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Exhibit 31.1

       CERTIFICATION ACCOMPANYING PERIODIC REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 302
                       OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Steven Gawne, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this amended annual report on Form 10-K/A of Deep Well Oil &
Gas, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of Deep Well Oil &
Gas, Inc. as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial
reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for Deep
Well Oil & Gas, Inc. and have:
     a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
     disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to
     ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its
     consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
     entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
     prepared;
     b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such
     internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our
     supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
     financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for
     external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
     principles;
     c. Evaluated the effectiveness of Deep Well Oil & Gas, Inc.'s disclosure
     controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about
     the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end
     of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
     d. Disclosed in this report any change in Deep Well Oil & Gas, Inc.'s
     internal control over financial reporting that occurred during Deep Well
     Oil & Gas, Inc.'s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth
     fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially
     affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, Deep Well Oil &
     Gas, Inc.'s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to Deep
Well Oil & Gas, Inc.'s auditors and the audit committee of Deep Well Oil & Gas,
Inc.'s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
     a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
     operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably
     likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process,
     summarize and report financial information; and
     b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
     employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control
     over financial reporting.

Date: May 10, 2004

/s/ Steven Gawne
Steven Gawne
President/Chief (Principal) Executive Officer
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