sec.36Requirement to plug shot holes

sec.36 Requirement to plug shot holes

A geothermal tenure holder must ensure that, if a hole is drilled in the area of the tenure for use as a shot hole— as soon as practicable after the hole is no longer required for use as a shot hole— the hole is plugged with solid material; and concrete, rock or soil any area surrounding the hole that has been disturbed by the firing of an explosive is restored as far as is practicable to its original state; and if the hole caves in or collapses after it is plugged as required under paragraph (a) —all subsequent damage caused by the hole caving in or collapsing is remedied. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. Despite subsection (1) , to the extent that a requirement under the subsection is inconsistent with a relevant environmental condition for the geothermal tenure, the relevant environmental condition prevails. In this section— shot hole means a hole that has been drilled in the area of a geothermal tenure for the purpose of firing an explosive in connection with carrying out a seismic survey. (sec.36-ssec.1) A geothermal tenure holder must ensure that, if a hole is drilled in the area of the tenure for use as a shot hole— as soon as practicable after the hole is no longer required for use as a shot hole— the hole is plugged with solid material; and concrete, rock or soil any area surrounding the hole that has been disturbed by the firing of an explosive is restored as far as is practicable to its original state; and if the hole caves in or collapses after it is plugged as required under paragraph (a) —all subsequent damage caused by the hole caving in or collapsing is remedied. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.36-ssec.2) Despite subsection (1) , to the extent that a requirement under the subsection is inconsistent with a relevant environmental condition for the geothermal tenure, the relevant environmental condition prevails. (sec.36-ssec.3) In this section— shot hole means a hole that has been drilled in the area of a geothermal tenure for the purpose of firing an explosive in connection with carrying out a seismic survey.

• (a) as soon as practicable after the hole is no longer required for use as a shot hole— (i) the hole is plugged with solid material; and Example of solid material— concrete, rock or soil (ii) any area surrounding the hole that has been disturbed by the firing of an explosive is restored as far as is practicable to its original state; and
• (i) the hole is plugged with solid material; and Example of solid material— concrete, rock or soil
• (ii) any area surrounding the hole that has been disturbed by the firing of an explosive is restored as far as is practicable to its original state; and
• (b) if the hole caves in or collapses after it is plugged as required under paragraph (a) —all subsequent damage caused by the hole caving in or collapsing is remedied.