Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WATER REGULATION 2016 - REG 127

127 Conditions of water bore driller’s licence—Act, s 983A

For section 983A (1) (a) of the Act , the following are the conditions for a water bore driller’s licence—

(a) water bore drilling activities that tap an aquifer in the sediments of an artesian basin must be carried out in accordance with ‘Minimum standards for the construction and reconditioning of water bores that intersect the sediments of artesian basins in Queensland’, published on the department’s website or the Queensland Government business and industry portal;

(b) other water bore drilling activities must be carried out in accordance with ‘Minimum construction requirements for water bores in Australia’, published on the department’s website or the Queensland Government business and industry portal;

(c) if a development approval is required to carry out particular water bore drilling activities, the licence holder must see the approval and carry out the activities in accordance with the approval;

(d) development that is operational work involving works for taking or interfering with underground water through a subartesian bore must comply with the requirements provided for in section 99 (2) to the extent the requirements apply to the work;

(e) the licence has effect for a period of 10 years.