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Water Act 1992
71QTermination of unlicensed water access for mining or
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71Q Termination of unlicensed water access for mining or
petroleum activity
(1) Subsection (2) applies to a person who, on the commencement,
carries out a mining activity or petroleum activity without a licence.
(2) The person has no authorisation to take water for the mining activity
or petroleum activity if, on the expiry of a period of 2 years from the
commencement, the person does not hold:
(a) a licence granted under section 45(1) in accordance with
section 71R; or
(b) a licence granted under section 60(1) in accordance with
section 71R.