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Geothermal Energy Act 2010
sec.31Principal authorised activities
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### sec.31 Principal authorised activities
The geothermal permit holder may carry out the following activities in the permit’s area—
geothermal exploration;
evaluating the feasibility of geothermal production, including, for example, by production testing;
plugging and abandoning, or otherwise remediating, a bore or well the holder reasonably believes is a legacy borehole, and rehabilitating the surrounding area in compliance with the requirements prescribed under a regulation.
s 31 amd 2014 No. 47 s 314
- (a) geothermal exploration;
- (b) evaluating the feasibility of geothermal production, including, for example, by production testing;
- (c) plugging and abandoning, or otherwise remediating, a bore or well the holder reasonably believes is a legacy borehole, and rehabilitating the surrounding area in compliance with the requirements prescribed under a regulation.