dangerous or injurious to health;

causes any damage to a pipe of 0.9 metres or greater in diameter that is part of or connected to the public sewerage system; or

does any act which disrupts the operation of or causes damage to any sewage treatment plant, sewage treatment works or water reclamation facility,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $200,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.(3) In any proceedings for an offence under subsection (1) or (2), it shall be a defence for the person charged under either of those subsections to prove that he took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of the offence, but this defence shall not be available to a person who may be liable by virtue of section 67A.(4) If it appears to the Board that there has been a contravention of subsection (1) or (2), the Board may, by notice in writing, require any person who has caused the damage or done any of the acts referred to in subsection (1) or (2), or such other person who may be liable under either of those subsections by virtue of section 67A, to carry out such works as may be necessary to restore the sewerage system to its original condition within such time as may be specified in the notice.”.