3A well of one or more of the following classes if the well is not used to provide a supply of water from the well:

3 A well of one or more of the following classes if the well is not used to provide a supply of water from the well: (a) a trench for the laying of pipes, cables or other equipment in relation to the supply of water, gas or electricity or the provision of sewerage or drainage; (b) a drain that is under the control of the Commonwealth or State Government or a municipal or district council; (c) an excavation for or in relation to a building or for a swimming pool; (d) a private mine within the meaning of the Mining Act 1971; (e) an excavation drilled for engineering or survey purposes if the excavation is not in a part of the State excluded from the operation of this paragraph by proclamation and the excavation is not more than 15 metres in depth; (f) an excavation for the purposes of a toilet; (g) an excavation (not exceeding 15 metres in depth) for the installation of cathodic protection anodes or the measurement of water pressure. 4 (1) A well drilled to a depth not exceeding the depth of the water table nearest to the surface for the purpose of obtaining samples of water or other material for scientific research. (2) A well comprising an excavation (not exceeding three metres in depth) for the purposes of conducting an underground test or extracting material for testing. 5 A proclamation referred to in this Schedule may be varied or revoked by subsequent proclamation made by the Governor. Schedule 4—Transitional provisions Part 1—Transitional provisions 1—Membership of the Trust (1) From the commencement of section 5 until the beginning of the 2000/2001 contribution year (the transitional period) Part 2 of the Act applies subject to this clause. (2) During the transitional period— (a) those persons who were immediately before the commencement of section 5 members of the management committee of Qualco-Sunlands District Drainage Incorporated will (subject to resignation) be members of the Trust in addition to any persons who become members pursuant to section 5(2); (b) a person who is a member of the Trust by virtue of paragraph (a) may resign by notice in writing to the Minister and the Minister may appoint any suitable person to fill the vacancy; (c) a quorum for a meeting of the Trust will be determined by dividing the number of members by two, ignoring any fraction and adding one; (d) a resolution of the Trust will be carried if the number of votes supporting the resolution exceeds the number of votes against it (if the number of votes are equal the deadlock will be resolved by the casting vote of the person presiding at the meeting); (e) the value of votes implied by paragraph (d) cannot be changed by resolution of the Trust. 2—Permits in respect of wells Where a permit under the Water Resources Act 1997 (the original permit) authorised an activity referred to in section 61 in the Scheme Area immediately before the commencement of that section the following provisions apply: (a) the Trust will be taken to have granted a permit under section 62 to the holder of the original permit authorising the activity subject to the same conditions as the original permit; and (b) the original permit will no longer authorise that activity in the Scheme Area. Legislative history Notes • Please note—References in the legislation to other legislation or instruments or to titles of bodies or offices are not automatically updated as part of the program for the revision and publication of legislation and therefore may be obsolete. • Earlier versions of this Act (historical versions) are listed at the end of the legislative history. • For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au. Expiry of Act The Ground Water (Qualco-Sunlands) Control Act 2000 will expire on 30.9.2030: see s 79(1). Legislation amended by principal Act The Ground Water (Qualco-Sunlands) Control Act 2000 amended the following: Irrigation Act 1994 Principal Act and amendments New entries appear in bold. Year No Title Assent Commencement Ground Water (Qualco-Sunlands) Control Act 2000 3.8.2000 5.10.2000 (Gazette 5.10.2000 p2328) Statutes Amendment (Corporations) Act 2001 14.6.2001 Pt 17 (ss 77 & 78)—15.7.2001 being the day on which the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth came into operation: Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. S 285, 13 July 2001 (Gazette 21.6.2001 p2270) Natural Resources Management Act 2004 5.8.2004 Sch 4 (cl 18(2)—(7))—2.9.2004 (Gazette 2.9.2004 p3545); Sch 4 (cll 13—17, 18(1), (8), 19, 20)—1.7.2005 (Gazette 30.6.2005 p2093) Statutes Amendment (Domestic Partners) Act 2006 14.12.2006 Pt 42 (s 121)—1.6.2007 (Gazette 26.4.2007 p1352) Natural Resources Management (Water Resources and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2007 26.7.2007 Sch 1 (cll 1—3)—1.7.2009 (Gazette 11.6.2009 p2727) Murray-Darling Basin Act 2008 6.11.2008 Sch 1 (cll 4 & 5)—15.12.2008 (Gazette 11.12.2008 p5475) Real Property (Electronic Conveyancing) Amendment Act 2016 16.6.2016 Sch 2—4.7.2016 (Gazette 30.6.2016 p2761) Landscape South Australia Act 2019 21.11.2019 Sch 5 (cll 24 to 32)—1.7.2020 (Gazette 25.6.2020 p3502) Unclaimed Money Act 2021 25.11.2021 Sch 1 (cl 6)—25.11.2023 (s 27(6) Legislation Interpretation Act 2021) Provisions amended New entries appear in bold. Entries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics. Provision How varied Commencement Long title amended under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002 Pt 1

s 2 omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002 s 3

s 3(1)

domestic partner inserted by 43/2006 s 121(1) irrigated land amended by 34/2004 Sch 4 cl 13(1)

amended by 24/2007 Sch 1 cl 1(1)

amended by 33/2019 Sch 5 cl 24(1) irrigated property amended by 34/2004 Sch 4 cl 13(2)

amended by 24/2007 Sch 1 cl 1(2)

amended by 33/2019 Sch 5 cl 24(2) Minister for Natural Resources Management inserted by 34/2004 Sch 4 cl 13(3)

deleted by 33/2019 Sch 5 cl 24(3) Minister for Primary Industries and Resources deleted by 34/2004 Sch 4 cl 13(3) Murray-Darling Basin Agreement substituted by 41/2008 Sch 1 cl 4 relative amended by 43/2006 s 121(2) spouse inserted by 43/2006 s 121(3) water licence amended by 34/2004 Sch 4 cl 13(4)

amended by 33/2019 Sch 5 cl 24(4) s 3(6) amended by 34/2004 Sch 4 cl 13(5)

amended by 24/2007 Sch 1 cl 1(3), (4)

amended by 33/2019 Sch 5 cl 24(5) Pt 2

s 5

s 5(5) substituted by 23/2001 s 77 15.7.2001 Pt 3

s 26

s 26(1) amended by 41/2008 Sch 1 cl 5 Pt 6

s 40

s 40(4) amended by 24/2007 Sch 1 cl 2

amended by 33/2019 Sch 5 cl 25 s 43

s 43(7) amended by 34/2004 Sch 4 cl 14

amended by 33/2019 Sch 5 cl 26 Pt 7

s 59

s 59(10) amended by 45/2021 Sch 1 cl 6 25.11.2023 s 59(14) deleted by 29/2016 Sch 2 4.7.2016 Pt 8

s 62

s 62(11)

licensed well driller amended by 34/2004 Sch 4 cl 15

amended by 33/2019 Sch 5 cl 27 Pt 9

heading substituted by 34/2004 Sch 4 cl 16

substituted by 33/2019 Sch 5 cl 28 s 66 amended by 34/2004 Sch 4 cl 17

amended by 33/2019 Sch 5 cl 29 s 67 before substitution by 24/2007

s 67(1) amended by 34/2004 Sch 4 cl 18(2)—(7)

amended by 34/2004 Sch 4 cl 18(1) s 67(2) amended by 34/2004 Sch 4 cl 18(8) s 67 substituted by 24/2007 Sch 1 cl 3 s 67(1) amended by 33/2019 Sch 5 cl 30(1) s 67(2) amended by 33/2019 Sch 5 cl 30(2) s 68 amended by 34/2004 Sch 4 cl 19(1), (2)

amended by 33/2019 Sch 5 cl 31 s 69 amended by 34/2004 Sch 4 cl 20

amended by 33/2019 Sch 5 cl 32 Pt 10

s 78

s 78(2) substituted by 23/2001 s 78 15.7.2001 Sch 4

Pt 2 omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002 Historical versions Reprint No 1—15.7.2001

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