Water Act 2000

The manager may give a resource tenure holder a notice requesting the following information about the holder’s resource tenure—

information the manager requires for complying with its obligations as a responsible entity under chapter 3, part 2;

other information the manager requires to analyse and monitor impacts on underground water generally.

The notice must state how, and a reasonable period of at least 20 business days by which, the information must be given.

The resource tenure holder must comply with the notice, unless the holder has a reasonable excuse.Maximum penalty—1,665 penalty units.

If the resource tenure holder is an individual, it is a reasonable excuse not to comply with the notice if complying with the notice might tend to incriminate the holder.

If a person (the first person) who is a resource tenure holder has nominated or specified another person (the nominated person) for service under a relevant provision, the notice is taken to have been given to the first person if it is given to the nominated person.

In this section—relevant provision means—

for a resource tenure holder who is the holder of a mineral development licence—the Mineral Resources Act, section 183(1)(c); or

for a resource tenure holder who is the holder of a mining lease—the Mineral Resources Act, section 245(1)(c); or

for a resource tenure holder who is the holder of a 1923 Act petroleum tenure under the Petroleum Act 1923—the Petroleum Act 1923, section 129; or

for a resource tenure holder who is the holder of a petroleum tenure under the Petroleum and Gas Act—the Petroleum and Gas Act, section 852.