MINERAL AND ENERGY RESOURCES (FINANCIAL PROVISIONING) ACT 2018

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MINERAL AND ENERGY RESOURCES (FINANCIAL PROVISIONING) ACT 2018 - SCHEDULE 1

SCHEDULE 1 – Dictionary

"abandoned mine" see the Mineral Resources Act 1989 , section 344.

"abandoned operating plant" see the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 , section 799C.

"acting scheme manager" means an acting scheme manager appointed under section 16.

"administering authority" , for an authority or small scale mining tenure, means the chief executive (environment).

"administration fee" means the administration fee prescribed by regulation under section 61.

"advisory committee" means the advisory committee established under section 83.

"allocation decision" , for an authority, means any of the following for the authority—

(a) an initial allocation decision;

(b) a changed holder review decision;

(c) an annual review decision.

"annual review allocation" see section 38(2)(b).

"annual review day" , for an authority, see section 41(a).

"annual review decision" , for an authority, means a decision under section 38 in relation to the authority.

"approved form" means a form approved under section 86.

"assessment fee" , for a decision of the scheme manager, means the assessment fee for the decision prescribed by regulation under section 60.

"authority" see section 8.

"cash surety account" see section 25(1).

"changed holder review allocation" see section 32(2)(b).

"changed holder review day" , for an authority, see section 36(a).

"changed holder review decision" , for an authority, means a decision under section 32 in relation to the authority.

"chief executive (environment)" means the chief executive of the department in which the Environmental Protection Act 1994 is administered.

"chief executive (mineral resources)" means the chief executive of the department in which the Mineral Resources Act 1989 is administered.

"chief executive (petroleum)" means the chief executive of the department in which the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 is administered.

"chief executive (resources)" means the chief executive of the department in which the Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014 is administered.

"confidential information" , for part 5, see section 79.

"contribution" means a contribution under part 3, division 2, subdivision 1 to the scheme fund.

"control" has the meaning given by the Corporations Act, section 50AA.

"departmental accounts" , of the department, means the accounts of the department under the Financial Accountability Act 2009 , section 69 .

"disclose" , for part 5, see section 79.

"environmental authority" , for a resource activity, means an environmental authority for the resource activity under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 .
ERC period see the Environmental Protection Act 1994 , section 296.

"estimated rehabilitation cost" , for an authority, see section 8.
fund threshold see section 11(1).

"holder" , of an authority or small scale mining tenure, means the holder of the authority or tenure within the meaning of the Environmental Protection Act 1994 .

"indicative annual review allocation" see section 39(1)(a).

"indicative changed holder allocation" see section 34(1)(a).

"indicative risk category allocation" see section 28(1)(a).

"information" , for part 5, see section 79.

"initial allocation day" , for an authority, see section 31(a).

"initial allocation decision" , for an authority, means a decision under section 27 in relation to an authority.

"initial risk category allocation" see section 27(1).

"interested entity" , for an authority, see section 34(1).

"notice" means written notice.

"notice of indicative decision" —

(a) for part 3, division 1, subdivision 1—see section 28(1); or

(b) for part 3, division 1, subdivision 2—see section 34(1); or

(c) for part 3, division 1, subdivision 3—see section 39(1).

"parent corporation" , of a holder, means—

(a) a corporation that controls the holder under the Corporations Act, section 50AA; or

(b) a corporation of which the holder is a subsidiary under the Corporations Act, section 46.

"prescribed ERC amount" see section 26(1)(b).

"prescribed percentage" , for an authority, means the percentage prescribed by regulation for the authority.

"rehabilitation activities" see the Mineral Resources Act 1989 , section 344A.

"relevant holder" , of an authority, for a matter relating to—

(a) an initial allocation decision—see section 27(5)(c); or

(b) a changed holder review decision—see section 32(6)(c); or

(c) an annual review decision—see section 38(6)(c).

"remediation activities" see the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 , section 799D.

"requesting entity" —

(a) for part 3, division 3, subdivision 1—see section 63; or

(b) for part 3, division 3, subdivision 2—see section 66.

"resource activity" see the Environmental Protection Act 1994 , section 107.

"resource authority" see the Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014 , section 10.

"risk category" means a category mentioned in section 27(1).

"scheme" see section 4(a).

"scheme fund" see section 24(1).

"scheme manager" means the scheme manager appointed under section 12.

"scheme manager guidelines" means the guidelines made by the scheme manager under section 70 and in effect.

"small scale mining tenure" see the Environmental Protection Act 1994 , section 21A(2).
surety means a surety under part 3, division 2, subdivision 2.

"total estimated rehabilitation cost" —

(a) for an entity, see section 9; or

(b) for the State, see section 10.

"Treasurer" means the Minister administering the Financial Accountability Act 2009.

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