WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 983J Production of licence to authorised officer

WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 983J

983J Production of licence to authorised officer

(1) This section applies if an authorised officer finds an individual in circumstances that lead, or has information that leads, the authorised officer to reasonably suspect the individual is—

(a) drilling, deepening, enlarging or casing a water bore; or

(b) removing, replacing, altering or repairing the lining or screen of a water bore; or

(c) removing, replacing, altering or repairing the casing of a water bore other than a subartesian bore casing less than 1.2m below the surface; or

(d) decommissioning a water bore.

(2) The authorised officer may require the individual to produce the individual’s water bore driller’s licence for the authorised officer’s inspection.

(3) If the individual holds a current water bore driller’s licence, the individual must comply with the requirement, unless the individual has a reasonable excuse.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(4) When making the requirement, the authorised officer must warn the individual it is an offence to fail to produce the licence, unless the individual has a reasonable excuse.

(5) Subsection (3) does not apply to the individual who is—

(a) carrying out an activity under the Mineral Resources Act 1989 if the activity would not result in a water bore being left as a functional bore for the supply of water at the end of the activity; or

(b) carrying out an activity under the Petroleum Act 1923 or the Petroleum and Gas Act .