In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears –

Act means the Water Management Act 1999 ;

ADITC means the Australian Drilling Industry Training Committee Limited;

ADQ means the average daily quantity of water, expressed in ML rounded to 3 decimal places, permitted to be taken under a licence;

approved course means –

(a) the Drilling Industry Certification and Training Course prepared and assessed by the ADITC; or

(b) any course regulating the competence of well drillers that is approved by the NUDLC;

Australian well driller's licence means a licence, permit, accreditation or other kind of authority that –

(a) has been issued or granted by an entity that monitors or regulates well drillers or their activities in another State or in a Territory; and

(b) is not suspended or otherwise subject to any taint or limitation on its validity or authority;

class 1 licence means a class 1 licence referred to in regulation 13 ;

class 2 licence means a class 2 licence referred to in regulation 13 ;

class 3 licence means a class 3 licence referred to in regulation 13 ;

employee includes a person engaged under a contract for services;

field management fee means a fee payable under –

(a) regulation 6 or 7 ; or

(b) section 123E(1)(b) of the Act;

national qualifications means –

(a) for a class 1 licence or a class 2 licence, a Certificate III in the field of study, or discipline, of well construction or bore construction that is recognised within the Australian Qualifications Framework; or

(b) for a class 3 licence, a Certificate IV in the field of study, or discipline, of well construction or bore construction that is recognised within the Australian Qualifications Framework;

NUDLC means the National Uniform Drillers Licensing Committee;

quarter means a period of 3 months commencing on the first day of January, April, July or October in any year;

region means a region referred to in regulation 7(2)(a) .