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Groundwater Act.

Country/Territory
Australia
Territorial subdivision
Tasmania
Document type
Legislation
Date
1985 (1999)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to provide for the assessment, conservation, and development of, and the prevention of pollution of, groundwater in Tasmania, for the control and management of its utilization and quality, and for other purposes.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Groundwater Institution Water abstraction Well sinking/boreholes Authorization/permit Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Court/tribunal
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

The Act consists of 33 sections divided into 4 Parts: Preliminary (I); Administration (II); Groundwater (III); Miscellaneous (IV).

Full text
English
Website
www.austlii.edu.au

References - Legislation

Repealed by

Water Management Act 1999.

Legislation | Australia | 1999 (2021)

Keyword: Freshwater resources management, Institution, Irrigation, Offences/penalties, Court/tribunal, Water supply, Waterworks, Water charges, Indigenous peoples

Source: FAO, FAOLEX