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Petroleum Act 1923
sec.75QTransfer of water observation bore or water supply bore to landowner
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### sec.75Q Transfer of water observation bore or water supply bore to landowner
A 1923 Act petroleum tenure holder may, by complying with the requirements under subsection (3) , transfer a water observation bore or water supply bore in the area of the tenure to the landowner.
See also the Water Act 2000 , section 808 .
A water monitoring authority holder may, by complying with the requirements under subsection (3) , transfer a water observation bore in the area of the authority to the landowner.
The requirements are that both of the following have been lodged—
a notice in the approved form;
the transfer fee prescribed under a regulation.
The approved form must require—
a statement by the holder transferring the bore that—
if the bore has been drilled under section 75K — section 75K has been complied with for the bore; or
if the bore has been converted from a well under section 75L — section 75L has been complied with for the bore; and
the signed consent of the landowner to the transfer.
In this section—
landowner means the owner of the land on which the bore is located.
s 75Q ins 2004 No. 26 s 46
amd 2005 No. 3 s 19 ; 2007 No. 46 s 241 sch ; 2008 No. 56 s 85 ; 2012 No. 20 s 125 sch 1 , s 281 sch 2
sub 2013 No. 23 s 164
amd 2018 No. 24 s 187
(sec.75Q-ssec.1) A 1923 Act petroleum tenure holder may, by complying with the requirements under subsection (3) , transfer a water observation bore or water supply bore in the area of the tenure to the landowner. See also the Water Act 2000 , section 808 .
(sec.75Q-ssec.2) A water monitoring authority holder may, by complying with the requirements under subsection (3) , transfer a water observation bore in the area of the authority to the landowner.
(sec.75Q-ssec.3) The requirements are that both of the following have been lodged— a notice in the approved form; the transfer fee prescribed under a regulation.
(sec.75Q-ssec.4) The approved form must require— a statement by the holder transferring the bore that— if the bore has been drilled under section 75K — section 75K has been complied with for the bore; or if the bore has been converted from a well under section 75L — section 75L has been complied with for the bore; and the signed consent of the landowner to the transfer.
(sec.75Q-ssec.5) In this section— landowner means the owner of the land on which the bore is located.
- (a) a notice in the approved form;
- (b) the transfer fee prescribed under a regulation.
- (a) a statement by the holder transferring the bore that— (i) if the bore has been drilled under section 75K — section 75K has been complied with for the bore; or (ii) if the bore has been converted from a well under section 75L — section 75L has been complied with for the bore; and
- (i) if the bore has been drilled under section 75K — section 75K has been complied with for the bore; or
- (ii) if the bore has been converted from a well under section 75L — section 75L has been complied with for the bore; and
- (b) the signed consent of the landowner to the transfer.
- (i) if the bore has been drilled under section 75K — section 75K has been complied with for the bore; or
- (ii) if the bore has been converted from a well under section 75L — section 75L has been complied with for the bore; and