# Sakeliga and TLU SA have filed a High Court application to stop the Water and Sanitation Department from unlawfully collecting expired water-use debts. They argue that water charges lapse after three years under the Prescription Act. The Department had previously admitted this in 2021 but has since reversed its position. Sakeliga’s Tian Alberts warns that the move threatens food security, job stability, and violates legal debt prescription rules:
Sakeliga, TLU SA take Water Department to court over unlawful prescribed debt collection [SOUND]
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