SCHEDULE 4A - Savings and tran SCHEDULE 4A - Savings and transitional provisions consequent on Water Legislation Amendment Act 2008

[Schedule 4A Inserted by No. 56 of 2008, s. 131, Applied:11 Feb 2009]

Section 307A

1.   Interpretation

In this Schedule –

amended Act means this Act as amended by the Water Legislation Amendment Act 2008 .

2.   Temporary water allocations

(1) This clause applies to a permission in force under section 90 of this Act as in force immediately before the day on which section 43 of the Water Legislation Amendment Act 2008 commences.

(2) The permission continues in force according to its terms on and after the day referred to in subclause (1) until the expiry of the period not exceeding 3 months for which the permission was granted.

3.   Well drilling offences

(1) Notwithstanding section 136A(1) of the amended Act –

(a) it is not an offence for a person to physically undertake well works contrary to that section during the first 2 months of the lead-in period; and

(b) it is not an offence for a person to physically undertake well works contrary to paragraph (a) of that section during the last 4 months of the lead-in period if the person –

(i) has applied for a well driller's licence in accordance with section 136B ; and

(ii) has not been given notice that the application has been refused; and