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Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004
sec.282Restriction on who may drill water injection bore, water observation bore or water supply bore
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### sec.282 Restriction on who may drill water injection bore, water observation bore or water supply bore
A person must not drill a water injection bore, water observation bore or water supply bore unless the person is a licensed water bore driller.
Maximum penalty—300 penalty units.
However, a petroleum tenure holder may drill a water injection bore, water observation bore or water supply bore in the area of the tenure if the holder complies with the requirements for drilling a water injection bore, water observation bore or water supply bore prescribed under a regulation.
Also, a water monitoring authority holder may drill a water injection bore or water observation bore in the area of the authority if the holder complies with the requirements for drilling a water injection bore or water observation bore prescribed under a regulation.
s 282 amd 2004 No. 26 s 69 (2) sch ; 2013 No. 51 s 229 sch 1
sub 2013 No. 23 s 179
amd 2014 No. 47 s 622
(sec.282-ssec.1) A person must not drill a water injection bore, water observation bore or water supply bore unless the person is a licensed water bore driller. Maximum penalty—300 penalty units.
(sec.282-ssec.2) However, a petroleum tenure holder may drill a water injection bore, water observation bore or water supply bore in the area of the tenure if the holder complies with the requirements for drilling a water injection bore, water observation bore or water supply bore prescribed under a regulation.
(sec.282-ssec.3) Also, a water monitoring authority holder may drill a water injection bore or water observation bore in the area of the authority if the holder complies with the requirements for drilling a water injection bore or water observation bore prescribed under a regulation.