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Landscape South Australia Act 2019
3A well of 1 or more of the following classes if the well is not used to provide a supply of water from the well:
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3 A well of 1 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 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 3 metres in depth) for the purposes of conducting an underground test or extracting material for testing.
5 A well of a class declared by proclamation to be excluded from the operation of Part 8 Division 2 Subdivision 5.
6 A proclamation referred to in this Schedule may be varied or revoked by subsequent proclamation made by the Governor.
Schedule 4—The Water Register
1—Interpretation
In this Schedule—
register means The Water Register.
2—Applications
An application under this Schedule—
(a) must be in a form approved by the Minister; and
(b) must be accompanied by any relevant fee prescribed by the regulations.
3—Minister's power to require information
The Minister may, for the purposes of this Schedule, require a person to provide any information specified by the Minister before performing or exercising a function or power under this Schedule.
4—Form of record and management of register
(1) The Minister may record any information under this Schedule in such manner, and to such extent, as the Minister thinks fit.
(2) The Minister may, in addition to recording any information required under this Schedule—
(a) record such other information in the register as the Minister thinks fit;
(b) hold instruments as part of the register.
(3) The Minister may from time to time, as the Minister thinks fit, make any amendment or alteration to the register to correct or address any error or omission, to record more up‑to‑date or accurate information, or to take such other action that may appear appropriate in the management of the register.
5—Authentication of searches
The Minister may authenticate—
(a) any information on the register; or
(b) any search of the register,
in such manner as the Minister thinks fit.