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WATER ACT - SECT 69

Prohibition of waste

69. Prohibition of waste

(1) The owner or occupier of land on which a bore is situated:

(a) shall, if the bore is no longer in use - cause it to be properly plugged, sealed off or backfilled; and

(b) shall not cause, suffer or permit water from the bore to run to waste.

Penalty: $2,000.

Default penalty: $200.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), an owner or occupier referred to in that subsection shall be deemed to hold the necessary drilling licence under section 49.



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