Water Act 1992

(1) The Minister may issue a notice (an action notice) to an owner or occupier of land if the Minister believes on reasonable grounds that it is reasonably necessary or expedient for the owner or occupier to take an action mentioned in subsection (2) to enable any of the following:

(a) the performance of the Minister's functions in relation to the investigation, use, control, protection or management of water on, under or adjacent to the land specified in the notice;

(b) the administration of the rights of the Territory under section 9 in relation to water on, under or adjacent to the land specified in the notice.

(2) An action notice may require the owner or occupier of land to do any of the following:

(a) carry out or stop carrying out an activity on the land specified in the notice;

(c) take any other reasonable action in relation to the land that is required for the purpose for which the action notice is issued.

(b) specify the action the Minister requires the owner or occupier to take; and

(c) specify the time within which the owner or occupier must take the action, which must be reasonable.