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Energy Grants (Credits) Scheme Act 2003
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#### 24 Agricultural soil/water activity
The expression agricultural soil/water activity means:
(a) any activity undertaken for the purpose of soil or water conservation:
(i) by a person who carries on a core agricultural activity; or
(ii) by a person contracted by that person to carry out the first‑mentioned activity;
on the agricultural property where the core agricultural activity is carried on; or
(b) searching for ground water solely for use in an agricultural activity, or the construction or maintenance of facilities for the extraction of such water, solely for that use, if the searching, construction or maintenance:
(i) is carried out on an agricultural property where a core agricultural activity is carried on, or at a place adjacent to that property; and
(ii) is carried out by the person who carries on the first‑mentioned agricultural activity or by a person contracted by that person to carry out the searching, construction or maintenance; or
(c) any activity undertaken for the purposes of soil or water conservation:
(i) by a person who carries on a core agricultural activity within an approved catchment area; or
(ii) by a person contracted by that person to carry out the first‑mentioned activity;
within the approved catchment area; or
(d) the pumping of water solely for use in an agricultural activity if the pumping:
(i) is carried out on an agricultural property where a core agricultural activity is carried on, or at a place adjacent to that property; and
(ii) is carried out by the person who carries on the first‑mentioned agricultural activity or by a person contracted by that person to carry out the pumping, other than a person so contracted that is a Commonwealth authority or a State or Territory authority; or
(e) the supply of water solely for use in an agricultural activity if:
(i) the supply is to an agricultural property where a core agricultural activity is carried on; and
(ii) the water comes from that property or a place adjacent to that property; and
(iii) the supply is carried out by the person who carries on the first‑mentioned agricultural activity or by a person contracted by that person to carry out the supply, other than a person so contracted that is a Commonwealth authority or a State or Territory authority.
> Note: The agricultural activities referred to in the above paragraphs are given an expanded meaning by subsection 28(2).