New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MINING ACT 1992 - SECT 3A

3A Objects

The objects of this Act are to encourage and facilitate the discovery and development of mineral resources in New South Wales, having regard to the need to encourage ecologically sustainable development, and in particular--

(a) to recognise and foster the significant social and economic benefits to New South Wales that result from the efficient development of mineral resources, and

(b) to provide an integrated framework for the effective regulation of authorisations for prospecting and mining operations, and

(c) to provide a framework for compensation to landholders for loss or damage resulting from such operations, and

(d) to ensure an appropriate return to the State from mineral resources, and

(e) to require the payment of security to provide for the rehabilitation of mine sites, and

(f) to ensure effective rehabilitation of disturbed land and water, and

(g) to ensure mineral resources are identified and developed in ways that minimise impacts on the environment.