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Water Act 1992
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65 Change in use of bore
(1) Subject to subsection (2), a person shall not, without the consent in
writing of the Controller, cause, suffer or permit:
(a) a bore that is not being used for or in connection with the
disposal of waste to be used for or in connection with the
disposal of waste;
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(b) a bore that is being used for or in connection with the disposal
of waste to be used for the taking of water; or
(c) any change in the use to occur in relation to a bore to which
the Administrator has, by notice under section 47, declared
that a provision of this Part does not apply, if that change will
result in the provision then applying to the bore.
(2) The Controller may, on application, consent to a person doing a
thing referred to in subsection (1) and the person may do that thing
accordingly.
(3) A consent may be granted under subsection (2) subject to such
terms and conditions, if any, as are specified in the consent
(4) A person to whom a consent is granted shall not contravene or fail
to comply with, or cause, suffer or permit a person to contravene or
fail to comply with, a term or condition to which the consent is
subject.
(5) An offence against this section is an environmental offence level 3.