Prohibition on hydraulic fracturing in certain areas of the State
4 Prohibition on hydraulic fracturing in certain areas of the State
A person must not, in the course of carrying out a petroleum operation under a petroleum authority, carry out hydraulic fracturing in any of the following areas of the State —
the metropolitan region;
the Peel region;
the South West region;
the Dampier Peninsula hydraulic fracturing ban area;
a national park as defined in the Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 section 3;
a public drinking water source area;
an area that is within 2 km of a public drinking water source area;
an iconic natural heritage place.
Penalty: a fine of $10 000 for each day on which the offence occurs.
[Regulation 4 amended: Gazette 6 Sep 2019 p. 3199; SL 2021/167 r. 5.]
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