Water Resources Act 2007
77BOffences—do bore work without licence
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77B Offences—do bore work without licence (1) A person commits an offence if the person— (a) does bore work; and (b) does not hold a driller’s licence to do the bore work. Note Driller’s licence means a licence under s 35. (2) A person who is the owner or occupier of land commits an offence if— (a) bore work is done on the land; and (b) the person does not have a bore work licence for the bore work. (3) A person who is the holder of a driller’s licence commits an offence if— (a) the person does bore work on land; and (b) the owner or occupier of the land does not have a bore work licence for the bore work. Note Bore work licence means a licence under s 39. (4) Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply to bore work that is exempt from the requirement for a bore work licence under a regulation.