NSW irrigator hit with $350,000 fine for water theft offences

Moree Plains company found guilty of knowingly taking water with faulty metering equipment for crops such as cotton

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A Moree Plains irrigator has been ordered to pay a record $350,000 in fines after pleading guilty to knowingly taking water, using an under-recording meter system and constructing an unlawful dam.

It is the first time a tier one" offence has been successfully prosecuted by the Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR).

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