Infringement Notices (Water Act s. 156)

The ACCC may issue an infringement notice under section 156 of the Water Act where it has reasonable grounds to believe that a person has contravened civil penalty provisions set out in the Water Charge Rules, Water Market Rules or referred to in regulations.

Once an infringement notice penalty is paid, the ACCC may not commence court proceedings in relation to that alleged contravention.

A person is not to be regarded as having been convicted of an offence or to have contravened a civil penalty provision merely because they have paid an infringement notice penalty.