Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations(1) An application under section 36(1) of the Act for a permit to explore for water (a water investigation permit ) must be in accordance with the approved form.
(2) The Controller may publish in a newspaper circulating in the locality where it is proposed to explore a notice that the application has been made.
(3) The newspaper notice must include the following details:
(a) a description of the relevant land;
(b) the person to whom enquiries about the application may be directed;
(c) the way in which objections to the granting of the water investigation permit may be made.
(4) The costs of publishing the newspaper notice must be met by the applicant for the water investigation permit.
(5) If a newspaper notice is published, the Controller must give a copy of the notice to the owners and occupiers of land in the vicinity of the relevant land that the Controller considers may be affected by the grant of the water investigation permit.
(6) Subregulation (2) does not apply if the application is for the renewal of an existing water investigation permit and is made not later than 1 month before the date on which the existing permit is due to expire.
(7) A water investigation permit must be in the approved form.