Water Act 1992

Despite any other provision of this Act, if the Controller is satisfied that an act or omission by a person in relation to a bore may result, directly or indirectly, in the pollution or deterioration, inequitable distribution, loss, wastage or undue depletion of water, the Controller may, by notice served on the owner or occupier of the land on which the bore is situated, direct that person, within the period specified in the notice, to do one or more of the following:

(a) close, and shut off the supply of groundwater from, the bore in the manner specified in the notice;

(b) restrict or limit the amount of water taken from the bore to the extent specified in the notice;

(c) install and maintain a suitable meter to record the amount of water taken or discharged from the bore;

(e) disconnect all pipes or drainage works discharging into, or in the vicinity of, the bore and take such action as is specified in the notice to prevent waste from entering the bore;

(f) close, or partly or entirely plug, seal off or backfill the bore in the manner specified in the notice;

(g) treat waste in a manner specified in the notice before it is allowed to enter the bore;

(h) restrict, in the manner specified in the notice, the amount of waste entering the bore;

(j) use the water taken from the bore for such purposes as are specified in the notice.