Northern Territory Numbered Acts

PARKS AND WATER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2024 (NO 13 OF 2024)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY MATTERS

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  

   PART 2--AMENDMENT OF TERRITORY PARKS AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION LEGISLATION

           Division 1--Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1976

   3.      Act amended  
   4.      Section 3 amended (Repeal)  
   5.      Section 9 amended (Interpretation)  
   6.      Section 17 amended (Mining, works, forestry, etc. in parks, reserves and wilderness zones)  
   7.      Section 18 amended (Plans of management)  
   8.      Section 21A amended (Use and development of land)  
   9.      Section 21B amended (Application for authorisation)  
   10.     Section 21C amended (Factors relevant to authorisation)  
   11.     Section 21H amended (Compliance with authorisation)  
   12.     Section 21J amended (Offence for using or undertaking development unless permitted)  
   13.     Section 22 amended (Interpretation)  
   14.     Part 3, Division 4A inserted  
   15.     Part 3, Division 6A inserted  
   16.     Part 4, Division 7 repealed  
   17.     Part 9 inserted  
   18.     Part 11 inserted  
   19.     Schedule heading amended (Ordinances Repealed)  
   20.     Schedule 2 inserted  

           Division 2--Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Regulations 2001

   21.     Regulations amended  
   22.     Regulation 1A amended (Definitions)  
   23.     Regulation 1B inserted  
   24.     Regulation 4A inserted  
   25.     Schedule 3 amended (Infringement offences and prescribed amounts)  

           Division 3--Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation By-laws 1984

   26.     By-laws amended  
   27.     By-law 3 amended (Definitions)  
   28.     By-law 13 amended (Trade and commerce)  
   29.     By-law 13A amended (Public events)  
   30.     Part 5B replaced  
   31.     By-law 52 amended (Permits)  
   32.     Schedule 5 inserted  

   PART 3--AMENDMENT OF WATER LEGISLATION

           Division 1--Water Act 1992

   33.     Act amended  
   34.     Section 3 amended (Repeal)  
   35.     Section 4 amended (Interpretation)  
   36.     Section 8 amended (Exercise of certain functions by statutory authorities)  
   37.     Section 16 amended (Prohibition of pollution)  
   38.     Section 18 replaced  
   39.     Sections 20 and 21 repealed  
   40.     Section 23 amended (Water Advisory Committees)  
   41.     Part 3, Divisions 2 and 3 replaced  
   42.     Section 33B amended (Requirements for remediation notice)  
   43.     Section 33D amended (Power to take action and recover costs)  
   44.     Section 34 amended (Water resources investigation)  
   45.     Section 35 amended (Controller's equipment not fixture or improvement to land)  
   46.     Section 36 amended (Water investigation permits)  
   47.     Section 39 amended (Access to confidential information)  
   48.     Section 52 amended (Obligation to produce drilling licence)  
   49.     Section 70 amended (Power to give directions)  
   50.     Section 71D amended (Notice of water extraction licence decision)  
   51.     Section 71E repealed (Notice of substituted or varied water extraction licence decision)  
   52.     Section 71H amended (Granting subsequent licences)  
   53.     Section 71M amended (Licence to take water for exempt activity)  
   54.     Section 71R amended (Licence to take water for mining or petroleum activity)  
   55.     Section 77 amended (Monitoring)  
   56.     Section 79 amended (Power to construct works)  
   57.     Section 80 amended (Information and advice)  
   58.     Section 81 amended (Use of bore where costs borne by Territory)  
   59.     Section 84 replaced  
   60.     Section 87 amended (Compensation and liability)  
   61.     Section 88 amended (Powers of Controller)  
   62.     Sections 88A to 88D inserted  
   63.     Section 90 amended (Factors to be considered)  
   64.     Section 91 amended (Agreement with State)  
   65.     Section 96 amended (Emergency powers to limit rights to take water)  
   66.     Section 97 amended (Emergency powers to control pollution)  
   67.     Section 103 amended (Evidentiary)  
   68.     Section 105 amended (Proceedings for offences)  
   69.     Part 10A inserted  
   70.     Section 108 amended (Regulations)  
   71.     Part 20 inserted  
   72.     Schedule heading amended  
   73.     Schedule 2 inserted  

           Division 2--Water Regulations 1992

   74.     Regulations amended  
   75.     Regulation 2A amended (Definitions)  
   76.     Regulation 3 amended (Applications and forms)  
   77.     Part 2 repealed  
   78.     Regulation 5 amended (Water investigation permit)  
   79.     Regulation 11 amended (Section 53 – prescribed information and samples)  
   80.     Regulation 16 amended (Permits or licences lost or destroyed)  
   81.     Regulation 18 amended (Joint interests)  
   82.     Schedule amended  

   PART 4--REPEAL OF ACT

   83.     Repeal of Act