157Drilling operations

### 157 Drilling operations > > (1)  The Minister may authorise any person to carry out – > > > > > > (a) percussion drilling operations; or > > > > > > > (b) diamond drilling operations; or > > > > > > > (c) any other boring operations. > > > (2)  [*\[Section 157 Subsection (2) amended by No. 64 of 2002, Sched. 1, Applied:31 Dec 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-12-31/act-2002-064#JS1@Ja14@GC2@EN) Any operations carried out on land administered by the Minister responsible for the administration of the [National Parks and Reserves Management Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2002-062) are to be carried out in accordance with any management plan in respect of that land.