Queensland Subordinate Legislation as Made

WATER PLAN (GREAT ARTESIAN BASIN AND OTHER REGIONAL AQUIFERS) 2017 - REG 31

31 Requirement for water tight delivery system to take water

(1) A person must not take water using a water bore that does not have a watertight delivery system unless the person holds a water licence allowing the person to take water using a bore that does not have a watertight delivery system.

(2) The bore owner of a water bore drilled after the commencement must install a watertight delivery system for the bore.

(3) Subsection (4) applies if a water bore is drilled after the commencement to replace another bore that—

(a) existed before the commencement; and

(b) did not have a watertight delivery system.

(4) Subsection (2) does not apply and the bore owner need only ensure the water bore is a controlled bore.