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Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990
77BDepth restriction on searching for stone on land adjacent to waterways or water infrastructure
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77B Depth restriction on searching for stone on land adjacent to waterways or water infrastructure
A person must not search for stone at a depth of more than 0·75 metres below any land that is within 100 metres of—
(a) a waterway that is owned by, vested in or managed or controlled by an Authority under the **Water Act 1989**; or
(b) any main drains, sewers, aqueducts, channels or pipelines of that Authority—
unless the person has first consulted the Authority and searches for stone in compliance with any conditions specified by the Authority.
S. 77C substituted by No. 68/2014 s. 44.