sec.816Unauthorised water bore drilling activities

### sec.816 Unauthorised water bore drilling activities An individual must not carry out a water bore drilling activity, other than an exempt activity, unless the individual is— licensed under chapter 8 , part 2B to carry out the activity; or under the constant physical supervision of an individual who is licensed under chapter 8 , part 2B to carry out the activity; or lawfully carrying out the activity under— the Mineral Resources Act , section 334ZQ ; or the Petroleum Act 1923 , section 75K ; or the Petroleum and Gas Act , section 282 . Maximum penalty—1,665 penalty units. In this section— exempt activity means a water bore drilling activity that would not result in a water bore or test hole being more than 6m deep. s 816 amd 2001 No. 75 s 83 ; 2013 No. 23 s 300 ; 2014 No. 64 ss 175 , 254 sch 1 ; 2018 No. 24 s 272 sub 2019 No. 17 s 334 amd 2023 No. 24 s 25 (sec.816-ssec.1) An individual must not carry out a water bore drilling activity, other than an exempt activity, unless the individual is— licensed under chapter 8 , part 2B to carry out the activity; or under the constant physical supervision of an individual who is licensed under chapter 8 , part 2B to carry out the activity; or lawfully carrying out the activity under— the Mineral Resources Act , section 334ZQ ; or the Petroleum Act 1923 , section 75K ; or the Petroleum and Gas Act , section 282 . Maximum penalty—1,665 penalty units. (sec.816-ssec.2) In this section— exempt activity means a water bore drilling activity that would not result in a water bore or test hole being more than 6m deep. - (a) licensed under chapter 8 , part 2B to carry out the activity; or - (b) under the constant physical supervision of an individual who is licensed under chapter 8 , part 2B to carry out the activity; or - (c) lawfully carrying out the activity under— (i) the Mineral Resources Act , section 334ZQ ; or (ii) the Petroleum Act 1923 , section 75K ; or (iii) the Petroleum and Gas Act , section 282 . - (i) the Mineral Resources Act , section 334ZQ ; or - (ii) the Petroleum Act 1923 , section 75K ; or - (iii) the Petroleum and Gas Act , section 282 . - (i) the Mineral Resources Act , section 334ZQ ; or - (ii) the Petroleum Act 1923 , section 75K ; or - (iii) the Petroleum and Gas Act , section 282 .