Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

WATER RESOURCES ACT 2007 (NO. 19 OF 2007) - SECT 37

    (1)     A person who is the owner or occupier of land commits an offence if—

        (a)     bore work is done on the land; and

        (b)     the person does not have a bore work licence for the bore work.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.

    (2)     A person who is the holder of a driller's licence commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person does bore work on land; and

        (b)     the owner or occupier of the land does not have a bore work licence for the bore work.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.

    (3)     This section does not apply to bore work that is exempt from the requirement for a bore work licence under a regulation.