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WATER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2018 (NO 29 OF 2018) - NOTES

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Table of provisions

8A Application of Criminal Code
15 Rights of owner or occupier to drain land or retain water
27 Offence to disclose certain information
31 Powers of Review Panel
33 Protection from liability

Division 5 Remediation notices

33A Power to give remediation notice

33B Requirements for remediation notice

33C Failure to comply with remediation notice

33D Power to take action and recover costs
37 Breach of water investigation permit
40 Interfering with waterway without authorisation
42 Breach of permit to interfere with waterway
44 Taking surface water without authorisation
46 Breach of licence to take surface water
48 Doing bore work without licence
50 Breach of drilling licence
53 Power to require drilling information and samples
55 Power to require information about bore

56 Doing bore work without authorisation
58 Breach of permit to do bore work
59 Taking ground water without authorisation
61 Breach of licence to take ground water
66 Recharging aquifer without authorisation
68 Breach of recharge licence
71 Contravention of notice
88 Powers of Controller

89 Misleading information
96 Emergency powers to limit rights to take water
98 Destruction of works

99 Interference with rights

100 Wasting water

101 Obstruction of authorised officer

Division 4 Criminal liability for offences

102 Liability of occupier

102A Liability of owner

102B Criminal liability of executive officer of body corporate

102C Criminal liability of executive officer of body corporate – legal burden of proof on defence

102D Liability of joint approval holder
Division 5 Legal proceedings

104A Continuing offence
105B Additional orders on finding of guilt

105C Sentencing matters
Part 15 Transitional matters for Water Legislation Amendment Act 2018

112 Definitions

113 Application to mining and petroleum activity

114 Licences, permits and other authorisations

115 Offence provisions – before and after commencement

116 Saving of exemption and declaration
18 Joint interests

Part 4 Infringement notice offences

19 Infringement notice offence and prescribed amount payable

20 When infringement notice may be given

21 Contents of infringement notice

22 Electronic payment and payment by cheque

23 Withdrawal of infringement notice

24 Application of Part

Schedule Infringement notice offences and prescribed amounts

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NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

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Act No. 29 of 2018

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[Assented to 4 December 2018]

[Introduced 22 August 2018]



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