PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 806 Interfering with water observation bore
PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 806
Interfering with water observation bore806 Interfering with water observation bore
(1) A person must not interfere with a water observation bore unless the person is the owner of the bore or the owner of the bore consents.Penalty—Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units.Notes—1 For ownership of water observation bores, see section 542 .2 If a corporation commits an offence against this provision, an executive officer of the corporation may be taken, under section 814A , to have also committed the offence.
(2) In this section—
"owner" , of the bore, means the person who, under section 542 , owns the works constructed in connection with the bore.