Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

WATER RESOURCES ACT 1998 (REPEALED) - SECT 39

    (1)         A person shall not—

        (a)     drill or construct a bore; or

        (b)     deepen or enlarge a bore; or

        (c)     remove, replace, alter or repair the casing, lining or screen of a bore; or

        (d)     plug, backfill or seal off a bore;

without a driller's licence.

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

    (2)         The authority may, on application, grant to a person a driller's licence to carry out an operation referred to in subsection (1).

Note 1     A fee may be determined under s 78 (Determination of fees) for this section.

Note 2     If a form is approved under s 78A (Approved forms) for an application, the form must be used.

    (3)         A driller's licence may be granted subject to such conditions as are specified in the licence.

    (4)         A person shall not, without reasonable excuse, contravene a condition of a driller's licence.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

    (5)         A driller's licence shall be granted for such period, not exceeding 3 years, as is specified in the licence.

    (6)         The authority shall not grant a driller's licence unless satisfied that the applicant has the prescribed qualifications to hold a driller's licence.