Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) A person shall
not, except pursuant to a licence issued for that purpose under section 26D,
commence, construct, enlarge, deepen or alter any artesian well or cause,
suffer, or permit any of those things to be done.
(2) A person who
—
(a)
being an owner or occupier of land, contravenes or fails to comply with
subsection (1); or
(b)
being a person engaged for the purpose of carrying out any work mentioned in
subsection (1), commences or carries out any such work that is not authorised
by a licence issued under section 26D,
commits an offence and
is liable to a fine not exceeding $10 000 and a daily penalty of $1 000.
[Section 26A inserted: No. 119 of 1984 s. 3;
amended: No. 49 of 2000 s. 34 and 59.]