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Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004
sec.980Converting petroleum wells to water supply bores
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### sec.980 Converting petroleum wells to water supply bores
This section applies if, immediately before the commencement—
a petroleum tenure holder was converting a petroleum well to a water supply bore under section 283; and
the holder was not converting the well as allowed under section 978.
On the commencement—
the holder is taken to be converting the petroleum well to a water supply bore under new section 283; and
new chapter 2, part 10, division 2 applies.
In this section—
new chapter 2, part 10, division 2 means chapter 2, part 10, division 2 as inserted under the Land, Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 .
new section 283 means section 283 as inserted under the Land, Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 .
s 980 ins 2013 No. 23 s 185
(sec.980-ssec.1) This section applies if, immediately before the commencement— a petroleum tenure holder was converting a petroleum well to a water supply bore under section 283; and the holder was not converting the well as allowed under section 978.
(sec.980-ssec.2) On the commencement— the holder is taken to be converting the petroleum well to a water supply bore under new section 283; and new chapter 2, part 10, division 2 applies.
(sec.980-ssec.3) In this section— new chapter 2, part 10, division 2 means chapter 2, part 10, division 2 as inserted under the Land, Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 . new section 283 means section 283 as inserted under the Land, Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 .
- (a) a petroleum tenure holder was converting a petroleum well to a water supply bore under section 283; and
- (b) the holder was not converting the well as allowed under section 978.
- (a) the holder is taken to be converting the petroleum well to a water supply bore under new section 283; and
- (b) new chapter 2, part 10, division 2 applies.