Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

LEGACY MINES REMEDIATION ACT 2023

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY MATTERS

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Definitions  
   4.      Legacy mine site  
   5.      Legacy mine feature  
   6.      Application of Criminal Code  

   PART 2--MINING REMEDIATION FUND

   7.      Mining Remediation Fund  
   8.      Purpose of Fund  
   9.      Payments from Fund  
   10.     Annual statement  

   PART 3--MINING REMEDIATION LEVY

   11.     Application of Part  
   12.     Mining remediation levy  
   13.     Amount and payment of levy  

   PART 4--LEGACY MINE SITES AND LEGACY MINE FEATURES

   14.     Reserved legacy mine sites  
   15.     Registers  

   PART 5--REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES

   16.     Authorisation to carry out remediation activity  
   17.     Powers on entry  
   18.     Duties on entry  
   19.     Offence to obstruct  
   20.     Remediation activity without prescribed statutory approval  
   21.     Notice to prescribed statutory decision-maker of proposed authorisation under section 16  
   22.     Notice to prescribed statutory decision-maker of authorisation under section 16 – imminent risk of environmental harm  

   PART 6--LEGACY MINES OFFICERS

   23.     Appointment of legacy mines officer  
   24.     Identity cards  
   25.     Functions of legacy mines officer  
   26.     Powers of legacy mines officer  
   27.     Obstruction of legacy mines officer  

   PART 7--MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

   28.     Minister may request information  
   29.     Protection from liability  
   30.     Delegation  
   31.     Regulations  

   PART 8--REPEALS

   32.     Repeal of Acts  
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