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MINING ACT 1971
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART 1--Preliminary
1. Short title
6. Interpretation
7. Application of Act
8. Declaration of mineral land etc
8A. Opal development areas
9. Exempt land
9AA. Waiver of exemption (including cooling-off)
9A. Special declared areas
10. Mining in respect of public roads and places
10B. Interaction with other legislation
PART 2--Administration
11. The Minister and the Director to be corporations sole
12. Delegation
13. Mining registrars and other staff
14. Appointment of authorised officers
14A. Identity cards
14B. Authorised investigations
14C. Powers of entry and inspection
14D. Power to gather information
14E. Production of records
14F. Publication of results of investigation
14G. Power to give expiation notices
14H. Provisions relating to things seized
15. Power to conduct geological investigations etc
PART 2A--Mining register and information
Division 1--Mining register
15AA. The register
15AB. Dealings with mineral tenements
Division 2--Mortgages
15AC. Mortgages
15AD. Application to court to challenge aspects of mortgages
Division 3--Caveats
15AE. Caveats
15AF. Application to Warden's Court to lapse caveat or obtain compensation
Division 4--Other dealings
15AG. Other dealings
Division 5--Protection from liability
15AH. Protection from liability
Division 6--Information
15AI. Interpretation
15AJ. Compilation, keeping and provision of material
15AK. Tests
15AL. Release of material
PART 3--Reservation of minerals and royalty
16. Reservation of minerals
17. Royalty
17A. Reduced royalty for new mines
17AB. Royalty for private mines
17AC. Notification of relevant event
17B. Assessments by Treasurer
17C. Recovery of royalty where appeal lodged
17CA. Returns
17D. When royalty falls due (general principles)
17DA. Special principles relating to designated tenement holders
17E. Penalty for unpaid royalty
17F. Processed minerals
17G. Means of payment
18. Passing of property in minerals
PART 4--Prospecting for minerals
20. General right to prospect for minerals
21. Steps to establish a mineral claim
23. Area of claim
24. Registration of claim
24A. Claim may lapse
25. Rights conferred by ownership of mineral claim
26. Mineral claim not transferable etc
27. Land not to be subject to successive mineral claims
PART 5--Exploration licence
28. Preliminary
29. Nature of exploration licence
29A. Application for exploration licence
29B. Grant of exploration licence
30. Incidents of licence
30AAA. Expenditure
30AA. Area of licence
30A. Term and renewals of licence
30AB. Excise of land for public purposes
31. Fee
33A. Minister may describe or delineate land in any manner
33B. Retention status
PART 6--Mining leases
34. Preliminary
35. Nature of mining lease
36. Application for mining lease
37. Approval of application and registration
38. Term and renewal of mining lease
PART 7--Retention leases
42. Preliminary
43. Nature of retention lease
44. Application for retention lease
45. Approval of application and registration
46. Term and renewal of retention lease
PART 8--Miscellaneous purposes licences
47. Preliminary
48. Nature of miscellaneous purposes licence
49. Application for miscellaneous purposes licence
50. Approval of application and registration
51. Term and renewal of miscellaneous purposes licence
PART 8A--Special mining enterprises
56A. Object of this Part
56B. Special mining enterprises
56BA. Concept phase
56BB. Application phase
56C. Power to exempt from or modify Act
56D. Existing tenements
PART 8B--Common provisions
Division 1--Identifying areas and considering applications
56E. Identification of areas
56F. Related environmental legislation
56G. Specially protected areas
Division 2--Notice
56H. Notice
Division 3--Terms and conditions
56I. Matters to be considered
56J. Alteration of terms and conditions
56K. Special term or condition relating to extractive minerals
56L. Offence to contravene term or condition
Division 4--Rental
56M. Rental
56N. Debt payable to Crown
Division 5--Rectification of boundaries
56O. Rectification of boundaries
Division 6--Amalgamation of areas
56P. Amalgamation of areas
Division 7--Change in operations
56Q. Preliminary
56R. Application
56S. Consultation
56T. Consideration of proposal
56U. Terms and conditions
56V. Registration
Division 8--Cancellation, suspension and surrender
56W. Cancellation and suspension--action by Minister
56X. Surrender on application
Division 9--Extension of term or reinstatement of tenement
56Y. Extension of term of tenement
56Z. Reinstatement of tenement
Division 10--Assessment reports
56ZA. Assessment reports
PART 9--Entry upon land, compensation and restoration
57. Entry on land
58. How entry on land may be authorised
58A. Notice requirements
61. Compensation
62. Bond and security
62AA. Mining Rehabilitation Fund
62A. Right to require acquisition of land
63. Extractive Areas Rehabilitation Fund
PART 9B--Native title land
Division 1--Exploration
63F. Qualification of rights conferred by exploration authority
63G. Exploration rights to be held in escrow in certain circumstances
Division 2--Production
63H. Limits on grant of production tenement
63I. Applications for production tenements
Division 3--Application for declaration
63J. Application for declaration
Division 4--Negotiating procedure
63K. Types of agreement authorising mining operations on native title land
63L. Negotiation of agreements
63M. Notification of parties affected
63N. What happens when there are no registered native title parties with whom to negotiate
63O. Expedited procedure where impact of operations is minimal
63P. Negotiating procedure
63Q. Agreement
63R. Effect of registered agreement
63S. Application for determination
63T. Criteria for making determination
63U. Limitation on powers of Court
63V. Effect of determination
63W. Ministerial power to overrule determinations
63X. No re-opening of issues
Division 5--Miscellaneous
63Y. Non-application of this Part to Pitjantjatjara and Maralinga lands
63Z. Compensation to be held on trust in certain cases
63ZA. Non-monetary compensation
63ZB. Review of compensation
63ZBA. Mining Native Title Register
63ZC. Saving of pre-1994 mining tenements
PART 10--Warden's Court--general provisions
64. Establishment of Warden's Court
65. Powers etc of Warden's Court
66. Rules of Warden's Court
66A. Removal of cases to ERD Court
67. Jurisdiction relating to tenements and monetary claims
70. Forfeiture and transfer of mineral tenement
PART 10A--Operating approval--program for environment protection and rehabilitation
70A. Object of Part
70B. Preparation or application of program
70C. Review of programs
70D. Notice of certain programs
70DA. Audit of program
70DB. Publication of program
70DC. Offences
70DD. Development programs to be taken to be approved programs
PART 10B--Compliance and enforcement
70E. Power to direct persons to take action to prevent or minimise environmental harm
70F. Power to direct rehabilitation of land
70FA. Compliance directions
70FB. Emergency directions
70FC. Contravention of Act
70G. Application for review of direction
70H. Action if non-compliance occurs
70HA. Restriction of claims
70HB. Self-incrimination
PART 10C--Offences and penalties
70HC. Penalty for illegal mining
70HD. Obstruction of person authorised to mine etc
70HE. Civil penalties
70HF. Additional orders on conviction
70HG. Continuing offences
70HH. Offences by bodies corporate
70HI. Time limits
70HJ. Summary offences
70HK. Evidentiary provisions
PART 11--Assistance to mining
71. Minister may assist in conduct of operations
72. Research and investigations
73. Acquisition of mining equipment
PART 11B--Private mines
73C. Interpretation
73D. Application of Act
73G. Mine operations plans
73H. General duty to avoid undue environmental damage
73I. Compliance orders
73J. Rectification orders
73K. Rectification authorisations
73KA. Emergency order
73KB. Contravention of Act
73L. Application for review of direction
73M. Action if non-compliance occurs
73N. Revocation of private mine
73O. Evidentiary provisions
73R. Power to correct errors in declarations
PART 12--Miscellaneous
74. Civil remedies
74AA. Enforceable voluntary undertakings
74A. Compliance orders
75. Provision relating to certain minerals
75A. Avoidance of double compensation
78. Persons under 16 years of age
79. Minister may grant exemptions
79A. False or misleading information
80. Conditions under which land may be simultaneously subject to more than 1 tenement
81. Additional provisions relating to liability
82. Deemed consent or agreement
83A. Licence or other right is not personal property for the purposes of Commonwealth Act
85. Charge on property if debt due to Crown
86. Removal of machinery etc
88. Hindering authorised officers
89A. Offences and ERD Court
89B. Penalties and expiation fees payable into Mining Rehabilitation Fund
90. Reports and verification of information
91. Administrative penalties
92. Regulations
SCHEDULE -Transitional provisions
Legislative history
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