4Classes of drillers’ licences

4 Classes of drillers’ licences

4 Classes of drillers’ licences

(1) For the purposes of section 118A (1) (b) of the Act, the following 6 classes of drillers’ licences are prescribed:

(a) a class 1 licence, being a licence that allows construction of water level and water quality monitoring bores,

(b) a class 2 licence, being a licence that allows construction of sub-artesian stock and domestic supply bores up to 152 mm nominal bore casing,

(c) a class 3 licence, being a licence that allows the activities of a class 2 licence and also allows the construction of sub-artesian, screened and developed bores (with open hole, slotted casing or screen completion methods, including the use of a formation stabiliser, but not including gravel filter envelope completion techniques),

(d) a class 4 licence, being a licence that allows activities of a class 3 licence and also allows the use of gravel filter envelope completion techniques,

(e) a class 5 licence, being a licence that allows activities of a class 2 licence and also allows the construction of flowing and non-flowing bores that penetrate the sandstone aquifers of the Great Artesian Basin and the construction of flowing bores elsewhere in New South Wales,

(f) a class 6 licence, being a licence that allows activities of both a class 4 licence and a class 5 licence.

(2) A driller’s licence may restrict its holder to the use of one or more of the following drilling methods:

(a) auger,

(b) jetting,

(c) cable tool,

(d) rotary air,

(e) rotary hydraulic,

(f) such other method as is specified in the licence.