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Water Act 1992
17CEvidentiary matters
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17C Evidentiary matters
In a proceeding for an offence against section 17A, proof of the
existence on land, where hydraulic fracturing has occurred or is
occurring, of any of the following things is evidence that hydraulic
fracturing waste came into contact with water at the time the thing
existed:
(a) a drain;
(b) a pond;
(c) a dump;
(d) any other means (including mechanical means) by which
hydraulic fracturing waste is capable of being conveyed,
retained or deposited so that it may, directly or indirectly,
come into contact with water.
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