Groundwater (Border Agreement) Act 1985. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision South Australia Document type Legislation Date 1985 (2006) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to approve and provide for carrying out an Agreement for the management of groundwater adjacent to the border of South Australia and Victoria; to make related amendments to the Water Resources Act, 1976; and for other purposes. Subject Water Keyword Groundwater Institution Well sinking/boreholes Monitoring Pollution control Sub-national agreement Saltwater intrusion/siltation Data collection/reporting Freshwater pollution Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract This Act concerns the management of groundwater adjacent to the border between the states of South Australia and Victoria, implementing the Border Groundwaters Agreement between the two and amending South Australian legislation in compliance with the responsibilities that derive from the agreement. The Minister shall appoint the members of the committee established by the agreement, members of the committee are allowed to enter any lands in the performance of its functions. Under section 12, The Minister or any person authorized by the Minister may establish, equip and maintain bores and ancillary works for any or all of the following purposes: (a) groundwater observation; (b) providing data for assessing groundwater resources; (c) predicting changes in the quality or quantity of groundwater that will be available; (d) monitoring the level of salinity and other chemical or bacteriological qualities in any aquifer. Full text English Website www6.austlii.edu.au References - Legislation Implements Border Groundwater Agreement. Legislation | Australia | 1985 Keyword: Groundwater, Sub-national agreement, Freshwater resources management, Policy/planning, Institution, Zoning Source: FAO, FAOLEX