WATER ACT 1992 - SECT 7 Application of Act to mining activity or petroleum activity
WATER ACT 1992 - SECT 7
Application of Act to mining activity or petroleum activity(2) Section 16 does not apply to waste that comes into contact with water, or water that is polluted, if:
(a) the contact or pollution occurs in the course of carrying out a mining activity or petroleum activity; and
(b) the waste or polluted water is confined within the mining site or petroleum site on which the activity is being carried out.
(4) Part 6, Division 5 applies to the disposal underground of waste in the course of carrying out a mining activity or petroleum activity on a mining site or petroleum site if the waste is not confined within the mining site or petroleum site.