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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 11 Hansard (30 November) . . Page.. 3578 ..
Page 37, line 12, Part 12 (Public Health Act 1997) , after proposed new section 118F, insert the following new section:
" '118FAâ Contaminated drinking water provided by water utility
'(1) â A water utility must not, without lawful authority, knowingly or recklessly contaminate water used, or for use, as drinking water by people or animals."Maximum penalty: 2 000 penalty units.
'(2) â A water utility that contravenes subsection (1) commits a separate offence for each day during any part of which the contamination continues.'.".
Page 38, line 15, Part 12 (Public Health Act 1997) , proposed new subsection 118K (1), omit "The chief health officer may,", substitute "For this Act, the chief health officer may,".
Page 39, line 3, Part 12 (Public Health Act 1997) , proposed amendment of paragraphs 138 (2) (a) and (b), omit the amendment, substitute the following new amendments:
'Subsection 138 (3)-
Omit the subsection, substitute the following subsection:'(3) â The regulations may create offences for contraventions of the regulations and prescribe maximum penalties of not more than-
(a) for a person who is not a utility-10 penalty units; or
(b) for a utility-400 penalty units.'.
Dictionary (proposed new definition of utility)-
Insert the following definition:'utility- see Utilities Act 2000, dictionary.'.".
Page 41, line 10, Part 13 (Rates and Land Rent (Relief) Act 1970) , proposed new subsection 25 (6), omit "This section", substitute "Subsection (5)".
Amendments agreed to.
Bill, as a whole, as amended, agreed to.
Bill, as amended, agreed to.
That this bill be agreed to in principle.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Bill agreed to in principle.
Leave granted to dispense with the detail stage.
Bill agreed to.
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