(1)  In this regulation –

Minimum Construction Requirements for Water Bores in Australia means the Minimum construction requirements for water bores in Australia (Third edition) , published in February 2012 by the National Water Commission, as amended or substituted from time to time.

(2)  A responsible person in relation to a storage system must ensure that, if a monitoring well in respect of the storage system is –

(a) unsuitable for the purposes for which it was installed; or

(b) to be rendered permanently incapable of further use for the purposes for which it was installed –

the well is decommissioned in accordance with –

(c) the Minimum Construction Requirements for Water Bores in Australia; and

(d) EPA guidelines, if any, issued in relation to decommissioning of monitoring wells.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.