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Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004
sec.288Transfer of water injection bore, water observation bore or water supply bore to landowner
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### sec.288 Transfer of water injection bore, water observation bore or water supply bore to landowner
A petroleum tenure holder may, by complying with the requirements under subsection (3) , transfer a water injection bore, 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 injection bore or water observation bore in the area of the authority to the landowner.
For subsections (1) and (2) , the requirements are that each 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 282 — section 282 has been complied with for the bore; or
if the bore has been converted from a petroleum well under section 283 — section 283 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 288 amd 2004 No. 26 s 69 (2) sch ; 2005 No. 3 s 105 sch ; 2007 No. 46 s 241 sch ; 2008 No. 56 s 95 ; 2012 No. 20 s 281 sch 2 ; 2013 No. 23 s 181 ; 2014 No. 47 s 623 ; 2018 No. 24 s 207
(sec.288-ssec.1) A petroleum tenure holder may, by complying with the requirements under subsection (3) , transfer a water injection bore, 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.288-ssec.2) A water monitoring authority holder may, by complying with the requirements under subsection (3) , transfer a water injection bore or water observation bore in the area of the authority to the landowner.
(sec.288-ssec.3) For subsections (1) and (2) , the requirements are that each of the following have been lodged— a notice in the approved form; the transfer fee prescribed under a regulation.
(sec.288-ssec.4) The approved form must require— a statement by the holder transferring the bore that— if the bore has been drilled under section 282 — section 282 has been complied with for the bore; or if the bore has been converted from a petroleum well under section 283 — section 283 has been complied with for the bore; and the signed consent of the landowner to the transfer.
(sec.288-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 282 — section 282 has been complied with for the bore; or (ii) if the bore has been converted from a petroleum well under section 283 — section 283 has been complied with for the bore; and
- (i) if the bore has been drilled under section 282 — section 282 has been complied with for the bore; or
- (ii) if the bore has been converted from a petroleum well under section 283 — section 283 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 282 — section 282 has been complied with for the bore; or
- (ii) if the bore has been converted from a petroleum well under section 283 — section 283 has been complied with for the bore; and