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MINING ACT 1971 - NOTES

Legislative history

Notes

• This version is comprised of the following:

Part 1

11.7.2024

Part 2

1.1.2021

Part 2A

1.1.2021

Part 3

1.1.2021

Part 4

1.1.2021

Part 5

1.1.2021

Part 6

1.1.2021

Part 7

1.1.2021

Part 8

1.1.2021

Part 8A

1.1.2021

Part 8B

25.2.2021

Part 9

11.7.2024

Part 9B

25.2.2021 (substituted)

Part 10

1.1.2021

Part 10A

1.1.2021

Part 10B

1.1.2021

Part 10C

1.1.2021

Part 11

1.1.2021

Part 11B

1.1.2021

Part 12

1.1.2021

Schedule

1.1.2021

• Please note—References in the legislation to other legislation or instruments or to titles of bodies or offices are not automatically updated as part of the program for the revision and publication of legislation and therefore may be obsolete.

• Earlier versions of this Act (historical versions) are listed at the end of the legislative history.

• For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.

Legislation repealed by principal Act

The Mining Act 1971 repealed the following:

Mining Act 1930

Mining Act Amendment Act 1941

Mining Act Amendment Act 1945

Mining Act Amendment Act 1946

Mining Act Amendment Act 1950

Mining Act Amendment Act 1951

Mining Act Amendment Act 1953

Mining Act Amendment Act 1955

Mining Act Amendment Act 1958

Mining Act Amendment Act 1962

Legislation amended by principal Act

The Mining Act 1971 amended the following:

Crown Lands Act 1929

Petroleum Act 1940

Principal Act and amendments

New entries appear in bold.

Year

No

Title

Assent

Commencement

1971

109

Mining Act 1971

9.12.1971

3.7.1972 (Gazette 29.6.1972 p2689)

1972

142

Mining Act Amendment Act 1972

7.12.1972

25.1.1973 (Gazette 25.1.1973 p274)

1973

72

Mining Act Amendment Act 1973

6.12.1973

6.12.1973

1975

1

Mining Act Amendment Act 1975

6.3.1975

6.3.1975

1976

105

Mining Act Amendment Act 1976

16.12.1976

23.12.1976 (Gazette 23.12.1976 p2317)

1978

51

Mining Act Amendment Act (No. 2) 1978

20.7.1978

20.7.1978

1981

71

Mining Act Amendment Act 1981

5.11.1981

5.11.1981 (Gazette 5.11.1981 p1431)

1982

97

Mining Act Amendment Act 1982

23.12.1982

5.11.1981: s 2

1983

50

Mining Act Amendment Act 1983

16.6.1983

16.6.1983

1986

14

Statute Law Revision Act 1986

20.3.1986

Sch 5—31.7.1986 (Gazette 17.7.1986 p269)

1988

12

Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988

17.3.1988

1.3.1989 (Gazette 9.2.1989 p354)

1988

86

Mining Act Amendment Act 1988

1.12.1988

1.7.1989 (Gazette 29.6.1989 p1755)

1993

3

Mining (Precious Stones Field Ballots) Amendment Act 1993

4.3.1993

4.3.1993

1993

54

Statutes Repeal and Amendment (Development) Act 1993

27.5.1993

15.1.1994 (Gazette 27.10.1993 p1889)

1994

60

Mining (Royalties) Amendment Act 1994

27.10.1994

3.11.1994 (Gazette 3.11.1994 p1442)

1995

41

Mining (Special Enterprises) Amendment Act 1995

4.5.1995

1.6.1995 (Gazette 1.6.1995 p2529)

1995

43

Mining (Native Title) Amendment Act 1995

11.5.1995

17.6.1996 (Gazette 9.5.1996 p2440)

1995

102

Opal Mining Act 1995

14.12.1995

21.4.1997 (Gazette 3.4.1997 p1386)

1998

23

Statutes Amendment (Native Title) Act 1998

2.4.1998

Pt 2 (ss 4—8)—21.5.1998 (Gazette 21.5.1998 p2199)

1999

1

Statutes Amendment (Mining Administration) Act 1999

25.2.1999

Pt 2 (ss 4—9)—1.4.1999 (Gazette 25.3.1999 p1462)

1999

36

Electricity Corporations (Restructuring and Disposal) Act 1999

1.7.1999

Sch 4 (cll 20 & 21)—29.7.1999 (Gazette 29.7.1999 p528)

1999

73

Mining (Private Mines) Amendment Act 1999

25.11.1999

1.9.2000 except new s 73G (as inserted by s 6)—1.3.2001 (Gazette 31.8.2000 p970)

2000

11

Offshore Minerals Act 2000

4.5.2000

4.5.2002 (s 7(5) Acts Interpretation Act 1915)

2000

13

Mining (Royalty) Amendment Act 2000

11.5.2000

1.7.2000 (Gazette 29.6.2000 p3414)

2000

22

Statutes Amendment (Extension of Native Title Sunset Clauses) Act 2000

8.6.2000

8.6.2000

2001

16

Statutes Amendment (Avoidance of Duplication of Environmental Procedures) Act 2001

17.5.2001

Pt 4 (s 6)—14.6.2001 (Gazette 14.6.2001 p2221)

2001

23

Statutes Amendment (Corporations) Act 2001

14.6.2001

Pt 22 (s 86)—15.7.2001 being the day on which the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth came into operation: Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. S 285, 13.7.2001 (Gazette 21.6.2001 p2270)

2001

69

Statutes Amendment (Courts and Judicial Administration) Act 2001

6.12.2001

Pt 9 (ss 20—22)—3.2.2002 (Gazette 24.1.2002 p346)

2003

12

Mining (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2003

12.6.2003

Pt 2 (ss 4—18) and Sch—12.6.2003 (Gazette 12.6.2003 p2497)

2003

35

River Murray Act 2003

31.7.2003

Sch (cl 12)—24.11.2003 (Gazette 20.11.2003 p4203)

2003

39

Statutes Amendment (Mining) Act 2003

9.10.2003

Pt 3 (s 5)—30.10.2003 (Gazette 23.10.2003 p3879)

2003

44

Statute Law Revision Act 2003

23.10.2003

Sch 1—24.11.2003 (Gazette 13.11.2003 p4048)

2004

34

Natural Resources Management Act 2004

5.8.2004

Sch 4 (cl 22)—2.9.2004 (Gazette 2.9.2004 p3545)

2005

5

Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary Act 2005

14.4.2005

Sch 2 (cll 31—41)—1.7.2005 (Gazette 2.6.2005 p1684)

2005

17

Mining (Royalty) Amendment Act 2005

2.6.2005

1.1.2006 (Gazette 18.8.2005 p3058)

2005

61

Mining (Royalty No 2) Amendment Act 2005

1.12.2005

1.1.2006: s 2

2006

17

Statutes Amendment (New Rules of Civil Procedure) Act 2006

6.7.2006

Pt 52 (ss 167—170)—4.9.2006 (Gazette 17.8.2006 p2831)

2007

60

Marine Parks Act 2007

29.11.2007

Sch 1 (cll 30—40)—6.11.2008 (Gazette 6.11.2008 p5055)

2009

35

Petroleum (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2009

23.7.2009

Sch 1 (cl 2)—1.10.2009 (Gazette 1.10.2009 p4764)

2009

84

Statutes Amendment (Public Sector Consequential Amendments) Act 2009

10.12.2009

Pt 92 (ss 213 & 214)—1.2.2010 (Gazette 28.1.2010 p320)

2010

21

Mining (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2010

18.11.2010

Pt 2 (ss 4—77), Sch 1 (cl 2) & Sch 2—1.7.2011 (Gazette 9.6.2011 p2545)

2011

11

Statutes Amendment (Personal Property Securities) Act 2011

14.4.2011

Pt 17 (s 48)—16.6.2011 (Gazette 16.6.2011 p2610)

2011

20

Mining (Royalties) Amendment Act 2011

16.6.2011

1.7.2011: s 2

2012

11

Mining (Exploration Authorities) Amendment Act 2012

10.5.2012

1.7.2011: s 2

2012

43

Statutes Amendment (Courts Efficiency Reforms) Act 2012

22.11.2012

Pt 9 (ss 29 & 30)—1.7.2013 (Gazette 16.5.2013 p1541)

2013

67

Mining (Royalties) Amendment Act 2013

21.11.2013

1.7.2013: s 2

2014

11

Budget Measures Act 2014

2.10.2014

Sch 1 (cll 19—22)—19.6.2014: s 2(3); cll 18 & 23—1.7.2014: s 2(1)

2016

57

Statutes Amendment (Budget 2016) Act 2016

8.12.2016

Pt 7 (ss 68—74)—8.12.2016: s 2(1)

2018

35

Statutes Amendment and Repeal (Budget Measures) Act 2018

22.11.2018

Pt 11 (s 117)—22.11.2018: s 2(1)

2019

24

Statutes Amendment (Budget Measures) Act 2019

3.10.2019

Pt 2 (ss 4 to 12)—1.1.2020: s 2(2)

2019

29

Statutes Amendment (Mineral Resources) Act 2019

24.10.2019

Pt 2 (ss 4 to 125) & Sch 1 (cll 1 to 16)—1.1.2021 (Gazette 19.11.2020 p5079); s 126—uncommenced—will not be brought into operation

2019

33

Landscape South Australia Act 2019

21.11.2019

Sch 5 (cll 47 & 48)—1.7.2020 (Gazette 25.6.2020 p3502)

2019

45

Supreme Court (Court of Appeal) Amendment Act 2019

19.12.2019

Sch 1 (cll 66 & 67)—1.1.2021 (Gazette 10.12.2020 p5638)

2021

5

Statutes Amendment and Repeal (Budget Measures) Act 2021

25.2.2021

Pt 8 (s 17)—25.2.2021: s 2(4)

2023

37

Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Act 2023

23.11.2023

Sch 1 (cll 1 to 3)—11.7.2024 (Gazette 11.7.2024 p2114)

2023

39

Public Holidays Act 2023

7.12.2023

Sch 1 (cl 15)—1.1.2024: s 2

Provisions amended since 3 February 1976

• Legislative history prior to 3 February 1976 appears in marginal notes and footnotes included in the consolidation of this Act contained in Volume 7 of The Public General Acts of South Australia 1837-1975 at page 326.

• Certain textual alterations were made to this Act by the Commissioner of Statute Revision when preparing the reprint of the Act that incorporated all amendments in force as at 31 July 1986. A Schedule of these alterations was laid before Parliament on 5 August 1986.

New entries appear in bold.

Entries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.

Provision

How varied

Commencement

Long title

amended by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1)

24.11.2003

Pt 1



s 2

deleted by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1)

24.11.2003

s 3

deleted by 14/1986 s 3(1) (Sch 5)

31.7.1986

s 4

amended by 51/1978 s 3

20.7.1978


amended by 71/1981 s 3

5.11.1981


deleted by 14/1986 s 3(1) (Sch 5)

31.7.1986

s 5



s 5(1), (2), (6) and (8)—see Sch



s 5(3)—(5), (7), (9)—(11)

deleted by 14/1986 s 3(1) (Sch 5)

31.7.1986

s 6



s 6(1)

s 6 redesignated as s 6(1) by 71/1981 s 4(i)

5.11.1981

Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary

inserted by 5/2005 Sch 2 (cl 31(1))

1.7.2005

advanced exploration operations

inserted by 29/2019 s 4(1)

1.1.2021

ancillary operations

inserted by 29/2019 s 4(1)

1.1.2021

the appropriate court

inserted by 86/1988 s 3(a)

1.7.1989


deleted by 43/1995 s 3(a)

17.6.1996

appropriate court

inserted by 43/1995 s 3(a)

17.6.1996


amended by 69/2001 s 20(a)

3.2.2002


amended by 21/2010 s 4(1)

1.7.2011

authorised officer

inserted by 21/2010 s 4(2)

1.7.2011

authorised operations

inserted by 29/2019 s 4(2)

1.1.2021

authorised person

inserted by 105/1976 s 3(a)

23.12.1976


deleted by 21/2010 s 4(2)

1.7.2011

baseline

inserted by 11/2000 Sch 2

4.5.2002


amended by 21/2010 Sch 2

1.7.2011

business day

inserted by 29/2019 s 4(3)

1.1.2021

Crown lands

deleted by 29/2019 s 4(4)

1.1.2021

council

substituted by 21/2010 Sch 2

1.7.2011

declared equipment

substituted by 43/1995 s 3(b)

17.6.1996


amended by 21/2010 s 4(3)

1.7.2011

director

inserted by 29/2019 s 4(5)

1.1.2021

the Director of Mines or the Director

substituted by 51/1978 s 4(e)

20.7.1978

environment

inserted by 21/2010 s 4(4)

1.7.2011

ERD Court

inserted by 43/1995 s 3(c)

17.6.1996

exempt land

inserted by 71/1981 s 4(a)

5.11.1981


amended by 29/2019 s 4(6)

1.1.2021

exploration authority

inserted by 43/1995 s 3(d)

17.6.1996


amended by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 2(a)

21.4.1997


(a) deleted by 21/2010 s 4(5)

1.7.2011


amended by 11/2012 s 4

1.7.2011


amended by 29/2019 s 4(7)

1.1.2021

exploring

inserted by 71/1981 s 4(a)

5.11.1981


deleted by 29/2019 s 4(8)

1.1.2021

exploring or exploration operations

inserted by 29/2019 s 4(8)

1.1.2021

extractive minerals

substituted by 51/1978 s 4(a)

20.7.1978


amended by 29/2019 s 4(9)

1.1.2021

fossicking

inserted by 51/1978 s 4(a)

20.7.1978


substituted by 71/1981 s 4(b)

5.11.1981

inspector

deleted by 21/2010 s 4(6)

1.7.2011

the Land and Valuation Court

deleted by 45/2019 Sch 1 cl 66

1.1.2021

low impact exploration operations

inserted by 29/2019 s 4(10)

1.1.2021

machinery

inserted by 71/1981 s 4(c)

5.11.1981

marine park

inserted by 60/2007 Sch 1 cl 30(1)

6.11.2008

mineral tenement

inserted by 29/2019 s 4(11)

1.1.2021

minerals

amended by 105/1976 s 3(b), (c)

23.12.1976


amended by 71/1981 s 4(d)

5.11.1981


amended by 35/2009 Sch 1 cl 2

1.10.2009


amended by 29/2019 s 4(12), (13)

1.1.2021

mining or mining operations

amended by 51/1978 s 4(b)

20.7.1978


amended by 71/1981 s 4(e)

5.11.1981


amended by 12/2003 s 4

12.6.2003


substituted by 21/2010 s 4(7)

1.7.2011


amended by 29/2019 s 4(14)

1.1.2021

mining operator

substituted by 21/2010 s 4(8)

1.7.2011


deleted by 29/2019 s 4(15)

1.1.2021

mining register

inserted by 1/1999 s 4

1.4.1999


Mining Register redesignated as mining register under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002

1.1.2021

a mining registrar

inserted by 14/1986 s 3(1) (Sch 5)

31.7.1986


substituted by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 2(b)

21.4.1997

the Mining Registrar

inserted by 14/1986 s 3(1) (Sch 5)

31.7.1986


substituted by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 2(b)

21.4.1997

mining tenement

amended by 105/1976 s 3(d)

23.12.1976


deleted by 29/2019 s 4(16)

1.1.2021

Mining Rehabilitation Fund or fund

inserted by 29/2019 s 4(16)

1.1.2021

Minister for the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary

inserted by 5/2005 Sch 2 (cl 31(2))

1.7.2005


deleted by 60/2007 Sch 1 cl 30(2)

6.11.2008

Minister for the River Murray

inserted by 35/2003 Sch cl 12(a)

24.11.2003


deleted by 60/2007 Sch 1 cl 30(2)

6.11.2008

Murray-Darling Basin

inserted by 35/2003 Sch cl 12(a)

24.11.2003


substituted by 21/2010 Sch 2

1.7.2011

native title

inserted by 43/1995 s 3(e)

17.6.1996

native title holder

inserted by 43/1995 s 3(e)

17.6.1996

native title land

inserted by 43/1995 s 3(e)

17.6.1996

native title mining determination

inserted by 43/1995 s 3(e)

17.6.1996


amended by 29/2019 s 4(17)

1.1.2021

opal development area

inserted by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 2(c)

21.4.1997

owner

substituted by 86/1988 s 3(b)

1.7.1989


substituted by 43/1995 s 3(f)

17.6.1996


amended by 37/2023 Sch 1 cl 1

11.7.2024

precious stones

substituted by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 2(d)

21.4.1997

precious stones field

amended by 105/1976 s 3(e)

23.12.1976


amended by 51/1978 s 4(c)

20.7.1978


substituted by 71/1981 s 4(f)

5.11.1981


substituted by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 2(d)

21.4.1997

prescribed notice of entry

inserted by 43/1995 s 3(g)

17.6.1996


deleted by 29/2019 s 4(18)

1.1.2021

private mine

inserted by 29/2019 s 4(18)

1.1.2021

production tenement

inserted by 43/1995 s 3(g)

17.6.1996


(a) deleted by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 2(e)

21.4.1997


amended by 29/2019 s 4(19), (20)

1.1.2021

proprietor

substituted by 73/1999 s 3

1.9.2000

prospecting or to prospect

deleted by 71/1981 s 4(g)

5.11.1981

prospecting

inserted by 71/1981 s 4(g)

5.11.1981

radioactive material

inserted by 51/1978 s 4(d)

20.7.1978

radioactive mineral

deleted by 29/2019 s 4(21)

1.1.2021

registered representative

inserted by 43/1995 s 3(h)

17.6.1996

related body corporate

inserted by 24/2019 s 4

1.1.2020


insertion by 29/2019 s 4(22) is of no effect due to existing definition


registrar or mining registrar

deleted by 14/1986 s 3(1) (Sch 5)

31.7.1986

relevant Act

inserted by 60/2007 Sch 1 cl 30(3)

6.11.2008


deleted by 29/2019 s 4(22)

1.1.2021

relevant Minister

inserted by 60/2007 Sch 1 cl 30(3)

6.11.2008

River Murray Protection Area

inserted by 35/2003 Sch cl 12(b)

24.11.2003

royalty assessment principles

inserted by 29/2019 s 4(23)

1.1.2021

senior warden

inserted by 29/2019 s 4(23)

1.1.2021

specially protected area

inserted by 60/2007 Sch 1 cl 30(4)

6.11.2008

subsurface stratum

inserted by 71/1981 s 4(h)

5.11.1981

surface stratum

inserted by 71/1981 s 4(h)

5.11.1981

tenement holder or holder

inserted by 29/2019 s 4(24)

1.1.2021

warden

amended by 105/1976 s 3(f)

23.12.1976


substituted by 50/1983 s 2

16.6.1983


substituted by 69/2001 s 20(b)

3.2.2002

s 6(1a)

inserted by 29/2019 s 4(25)

1.1.2021

s 6(2)

inserted by 71/1981 s 4(i)

5.11.1981

s 6(3)

inserted by 43/1995 s 3(i)

17.6.1996

s 6(4)

inserted by 21/2010 s 4(9)

1.7.2011

s 6(5)

inserted by 21/2010 s 4(9)

1.7.2011


amended by 29/2019 s 4(26)

1.1.2021

s 6(6)

inserted by 21/2010 s 4(9)

1.7.2011

s 6(7)—(9)

inserted by 29/2019 s 4(27)

1.1.2021

s 7



s 7(1)

s 7 redesignated as s 7(1) by 71/1981 s 5

5.11.1981

s 7(2)

inserted by 71/1981 s 5

5.11.1981


substituted by 86/1988 s 4

1.7.1989


substituted by 29/2019 s 5(1)

1.1.2021

s 7(2a) and (2b)

inserted by 29/2019 s 5(1)

1.1.2021

s 7(3)

inserted by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 3

21.4.1997


amended by 29/2019 s 5(2)

1.1.2021

s 8



s 8(1)

amended by 51/1978 s 5

20.7.1978


amended by 71/1981 s 6(a)

5.11.1981


amended by 11/2000 Sch 2

4.5.2002


(b) deleted by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 4

21.4.1997

s 8(3)

inserted by 71/1981 s 6(b)

5.11.1981

s 8(4)

inserted by 11/2000 Sch 2

4.5.2002


amended by 29/2019 s 6(1)

1.1.2021

s 8(5)

inserted by 11/2000 Sch 2

4.5.2002

s 8(6)

inserted by 11/2000 Sch 2

4.5.2002


amended by 29/2019 s 6(2)

1.1.2021

s 8(7)

inserted by 29/2019 s 6(3)

1.1.2021

s 8A

inserted by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 5

21.4.1997

s 8A(2)

amended by 21/2010 s 5

1.7.2011


amended by 29/2019 s 7

1.1.2021

s 9



s 9(1)

amended by 105/1976 s 4

23.12.1976


amended by 51/1978 s 6

20.7.1978


amended by 86/1988 s 5(a)

1.7.1989


amended by 43/1995 s 4(a)

17.6.1996


amended by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 6

21.4.1997


amended by 21/2010 s 6(1), (2)

1.7.2011


amended by 29/2019 s 8(1)—(7)

1.1.2021


amended by 37/2023 Sch 1 cl 2

11.7.2024

s 9(2)

amended by 29/2019 s 8(8), (9)

1.1.2021

s 9(3)

substituted by 71/1981 s 7

5.11.1981


amended by 97/1982 s 3(a)

5.11.1981


amended by 86/1988 s 5(b)

1.7.1989


deleted by 21/2010 s 6(3)

1.7.2011

s 9(3a)

inserted by 71/1981 s 7

5.11.1981


amended by 86/1988 s 5(c)

1.7.1989


deleted by 21/2010 s 6(3)

1.7.2011

s 9(3b)

inserted by 97/1982 s 3(b)

5.11.1981


amended by 43/1995 s 4(b)

17.6.1996


amended by 21/2010 s 6(4), (5)

1.7.2011


substituted by 29/2019 s 8(10)

1.1.2021

s 9(3c)

inserted by 97/1982 s 3(b)

5.11.1981


deleted by 21/2010 s 6(6)

1.7.2011

s 9(4)

amended by 21/2010 Sch 2

1.7.2011


amended by 29/2019 s 8(11)

1.1.2021

s 9(5)

inserted by 86/1988 s 5(d)

1.7.1989

mining operations

deleted by 29/2019 s 8(12)

1.1.2021

Minister of Public Works

inserted by 29/2019 s 8(12)

1.1.2021

prescribed amount

inserted by 29/2019 s 8(12)

1.1.2021

prescribed distance

inserted by 29/2019 s 8(12)

1.1.2021

s 9AA

inserted by 21/2010 s 7

1.7.2011

s 9AA(1)

substituted by 29/2019 s 9(1)

1.1.2021

s 9AA(1a)

inserted by 29/2019 s 9(1)

1.1.2021

s 9AA(2)

amended by 29/2019 s 9(2)

1.1.2021

s 9AA(3)

amended by 29/2019 s 9(3)

1.1.2021

s 9AA(4)

substituted by 29/2019 s 9(4)

1.1.2021

s 9AA(5)

deleted by 29/2019 s 9(5)

1.1.2021

s 9AA(6)

amended by 29/2019 s 9(6)

1.1.2021

s 9AA(7)

substituted by 29/2019 s 9(7)

1.1.2021

s 9AA(8)

amended by 29/2019 s 9(8)—(11)

1.1.2021

s 9AA(8a)

inserted by 29/2019 s 9(12)

1.1.2021

s 9AA(9)

substituted by 29/2019 s 9(13)

1.1.2021

s 9AA(10)

amended by 29/2019 s 9(14)—(18)

1.1.2021

s 9AA(11) and (12)

substituted by 29/2019 s 9(19)

1.1.2021

s 9AA(13)

amended by 29/2019 s 9(20)

1.1.2021

s 9AA(14)

substituted by 29/2019 s 9(21)

1.1.2021

s 9AA(14a)—(14c)

inserted by 29/2019 s 9(21)

1.1.2021

s 9AA(15)



business day

amended by 39/2023 Sch 1 cl 15

1.1.2024

cooling-off period

amended by 29/2019 s 9(22)

1.1.2021

mining operations

deleted by 29/2019 s 9(23)

1.1.2021

designated day

inserted by 29/2019 s 9(23)

1.1.2021

relevant consultation period

inserted by 29/2019 s 9(23)

1.1.2021

s 9A

inserted by 21/2010 s 7

1.7.2011

s 9A(4)

amended by 29/2019 s 10(1)—(6)

1.1.2021

s 9A(6)

amended by 29/2019 s 10(7)

1.1.2021

s 9A(7)

amended by 29/2019 s 10(8)

1.1.2021

s 10A before deletion by 29/2019

inserted by 51/1978 s 7

20.7.1978

s 10A(1)

amended by 71/1981 s 8

5.11.1981

s 10A

deleted by 29/2019 s 11

1.1.2021

s 10B

inserted by 34/2004 Sch 4 cl 22

2.9.2004


substituted by 5/2005 Sch 2 (cl 32)

1.7.2005


substituted by 60/2007 Sch 1 cl 31

6.11.2008


amended by 33/2019 Sch 5 cl 47

1.7.2020


amended by 29/2019 s 12

1.1.2021

Pt 2



s 11

substituted by 14/1986 s 3(1) (Sch 5)

31.7.1986

s 12

substituted by 3/1993 s 2

4.3.1993

s 12(1)

substituted by 29/2019 s 13(1)

1.1.2021

s 12(1a)

inserted by 57/2016 s 68

8.12.2016

s 12(2)

substituted by 29/2019 s 13(2)

1.1.2021

s 12(2a)

inserted by 29/2019 s 13(2)

1.1.2021

s 12(3)

amended by 29/2019 s 13(3)

1.1.2021

s 13 before substitution by 84/2009

substituted by 50/1983 s 3

16.6.1983


substituted by 14/1986 s 3(1) (Sch 5)

31.7.1986

s 13(3)—(7)

inserted by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 7

21.4.1997

s 13

substituted by 84/2009 s 213

1.2.2010

s 13(3a)

inserted by 29/2019 s 14

1.1.2021

s 13(4)

substituted by 29/2019 s 14

1.1.2021

s 14

amended by 73/1999 s 7 (Sch 1 cl 1)

1.9.2000


deleted by 39/2003 s 5

30.10.2003


inserted by 21/2010 s 8

1.7.2011

s 14A

inserted by 21/2010 s 8

1.7.2011

s 14B

inserted by 21/2010 s 8

1.7.2011


amended by 29/2019 s 15(1)—(3)

1.1.2021

s 14C

inserted by 21/2010 s 8

1.7.2011

s 14C(1)

amended by 29/2019 s 16(1), (2)

1.1.2021

s 14C(4)—(6)

inserted by 29/2019 s 16(3)

1.1.2021

s 14D

inserted by 21/2010 s 8

1.7.2011

s 14D(2)

amended by 29/2019 s 17(1)

1.1.2021

s 14D(4)

amended by 29/2019 s 17(2)

1.1.2021

s 14D(5) and (6)

inserted by 29/2019 s 17(3)

1.1.2021

s 14E

inserted by 21/2010 s 8

1.7.2011

s 14E(1)

amended by 29/2019 s 18(1)

1.1.2021

s 14E(3)

substituted by 29/2019 s 18(2)

1.1.2021

s 14F

inserted by 21/2010 s 8

1.7.2011

ss 14G and 14H

inserted by 29/2019 s 19

1.1.2021

s 15



s 15(2)

substituted by 43/1995 s 5

17.6.1996


substituted by 12/2003 s 5(1)

12.6.2003

s 15(3)

amended by 73/1999 s 7 (Sch 1 cl 2)

1.9.2000


amended by 21/2010 s 9

1.7.2011


amended by 29/2019 s 20(1)

1.1.2021

s 15(5)—(7)

inserted by 12/2003 s 5(2)

12.6.2003

s 15(7)

inserted by 12/2003 s 5(2)

12.6.2003


amended by 29/2019 s 20(2)

1.1.2021

s 15A before deletion by 29/2019

inserted by 105/1976 s 5

23.12.1976

s 15A(1)

amended by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 8(a)

21.4.1997


(a) deleted by 21/2010 s 10

1.7.2011

s 15A(2)

amended by 1/1999 s 5

1.4.1999

s 15A(3)

inserted by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 8(b)

21.4.1997

s 15A

deleted by 29/2019 s 21

1.1.2021

Pt 2A

inserted by 29/2019 s 22

1.1.2021

Pt 3



s 16



s 16(2)

amended by 11/2000 Sch 2

4.5.2002

s 17 before substitution by 61/2005



s 17(2)

amended by 60/1994 s 3

3.11.1994


substituted by 13/2000 s 3(a)

1.7.2000


substituted by 17/2005 s 4(1)

1.1.2006

s 17(3)

substituted by 13/2000 s 3(a)

1.7.2000

s 17(4)

amended by 71/1981 s 9(a)

5.11.1981


substituted by 13/2000 s 3(a)

1.7.2000

s 17(4a)—(4d)

inserted by 13/2000 s 3(a)

1.7.2000

s 17(5)

amended by 73/1999 s 4(a)

1.9.2000

s 17(6)

amended by 43/1995 s 6

17.6.1996


amended by 13/2000 s 3(b)

1.7.2000


amended by 73/1999 s 4(b)

1.9.2000

s 17(7)

amended by 43/1995 s 6

17.6.1996

s 17(8)

amended by 36/1999 Sch 4 (cl 21)

29.7.1999


amended by 17/2005 s 4(2)

1.1.2006

s 17(10)

substituted by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 9

21.4.1997

s 17(11)

inserted by 71/1981 s 9(b)

5.11.1981

s 17(12)—(16)

inserted by 13/2000 s 3(c)

1.7.2000

s 17

substituted by 61/2005 s 4

1.1.2006

s 17(1)

amended by 57/2016 s 69(1)

8.12.2016


substituted by 29/2019 s 23(1)

1.1.2021

s 17(1a)

inserted by 29/2019 s 23(1)

1.1.2021

s 17(4)

amended by 20/2011 s 4(1)

1.7.2011


amended by 11/2014 Sch 1 cl 18

1.7.2014


substituted by 29/2019 s 23(2)

1.1.2021

s 17(5)

substituted by 29/2019 s 23(2)

1.1.2021

s 17(6)

amended by 57/2016 s 69(2)

8.12.2016


substituted by 29/2019 s 23(2)

1.1.2021

s 17(7)

amended by 29/2019 s 23(3)

1.1.2021

s 17(8)

substituted by 29/2019 s 23(4)

1.1.2021

s 17(8a)

inserted by 29/2019 s 23(4)

1.1.2021

s 17(9)

amended by 57/2016 s 69(3)

8.12.2016


amended by 29/2019 s 23(5)

1.1.2021

s 17(10)

amended by 57/2016 s 69(4)

8.12.2016


amended by 29/2019 s 23(6)

1.1.2021

s 17(12)

amended by 29/2019 s 23(7)

1.1.2021

s 17(13)

inserted by 20/2011 s 4(2)

1.7.2011


amended by 57/2016 s 69(5)

8.12.2016

s 17(14)

inserted by 20/2011 s 4(2)

1.7.2011


amended by 57/2016 s 69(6)

8.12.2016

s 17A

inserted by 61/2005 s 4

1.1.2006

s 17A(1)

amended by 57/2016 s 70(1)

8.12.2016

s 17A(1a)

inserted by 35/2018 s 117(1)

22.11.2018

s 17A(2)

amended by 20/2011 s 5(1), (2)

1.7.2011


amended by 35/2018 s 117(2)

22.11.2018

s 17A(2a)

inserted by 35/2018 s 117(3)

22.11.2018

s 17A(3)

amended by 57/2016 s 70(2)

8.12.2016

s 17A(4)

amended by 57/2016 s 70(3)

8.12.2016

s 17A(5)

amended by 57/2016 s 70(4)

8.12.2016

s 17A(6)

amended by 57/2016 s 70(5)

8.12.2016


amended by 29/2019 s 24(1), (2)

1.1.2021

ss 17AB and 17AC

inserted by 29/2019 s 25

1.1.2021

s 17B before substitution by 29/2019

inserted by 61/2005 s 4

1.1.2006

s 17B(1)

amended by 57/2016 s 71(1)

8.12.2016

s 17B(2)

amended by 57/2016 s 71(2)

8.12.2016

s 17B(3)

amended by 57/2016 s 71(3)

8.12.2016

s 17B(5)

amended by 57/2016 s 71(4)

8.12.2016

s 17B

substituted by 29/2019 s 26

1.1.2021

s 17C

inserted by 61/2005 s 4

1.1.2006

s 17CA

inserted by 29/2019 s 27

1.1.2021

s 17D

inserted by 61/2005 s 4

1.1.2006

s 17D(1)

amended by 57/2016 s 72(1)

8.12.2016


amended by 29/2019 s 28(1)—(3)

1.1.2021

s 17D(1a)

inserted by 67/2013 s 4

1.7.2013


amended by 29/2019 s 28(4)

1.1.2021

s 17D(2)

amended by 29/2019 s 28(5), (6)

1.1.2021

s 17D(3)

amended by 57/2016 s 72(2)

8.12.2016

s 17D(4)

deleted by 29/2019 s 28(7)

1.1.2021

s 17DA

inserted by 67/2013 s 5

1.7.2013

s 17DA(1)



designated mining operator

deleted by 29/2019 s 29(1)

1.1.2021

designated tenement holder

inserted by 29/2019 s 29(1)

1.1.2021

s 17DA(2)

amended by 57/2016 s 73(1)

8.12.2016


substituted by 29/2019 s 29(2)

1.1.2021

s 17DA(3)

amended by 57/2016 s 73(2)

8.12.2016


amended by 29/2019 s 29(3)

1.1.2021

s 17DA(4)

amended by 57/2016 s 73(3)

8.12.2016


amended by 29/2019 s 29(4)

1.1.2021

s 17DA(5)

amended by 29/2019 s 29(5)

1.1.2021

s 17DA(6)

amended by 57/2016 s 73(4)

8.12.2016


amended by 29/2019 s 29(6)

1.1.2021

s 17DA(7)

amended by 57/2016 s 73(5)

8.12.2016

s 17DA(9)

amended by 57/2016 s 73(6), (7)

8.12.2016


amended by 29/2019 s 29(7)

1.1.2021

s 17DA(10)

amended by 57/2016 s 73(8), (9)

8.12.2016


amended by 29/2019 s 29(8)

1.1.2021

s 17E

inserted by 61/2005 s 4

1.1.2006

s 17E(1)

amended by 11/2014 Sch 1 cl 19

19.6.2014


amended by 29/2019 s 30(1)

1.1.2021

s 17E(2)

amended by 57/2016 s 74

8.12.2016

s 17E(4)

amended by 29/2019 s 30(2)

1.1.2021

CLRR

deleted by 29/2019 s 30(3)

1.1.2021

MR

inserted by 29/2019 s 30(3)

1.1.2021

s 17F

inserted by 61/2005 s 4

1.1.2006


amended by 20/2011 s 6

1.7.2011

s 17G

inserted by 61/2005 s 4

1.1.2006

s 18

substituted by 29/2019 s 31

1.1.2021

s 19

amended by 14/1986 s 3(1) (Sch 5)

31.7.1986


amended by 86/1988 s 6

1.7.1989


amended by 43/1995 s 7

17.6.1996


amended by 23/1998 s 4

21.5.1998


deleted by 73/1999 s 5

1.9.2000

Pt 4



s 20 before substitution by 21/2010



s 20(4)

inserted by 105/1976 s 6

23.12.1976

s 20(5)

inserted by 105/1976 s 6

23.12.1976


amended by 73/1999 s 7 (Sch 1 cl 3)

1.9.2000

s 20(6)

inserted by 71/1981 s 10

5.11.1981

s 20

substituted by 21/2010 s 11

1.7.2011

s 20(2)

amended by 29/2019 s 32

1.1.2021

s 21 before substitution by 21/2010



s 21(1)

s 21 amended and redesignated as s 21(1) by 105/1976 s 7

23.12.1976


amended by 51/1978 s 8(a)

20.7.1978

s 21(2)

inserted by 105/1976 s 7(b)

23.12.1976


amended by 51/1978 s 8(b)

20.7.1978

s 21

substituted by 21/2010 s 11

1.7.2011

s 21(2) and (3)

substituted by 29/2019 s 33(1)

1.1.2021

s 21(6)

amended by 29/2019 s 33(2)

1.1.2021

s 21(7)

amended by 29/2019 s 33(3), (4)

1.1.2021

s 21(8)

amended by 29/2019 s 33(5), (6)

1.1.2021

s 21(9)

amended by 29/2019 s 33(7)

1.1.2021

s 22 before deletion by 21/2010



s 22(1)

amended by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 10

21.4.1997

s 22(1a) and (1b)

inserted by 71/1981 s 11(a)

5.11.1981

s 22(3)

substituted by 71/1981 s 11(b)

5.11.1981

s 22

deleted by 21/2010 s 11

1.7.2011

s 23



s 23(2)

substituted by 21/2010 s 12

1.7.2011

s 24



s 24(1)

amended by 14/1986 s 3(1) (Sch 5)

31.7.1986

s 24(2)

deleted by 105/1976 s 8

23.12.1976

s 24(4)

amended by 71/1981 s 12(a)

5.11.1981


substituted by 43/1995 s 8

17.6.1996

s 24(4a)

inserted by 71/1981 s 12(b)

5.11.1981


substituted by 43/1995 s 8

17.6.1996

s 24

substituted by 21/2010 s 13

1.7.2011

s 24A

inserted by 21/2010 s 13

1.7.2011

s 25



s 25(1)

substituted by 71/1981 s 13

5.11.1981

s 25(2)

substituted by 105/1976 s 9

23.12.1976


amended by 73/1999 s 7 (Sch 1 cl 4)

1.9.2000


amended by 21/2010 s 14

1.7.2011

s 25(3)

substituted by 29/2019 s 34

1.1.2021

s 25(4)

deleted by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 11

21.4.1997

s 26



s 26(2)

amended by 71/1981 s 14(a)

5.11.1981

s 26(3)

inserted by 51/1978 s 9

20.7.1978


amended by 71/1981 s 14(b)

5.11.1981

s 26(4)

inserted by 71/1981 s 14(c)

5.11.1981


deleted by 29/2019 s 35

1.1.2021

s 27

amended by 105/1976 s 10

23.12.1976


substituted by 51/1978 s 10

20.7.1978


amended by 71/1981 s 15

5.11.1981


amended by 21/2010 s 15(1), (2)

1.7.2011

s 27(1)

s 27 amended and redesignated as s 27(1) by 29/2019 s 36(1)—(4)

1.1.2021

s 27(2) and (3)

inserted by 29/2019 s 36(4)

1.1.2021

Pt 5



s 28 before substitution by 29/2019



s 28(1) and (2)

substituted by 71/1981 s 16

5.11.1981

s 28(2a)

inserted by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 12(a)

21.4.1997

s 28(3)

substituted by 71/1981 s 16

5.11.1981


amended by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 12(b)

21.4.1997

s 28(4)

substituted by 71/1981 s 16

5.11.1981


deleted by 12/2003 s 6(1)

12.6.2003

s 28(4a)

inserted by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 12(c)

21.4.1997


deleted by 12/2003 s 6(1)

12.6.2003

s 28(5)

deleted by 105/1976 s 11

23.12.1976


inserted by 71/1981 s 16

5.11.1981


substituted by 43/1995 s 9

17.6.1996

s 28(6)

deleted by 12/2003 s 6(2)

12.6.2003

s 28(7)

inserted by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 12(d)

21.4.1997


deleted by 21/2010 s 16

1.7.2011

s 28(8)

inserted by 35/2003 Sch cl 12(c)

24.11.2003

s 28(9) and (10)

inserted by 35/2003 Sch cl 12(c)

24.11.2003


substituted by 60/2007 Sch 1 cl 32

6.11.2008

s 28(11) and (12)

inserted by 5/2005 Sch 2 (cl 33)

1.7.2005


deleted by 60/2007 Sch 1 cl 32

6.11.2008

s 29 before substitution by 29/2019



s 29(1)

amended by 12/2003 s 7

12.6.2003

s 29(1a)

inserted by 21/2010 s 17(1)

1.7.2011

s 29(2)

amended by 71/1981 s 17

5.11.1981

s 29(4)—(10)

inserted by 21/2010 s 17(2)

1.7.2011

ss 28 and 29

substituted by 29/2019 s 37

1.1.2021

ss 29A and 29B

inserted by 29/2019 s 37

1.1.2021

s 30



s 30(1)

amended by 71/1981 s 18(a), (b)

5.11.1981


(c) deleted by 71/1981 s 18(b)

5.11.1981


amended by 29/2019 s 38(1)

1.1.2021

s 30(2)

amended by 105/1976 s 12

23.12.1976


amended by 71/1981 s 18(c)

5.11.1981


amended by 12/1988 Sch 2

1.3.1989


amended by 21/2010 s 18(1), (2)

1.7.2011


(c) deleted by 21/2010 s 18(2)

1.7.2011


amended by 29/2019 s 38(2)

1.1.2021

s 30(3)

amended by 71/1981 s 18(d)

5.11.1981


deleted by 29/2019 s 38(3)

1.1.2021

s 30(4)—(7)

inserted by 21/2010 s 18(3)

1.7.2011

s 30(8)

inserted by 21/2010 s 18(3)

1.7.2011


deleted by 29/2019 s 38(4)

1.1.2021

s 30AAA

inserted by 29/2019 s 39

1.1.2021

s 30AA

inserted by 12/2003 s 8

12.6.2003

s 30AA(3)—(11)

inserted by 29/2019 s 40

1.1.2021

s 30A

inserted by 71/1981 s 19

5.11.1981


substituted by 43/1995 s 10

17.6.1996

s 30A(1)

amended by 29/2019 s 41(1)

1.1.2021

s 30A(2)

amended by 29/2019 s 41(2), (3)

1.1.2021

s 30A(3)

amended by 29/2019 s 41(4)

1.1.2021

s 30A(4)

amended by 12/2003 s 9(1)

12.6.2003


substituted by 29/2019 s 41(5)

1.1.2021

s 30A(4a)

inserted by 12/2003 s 9(2)

12.6.2003


substituted by 29/2019 s 41(5)

1.1.2021

s 30A(6)

substituted by 21/2010 s 19

1.7.2011

s 30A(6a)

inserted by 21/2010 s 19

1.7.2011


deleted by 29/2019 s 41(6)

1.1.2021

s 30A(7) and (8)

inserted by 35/2003 Sch cl 12(d)

24.11.2003


substituted by 60/2007 Sch 1 cl 33

6.11.2008


substituted by 29/2019 s 41(6)

1.1.2021

s 30A(9)

inserted by 5/2005 Sch 2 (cl 34)

1.7.2005


deleted by 60/2007 Sch 1 cl 33

6.11.2008


inserted by 29/2019 s 41(6)

1.1.2021

s 30A(10)—(13)

inserted by 29/2019 s 41(6)

1.1.2021

s 30AB before substitution by 29/2019

inserted by 12/2003 s 10

12.6.2003

s 30AB(1a) and (1b)

inserted by 21/2010 s 20

1.7.2011

s 30AB

substituted by 29/2019 s 42

1.1.2021

s 31



s 31(1a)

inserted by 1/1999 s 6

1.4.1999

s 31(3)

inserted by 29/2019 s 43

1.1.2021

s 32 before deletion by 29/2019



s 32(1)

amended by 73/1999 s 7 (Sch 1 cl 5(a))

1.9.2000


amended by 21/2010 s 21(1), (2)

1.7.2011

s 32(2)

amended by 73/1999 s 7 (Sch 1 cl 5(b))

1.9.2000


amended by 21/2010 s 21(3)

1.7.2011

s 32

deleted by 29/2019 s 44

1.1.2021

s 33 before deletion by 29/2019



s 33(2)

amended by 43/1995 s 11

17.6.1996

s 33(3)

deleted by 71/1981 s 20(a)

5.11.1981

s 33(3) and (3a)

inserted by 21/2010 s 22

1.7.2011

s 33(4)

amended by 14/1986 s 3(1) (Sch 5)

31.7.1986

s 33(5)

amended by 43/1995 s 11

17.6.1996

s 33(7)

amended by 14/1986 s 3(1) (Sch 5)

31.7.1986

s 33(8)

deleted by 71/1981 s 20(b)

5.11.1981

s 33

deleted by 29/2019 s 44

1.1.2021

s 33A

inserted by 12/2003 s 11

12.6.2003

s 33B

inserted by 29/2019 s 45

1.1.2021

Pt 6



s 34 before substitution by 29/2019



s 34(1)

amended by 71/1981 s 21(a)

5.11.1981


amended by 43/1995 s 12

17.6.1996


substituted by 1/1999 s 7

1.4.1999

s 34(1a) and (1b)

inserted by 71/1981 s 21(b)

5.11.1981

s 34(2)

substituted by 71/1981 s 21(c)

5.11.1981


deleted by 54/1993 s 10(a)

15.1.1994

s 34(5)

substituted by 71/1981 s 21(d)

5.11.1981

s 34(6)

amended by 105/1976 s 13

23.12.1976


amended by 71/1981 s 21(e)

5.11.1981


amended by 12/1988 Sch 2

1.3.1989


amended by 21/2010 s 23(1)

1.7.2011


(c) deleted by 21/2010 s 23(1)

1.7.2011

s 34(8)—(13)

inserted by 21/2010 s 23(2)

1.7.2011

s 34

substituted by 29/2019 s 46

1.1.2021

s 35 before substitution by 29/2019



s 35(1)

substituted by 71/1981 s 22(a)

5.11.1981


substituted by 21/2010 s 24

1.7.2011

s 35(2a)

inserted by 35/2003 Sch cl 12(e)

24.11.2003

s 35(2b) and (2c)

inserted by 35/2003 Sch cl 12(e)

24.11.2003


substituted by 60/2007 Sch 1 cl 34

6.11.2008

s 35(2d) and (2e)

inserted by 5/2005 Sch 2 (cl 35)

1.7.2005


deleted by 60/2007 Sch 1 cl 34

6.11.2008

s 35(3)

inserted by 71/1981 s 22(b)

5.11.1981

s 35

substituted by 29/2019 s 46

1.1.2021

s 35A before deletion by 29/2019

inserted by 71/1981 s 23

5.11.1981

s 35A(1)

substituted by 54/1993 s 10(b)

15.1.1994


amended by 21/2010 s 25(1)

1.7.2011

s 35A(1a)

inserted by 54/1993 s 10(b)

15.1.1994


substituted by 43/1995 s 13

17.6.1996

s 35A(4)

inserted by 21/2010 s 25(2)

1.7.2011

s 35A

deleted by 29/2019 s 46

1.1.2021

s 35B before deletion by 29/2019

inserted by 21/2010 s 26

1.7.2011

s 35B

deleted by 29/2019 s 46

1.1.2021

s 36

substituted by 29/2019 s 46

1.1.2021

s 37 before substitution by 29/2019



s 37(2)

amended by 43/1995 s 14

17.6.1996

s 37(3) and (4)

deleted by 105/1976 s 14

23.12.1976

s 37

substituted by 29/2019 s 46

1.1.2021

s 38



s 38(1)

amended by 29/2019 s 47(1)

1.1.2021

s 38(2)

amended by 105/1976 s 15(a)

23.12.1976


amended by 71/1981 s 24

5.11.1981


substituted by 29/2019 s 47(2)

1.1.2021

s 38(3)

amended by 105/1976 s 15(b)

23.12.1976


amended by 21/2010 s 27(1)

1.7.2011


substituted by 29/2019 s 47(2)

1.1.2021

s 38(4)

inserted by 43/1995 s 15

17.6.1996


substituted by 21/2010 s 27(2)

1.7.2011


substituted by 29/2019 s 47(2)

1.1.2021

s 38(5) and (6)

inserted by 35/2003 Sch cl 12(f)

24.11.2003


substituted by 60/2007 Sch 1 cl 35

6.11.2008


substituted by 29/2019 s 47(2)

1.1.2021

s 38(7)

inserted by 5/2005 Sch 2 (cl 36)

1.7.2005


deleted by 60/2007 Sch 1 cl 35

6.11.2008

s 39 before deletion by 29/2019



s 39(1)

s 39 amended by 71/1981 s 25

5.11.1981


s 39 redesignated as s 39(1) by 21/2010 s 28

1.7.2011

s 39(2)—(8)

inserted by 21/2010 s 28

1.7.2011

s 39

deleted by 29/2019 s 48

1.1.2021

s 40 before deletion by 29/2019



s 40(2)

substituted by 43/1995 s 16

17.6.1996


amended by 24/2019 s 5(1)

1.1.2020

s 40(3) and (4)

inserted by 43/1995 s 16

17.6.1996

s 40(5)

inserted by 24/2019 s 5(2)

1.1.2020

s 40

deleted by 29/2019 s 48

1.1.2021

s 41 before deletion by 29/2019

deleted by 71/1981 s 26

5.11.1981


inserted by 41/1995 s 3

1.6.1995

s 41(4) and (5)

inserted by 21/2010 s 29

1.7.2011

s 41

deleted by 29/2019 s 48

1.1.2021

Pt 6A before deletion by 29/2019

inserted by 51/1978 s 11

20.7.1978

s 41A



s 41A(1)

amended by 71/1981 s 27(a)

5.11.1981


amended by 43/1995 s 17

17.6.1996

s 41A(1a)

inserted by 71/1981 s 27(b)

5.11.1981

s 41A(3)

deleted by 21/2010 s 30(1)

1.7.2011

s 41A(3a)

inserted by 35/2003 Sch cl 12(g)

24.11.2003

s 41A(3b) and (3c)

inserted by 35/2003 Sch cl 12(g)

24.11.2003


substituted by 60/2007 Sch 1 cl 36

6.11.2008

s 41A(3d) and (3e)

inserted by 5/2005 Sch 2 (cl 37)

1.7.2005


deleted by 60/2007 Sch 1 cl 36

6.11.2008

s 41A(5)

amended by 71/1981 s 27(c)

5.11.1981


amended by 12/1988 Sch 2

1.3.1989


amended by 21/2010 s 30(2)

1.7.2011


(c) deleted by 21/2010 s 30(2)

1.7.2011

s 41A(6)—(10)

inserted by 21/2010 s 30(3)

1.7.2011

s 41B



s 41B(1)

amended by 21/2010 s 31

1.7.2011

s 41BA

inserted by 21/2010 s 32

1.7.2011

s 41C



s 41C(2)

amended by 43/1995 s 18

17.6.1996

s 41D

substituted by 71/1981 s 28

5.11.1981

s 41D(2)

amended by 21/2010 s 33(1)

1.7.2011

s 41D(4)

inserted by 43/1995 s 19

17.6.1996


substituted by 21/2010 s 33(2)

1.7.2011

s 41D(5) and (6)

inserted by 35/2003 Sch cl 12(h)

24.11.2003


substituted by 60/2007 Sch 1 cl 37

6.11.2008

s 41D(7)

inserted by 5/2005 Sch 2 (cl 38)

1.7.2005


deleted by 60/2007 Sch 1 cl 37

6.11.2008

s 41E



s 41E(2)

substituted by 43/1995 s 20

17.6.1996


amended by 24/2019 s 6(1)

1.1.2020

s 41E(3) and (4)

inserted by 43/1995 s 20

17.6.1996

s 41E(5)

inserted by 24/2019 s 6(2)

1.1.2020

s 41F

substituted by 71/1981 s 29

5.11.1981

Pt 6A

deleted by 29/2019 s 49

1.1.2021

Pt 7

amended by 105/1976 ss 1621

23.12.1976


amended by 51/1978 ss 12, 13

20.7.1978


amended by 71/1981 ss 3036

5.11.1981


amended by 14/1986 s 3(1) (Sch 5)

31.7.1986


amended by 86/1988 ss 79

1.7.1989


amended by 3/1993 s 3

4.3.1993


amended by 43/1995 ss 21, 22

17.6.1996


deleted by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 13

21.4.1997


substituted by 29/2019 s 49

1.1.2021

Pt 8 before substitution by 29/2019



s 52



s 52(2)

substituted by 51/1978 s 14

20.7.1978


deleted by 86/1988 s 10(a)

1.7.1989

s 52(3)

substituted by 51/1978 s 14

20.7.1978


amended by 21/2010 s 34(1)

1.7.2011

s 52(3a)

inserted by 35/2003 Sch cl 12(i)

24.11.2003

s 52(3b) and (3c)

inserted by 35/2003 Sch cl 12(i)

24.11.2003


substituted by 60/2007 Sch 1 cl 38

6.11.2008

s 52(3d) and (3e)

inserted by 5/2005 Sch 2 (cl 39)

1.7.2005


deleted by 60/2007 Sch 1 cl 38

6.11.2008

s 52(4)

amended by 105/1976 s 22

23.12.1976


amended by 71/1981 s 37

5.11.1981


amended by 12/1988 Sch 2

1.3.1989


amended by 21/2010 s 34(2)

1.7.2011


(c) deleted by 21/2010 s 34(2)

1.7.2011

s 52(4a)—(4f)

inserted by 21/2010 s 34(3)

1.7.2011

s 52(5) and (6)

inserted by 86/1988 s 10(b)

1.7.1989

s 52(7)

inserted by 86/1988 s 10(b)

1.7.1989


substituted by 43/1995 s 23

17.6.1996


amended by 24/2019 s 7(1)

1.1.2020

s 52(8) and (9)

inserted by 43/1995 s 23

17.6.1996

s 52(10)

inserted by 24/2019 s 7(2)

1.1.2020

s 53

substituted by 86/1988 s 11

1.7.1989

s 53(1)

substituted by 21/2010 s 35

1.7.2011

s 53(2)

substituted by 54/1993 s 10(c)

15.1.1994

s 53(4)

amended by 54/1993 s 10(d)

15.1.1994


(ab) deleted by 43/1995 s 24

17.6.1996

s 53(5)

amended by 54/1993 s 10(e)

15.1.1994

s 54



s 54(1)

s 54 amended by 43/1995 s 25

17.6.1996


s 54 redesignated as s 54(1) by 21/2010 s 36

1.7.2011

s 54(2) and (3)

inserted by 21/2010 s 36

1.7.2011

s 55



s 55(2)

amended by 105/1976 s 23(a)

23.12.1976

s 55(3)

amended by 105/1976 s 23(b)

23.12.1976

s 55(4)

inserted by 43/1995 s 26

17.6.1996


substituted by 21/2010 s 37

1.7.2011

s 55(5) and (6)

inserted by 35/2003 Sch cl 12(j)

24.11.2003


substituted by 60/2007 Sch 1 cl 39

6.11.2008

s 55(7)

inserted by 5/2005 Sch 2 (cl 40)

1.7.2005


deleted by 60/2007 Sch 1 cl 39

6.11.2008

s 56



s 56(1)

s 56 redesignated as s 56(1) by 41/1995 s 4

1.6.1995

s 56(2) and (3)

inserted by 41/1995 s 4

1.6.1995

s 56(4) and (5)

inserted by 21/2010 s 38

1.7.2011

Pt 8

substituted by 29/2019 s 49

1.1.2021

Pt 8A

inserted by 41/1995 s 5

1.6.1995

s 56B

substituted by 29/2019 s 50

1.1.2021

s 56BA and 56BB

inserted by 29/2019 s 50

1.1.2021

s 56C



s 56C(2)

substituted by 29/2019 s 51(1)

1.1.2021

s 56C(7)

amended by 73/1999 s 7 (Sch 1 cl 6)

1.9.2000


amended by 29/2019 s 51(2)

1.1.2021

s 56D



s 56D(1)

amended by 29/2019 s 52(1)

1.1.2021

s 56D(2)

amended by 29/2019 s 52(1), (2)

1.1.2021

Pt 8B

inserted by 29/2019 s 53

1.1.2021

s 56M



s 56M(5)

substituted by 5/2021 s 17

25.2.2021

Pt 9



s 57

amended by 71/1981 s 38

5.11.1981


substituted by 86/1988 s 12

1.7.1989


amended by 21/2010 s 39

1.7.2011


amended by 29/2019 s 54(1)—(3)

1.1.2021

s 58

amended by 105/1976 s 24

23.12.1976


amended by 71/1981 s 39

5.11.1981


substituted by 43/1995 s 27

17.6.1996


substituted by 12/2003 s 12

12.6.2003


amended by 29/2019 s 55(1)—(6)

1.1.2021

s 58A before substitution by 29/2019

inserted by 71/1981 s 40

5.11.1981


substituted by 43/1995 s 27

17.6.1996

s 58A(2a)

inserted by 21/2010 s 40(1)

1.7.2011

s 58A(3)

amended by 21/2010 s 40(2)

1.7.2011

s 58A(6)

amended by 73/1999 s 7 (Sch 1 cl 7)

1.9.2000


amended by 21/2010 s 40(3)

1.7.2011

s 58A(7)

amended by 12/2003 s 13

12.6.2003

s 58A(8) and (9)

inserted by 21/2010 s 40(4)

1.7.2011

s 58A

substituted by 29/2019 s 56

1.1.2021

s 58A(9)

substituted by 37/2023 Sch 1 cl 3

11.7.2024

s 59 before deletion by 29/2019



s 59(1)

substituted by 51/1978 s 15(a)

20.7.1978


amended by 71/1981 s 41(a), (b)

5.11.1981


amended by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 14(a)

21.4.1997


amended by 73/1999 s 7 (Sch 1 cl 8(a))

1.9.2000


(b) deleted by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 14(b)

21.4.1997


(b) inserted by 21/2010 s 41(1)

1.7.2011


amended by 21/2010 s 41(2)

1.7.2011

s 59(1aaa)

inserted by 21/2010 s 41(3)

1.7.2011

s 59(1a)

inserted by 51/1978 s 15(a)

20.7.1978

s 59(1aa)

inserted by 35/2003 Sch cl 12(k)

24.11.2003

s 59(1ab) and (1ac)

inserted by 35/2003 Sch cl 12(k)

24.11.2003


substituted by 60/2007 Sch 1 cl 40

6.11.2008

s 59(1ad) and (1ae)

inserted by 5/2005 Sch 2 (cl 41)

1.7.2005


deleted by 60/2007 Sch 1 cl 40

6.11.2008

s 59(1b)

inserted by 71/1981 s 41(c)

5.11.1981


amended by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 14(c)

21.4.1997


amended by 73/1999 s 7 (Sch 1 cl 8(b))

1.9.2000


amended by 21/2010 s 41(4), (5)

1.7.2011

s 59(2)

amended by 71/1981 s 41(d)

5.11.1981


amended by 21/2010 s 41(6)

1.7.2011

s 59(2a)

inserted by 21/2010 s 41(7)

1.7.2011

s 59(6)

amended by 43/1995 s 28(a)

17.6.1996

s 59(7)

amended by 73/1999 s 7 (Sch 1 cl 8(c), (d))

1.9.2000


amended by 21/2010 s 41(8), (9)

1.7.2011

s 59(8)

amended by 51/1978 s 15(b)

20.7.1978


amended by 71/1981 s 41(e)

5.11.1981


substituted by 43/1995 s 28(b)

17.6.1996


amended by 21/2010 s 41(10)

1.7.2011

s 59(9)

inserted by 21/2010 s 41(11)

1.7.2011

s 59

deleted by 29/2019 s 57

1.1.2021

s 60



s 60(1)

amended by 105/1976 s 25

23.12.1976


amended by 71/1981 s 42(a)

5.11.1981


substituted by 43/1995 s 29

17.6.1996

s 60(2)

amended by 73/1999 s 7 (Sch 1 cl 9)

1.9.2000

s 60(5)

deleted by 71/1981 s 42(b)

5.11.1981

s 60

deleted by 21/2010 s 42

1.7.2011

s 61



s 61(1)

amended by 43/1995 s 30

17.6.1996


substituted by 29/2019 s 58(1)

1.1.2021

s 61(2)

amended by 12/2003 s 14(1)

12.6.2003


amended by 29/2019 s 58(2)

1.1.2021

s 61(2a)

inserted by 21/2010 s 43(1)

1.7.2011


amended by 29/2019 s 58(3)

1.1.2021

s 61(3)

amended by 86/1988 s 13

1.7.1989


amended by 29/2019 s 58(4)

1.1.2021

s 61(4)

amended by 86/1988 s 13

1.7.1989


amended by 29/2019 s 58(5)

1.1.2021

s 61(5)

amended by 86/1988 s 13

1.7.1989


amended by 29/2019 s 58(6)

1.1.2021

s 61(5a)

inserted by 21/2010 s 43(2)

1.7.2011

s 61(5b) and (5c)

inserted by 29/2019 s 58(7)

1.1.2021

s 61(6)

inserted by 12/2003 s 14(2)

12.6.2003


amended by 29/2019 s 58(8), (9)

1.1.2021

s 62



s 62(1)

amended by 71/1981 s 43(a)

5.11.1981


amended by 86/1988 s 14(a)

1.7.1989


amended by 29/2019 s 59(1), (2)

1.1.2021

s 62(2)

amended by 86/1988 s 14(b)

1.7.1989

s 62(2a)

inserted by 29/2019 s 59(3)

1.1.2021

s 62(3)

substituted by 71/1981 s 43(b)

5.11.1981


substituted by 86/1988 s 14(c)

1.7.1989


amended by 29/2019 s 59(4), (5)

1.1.2021

s 62(4)

amended by 73/1999 s 7 (Sch 1 cl 10)

1.9.2000


amended by 21/2010 s 44

1.7.2011


substituted by 29/2019 s 59(6)

1.1.2021

s 62(5) and (6)

substituted by 29/2019 s 59(6)

1.1.2021

s 62(7) and (8)

inserted by 29/2019 s 59(6)

1.1.2021

s 62AA

inserted by 29/2019 s 60

1.1.2021

s 62A

inserted by 21/2010 s 45

1.7.2011

s 62A(1)

amended by 29/2019 s 61(1)

1.1.2021


amended by 45/2019 Sch 1 cl 67

1.1.2021

s 62A(2)

amended by 29/2019 s 61(2)

1.1.2021

s 63



s 63(2)

amended by 60/1994 s 4

3.11.1994


substituted by 17/2005 s 5(1)

1.1.2006

s 63(3)

amended by 17/2005 s 5(2)—(4)

1.1.2006


amended by 29/2019 s 62

1.1.2021

s 63(4)

inserted by 17/2005 s 5(5)

1.1.2006


(b) deleted by 21/2010 s 46

1.7.2011

s 63(5)

inserted by 17/2005 s 5(5)

1.1.2006

Pt 9A before deletion by 29/2019

inserted by 71/1981 s 44

5.11.1981

s 63C



s 63C(1)

amended by 14/1986 s 3(1) (Sch 5)

31.7.1986


amended by 21/2010 s 47(1), (2)

1.7.2011

s 63C(2)

amended by 14/1986 s 3(1) (Sch 5)

31.7.1986

s 63E



s 63E(1)

substituted by 43/1995 s 31

17.6.1996

s 63E(1a)

inserted by 43/1995 s 31

17.6.1996

Pt 9A

deleted by 29/2019 s 63

1.1.2021

Pt 9B

inserted by 43/1995 s 32

17.6.1996

s 63F



s 63F(1)

amended by 12/2003 s 15

12.6.2003

s 63F(4)

amended by 29/2019 s 64(1), (2)

1.1.2021

s 63H

amended by 12/2003 s 16

12.6.2003

s 63K



s 63K(1)

amended by 29/2019 s 65(1), (2)

1.1.2021

s 63K(2)

amended by 23/1998 s 5

21.5.1998


amended by 29/2019 s 65(1)

1.1.2021

s 63K(5)

amended by 29/2019 s 65(1)

1.1.2021

s 63L

amended by 29/2019 s 66(1)

1.1.2021

s 63L(2)

amended by 29/2019 s 66(2), (3)

1.1.2021

s 63N



s 63N(1)

amended by 17/2006 s 167

4.9.2006


amended by 29/2019 s 67

1.1.2021

s 63O



s 63O(2)

amended by 17/2006 s 168

4.9.2006

s 63O(4)

amended by 23/1998 s 6(a)

21.5.1998


amended by 29/2019 s 68

1.1.2021

s 63O(5)

inserted by 23/1998 s 6(b)

21.5.1998

s 63R



s 63R(3)

amended by 29/2019 s 69(1)

1.1.2021

s 63R(4)

amended by 29/2019 s 69(2)

1.1.2021

s 63S



s 63S(1)

amended by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1)

24.11.2003


amended by 29/2019 s 70(1)

1.1.2021

s 63S(4)

amended by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1)

24.11.2003


amended by 29/2019 s 70(2)

1.1.2021

s 63V



s 63V(5)

amended by 29/2019 s 71

1.1.2021

s 63Y

amended by 21/2010 Sch 2

1.7.2011

s 63ZB



s 63ZB(4)

amended by 29/2019 s 72

1.1.2021

s 63ZBA

inserted by 1/1999 s 8

1.4.1999

s 63ZBA(7)

amended by 73/1999 s 7 (Sch 1 cl 11)

1.9.2000


amended by 29/2019 s 73

1.1.2021

s 63ZD

amended by 23/1998 s 7

21.5.1998


amended by 22/2000 s 3

8.6.2000


deleted by 12/2003 s 17

12.6.2003

Pt 10



heading

substituted by 29/2019 s 74

1.1.2021

s 64



s 64(1a)

inserted by 29/2019 s 75

1.1.2021

s 65



s 65(1)

substituted by 29/2019 s 76

1.1.2021

s 65(1a)

amended by 105/1976 s 26

23.12.1976


substituted by 29/2019 s 76

1.1.2021

s 65(1b)

deleted by 29/2019 s 76

1.1.2021

s 65(1c)

amended by 21/2010 Sch 2

1.7.2011


deleted by 29/2019 s 76

1.1.2021

s 65(3)

amended by 43/1995 s 33

17.6.1996

s 65(3a)

inserted by 71/1981 s 45

5.11.1981

s 65(3b)

inserted by 71/1981 s 45

5.11.1981


amended by 43/1995 s 33

17.6.1996

s 65(4)

amended by 23/1998 s 8

21.5.1998


amended by 21/2010 Sch 2

1.7.2011

s 66



s 66(1)

amended by 29/2019 s 77

1.1.2021

s 66(1a)

inserted by 71/1981 s 46

5.11.1981

s 66(2)

amended by 105/1976 s 27

23.12.1976


amended by 21/2010 Sch 2

1.7.2011

s 66A

inserted by 86/1988 s 15

1.7.1989


amended by 43/1995 s 34

17.6.1996

s 67



s 67(1)

amended by 105/1976 s 28(a)

23.12.1976


amended by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 15

21.4.1997


amended by 17/2006 s 169

4.9.2006


amended by 21/2010 s 48(1)

1.7.2011


amended by 29/2019 s 78(1)

1.1.2021

s 67(1a)

inserted by 69/2001 s 21

3.2.2002


amended by 21/2010 s 48(2)

1.7.2011


amended by 43/2012 s 29

1.7.2013


amended by 29/2019 s 78(2)—(4)

1.1.2021

s 67(3)

inserted by 105/1976 s 28(b)

23.12.1976

s 68



s 68(1)

substituted by 51/1978 s 16(a)

20.7.1978


amended by 71/1981 s 47

5.11.1981


amended by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 16

21.4.1997

s 68(2)

amended by 105/1976 s 29

23.12.1976


amended by 51/1978 s 16(b)

20.7.1978

s 68

deleted by 21/2010 s 49

1.7.2011

s 69 before deletion by 29/2019



s 69(1)

amended by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 17(a)

21.4.1997

s 69(3)

amended by 105/1976 s 30(a)

23.12.1976

s 69(3a)

inserted by 71/1981 s 48

5.11.1981


substituted by 86/1988 s 16

1.7.1989


amended by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 17(b)

21.4.1997

s 69(4)

substituted by 105/1976 s 30(b)

23.12.1976

interested person

amended by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 17(c)

21.4.1997


amended by 21/2010 s 50

1.7.2011

s 69

deleted by 29/2019 s 79

1.1.2021

s 70



s 70(1) and (2)

substituted by 29/2019 s 80(1)

1.1.2021

s 70(2a) and (2b)

inserted by 29/2019 s 80(1)

1.1.2021

s 70(3)

substituted by 86/1988 s 17

1.7.1989


amended by 29/2019 s 80(2)

1.1.2021

s 70(3a)

inserted by 29/2019 s 80(3)

1.1.2021

s 70(4)

substituted by 86/1988 s 17

1.7.1989


amended by 29/2019 s 80(4)

1.1.2021

s 70(4a)

inserted by 71/1981 s 49

5.11.1981


amended by 29/2019 s 80(5)

1.1.2021

s 70(5) before deletion by 29/2019



interested person

substituted by 21/2010 s 51

1.7.2011

s 70(5)

deleted by 29/2019 s 80(6)

1.1.2021

Pt 10A

inserted by 21/2010 s 52

1.7.2011

heading

amended by 29/2019 s 81

1.1.2021

s 70A



s 70A(1)

amended by 29/2019 s 82(1)—(3)

1.1.2021

s 70A(2)

amended by 33/2019 Sch 5 cl 48

1.7.2020


deleted by 29/2019 s 82(4)

1.1.2021

s 70B



s 70B(1)

amended by 29/2019 s 83(1)

1.1.2021

s 70B(2)

amended by 29/2019 s 83(2)—(6)

1.1.2021

s 70B(3)

amended by 29/2019 s 83(7)

1.1.2021

s 70B(4)

substituted by 29/2019 s 83(8)

1.1.2021

s 70B(4a) and (4b)

inserted by 29/2019 s 83(8)

1.1.2021

s 70B(4c)

inserted by 24/2019 s 8

1.1.2020


s 70B(4a) redesignated as s 70B(4c) under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002

1.1.2021

s 70B(5)

amended by 29/2019 s 83(9)

1.1.2021

s 70B(6)

substituted by 29/2019 s 83(10)

1.1.2021

s 70B(7)

amended by 29/2019 s 83(11), (12)

1.1.2021

s 70B(7a)

inserted by 29/2019 s 83(13)

1.1.2021

s 70B(8)

amended by 29/2019 s 83(14)

1.1.2021

s 70B(9)

amended by 29/2019 s 83(15), (16)

1.1.2021

s 70B(10)

substituted by 29/2019 s 83(17)

1.1.2021

s 70B(11)

inserted by 29/2019 s 83(17)

1.1.2021

s 70C



s 70C(1)

amended by 29/2019 s 84(1)

1.1.2021

s 70C(2) and (3)

substituted by 29/2019 s 84(2)

1.1.2021

s 70C(4a)

inserted by 24/2019 s 9(1)

1.1.2020

s 70C(5)

amended by 29/2019 s 84(3)

1.1.2021

s 70C(6)

amended by 29/2019 s 84(4)

1.1.2021

s 70C(7a)

inserted by 29/2019 s 84(5)

1.1.2021

s 70C(8)

inserted by 24/2019 s 9(2)

1.1.2020

s 70D

substituted by 29/2019 s 85

1.1.2021

s 70DA

inserted by 29/2019 s 85

1.1.2021

ss 70DB and 70DC

inserted by 29/2019 s 85

1.1.2021

s 70DD

inserted by 24/2019 s 10

1.1.2020


s 70DA redesignated as s 70DD under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002

1.1.2021

Pt 10B

inserted by 21/2010 s 52

1.7.2011

heading

substituted by 29/2019 s 86

1.1.2021

s 70E



s 70E(1)

amended by 29/2019 s 87(1)

1.1.2021

s 70E(2)

deleted by 29/2019 s 87(2)

1.1.2021

s 70E(3)

amended by 29/2019 s 87(3), (4)

1.1.2021

s 70E(7)

deleted by 29/2019 s 87(5)

1.1.2021

s 70E(8)

amended by 29/2019 s 87(6), (7)

1.1.2021

s 70F



s 70F(1)

amended by 29/2019 s 88(1), (2)

1.1.2021

s 70F(4) and (5)

deleted by 29/2019 s 88(3)

1.1.2021

s 70F(6)

amended by 29/2019 s 88(4)—(6)

1.1.2021

ss 70FA70FC

inserted by 29/2019 s 89

1.1.2021

s 70G



s 70G(1)

amended by 29/2019 s 90(1), (2)

1.1.2021

s 70G(2)

substituted by 29/2019 s 90(3)

1.1.2021

s 70G(3)

amended by 29/2019 s 90(4)

1.1.2021

s 70H



s 70H(1)

amended by 29/2019 s 91(1), (2)

1.1.2021

s 70H(2)

substituted by 29/2019 s 91(3)

1.1.2021

s 70H(3)

amended by 29/2019 s 91(4)

1.1.2021

s 70H(4)

substituted by 29/2019 s 91(5)

1.1.2021

ss 70HA and 70HB

inserted by 29/2019 s 92

1.1.2021

Pt 10C

inserted by 29/2019 s 93

1.1.2021

Pt 11



Heading preceding s 71

substituted by 71/1981 s 50

5.11.1981

s 71



s 71(1)

amended by 29/2019 s 94

1.1.2021

s 72

amended by 43/1995 s 35

17.6.1996


amended by 29/2019 s 95

1.1.2021

Pt 11A before deletion by 29/2019

inserted by 71/1981 s 51

5.11.1981

s 73A



s 73A(1)

amended by 21/2010 s 53(1)

1.7.2011

s 73A(2)

amended by 21/2010 s 53(2)—(5)

1.7.2011

s 73A(4)

amended by 17/2006 s 170

4.9.2006


substituted by 21/2010 s 53(6)

1.7.2011

s 73A(5)

inserted by 21/2010 s 53(6)

1.7.2011

s 73B



s 73B(1)

amended by 14/1986 s 3(1) (Sch 5)

31.7.1986

Pt 11A

deleted by 29/2019 s 96

1.1.2021

Pt 11B

inserted by 73/1999 s 6

1.9.2000 except s 73G—1.3.2001

s 73C



s 73C(1)



emergency order

inserted by 29/2019 s 97(1)

1.1.2021

environment

substituted by 29/2019 s 97(2)

1.1.2021

private mine

deleted by 29/2019 s 97(3)

1.1.2021

s 73D



s 73D(1)

amended by 29/2019 s 98(1)

1.1.2021

s 73D(2)

amended by 29/2019 s 98(2)

1.1.2021

s 73D(3)

inserted by 29/2019 s 98(3)

1.1.2021

s 73E before deletion by 29/2019



s 73E(1)

substituted by 11/2014 Sch 1 cl 20(1)

19.6.2014

s 73E(1a)—(1g)

inserted by 11/2014 Sch 1 cl 20(1)

19.6.2014

s 73E(3)

amended by 21/2010 s 54

1.7.2011

s 73E(5)

amended by 61/2005 s 5(1), (2)

1.1.2006


amended by 11/2014 Sch 1 cl 20(2)

19.6.2014

s 73E

deleted by 29/2019 s 99

1.1.2021

s 73EA

inserted by 11/2014 Sch 1 cl 21

19.6.2014


deleted by 29/2019 s 99

1.1.2021

s 73F before deletion by 29/2019



s 73F(1)

substituted by 11/2014 Sch 1 cl 22

19.6.2014

s 73F

deleted by 29/2019 s 99

1.1.2021

s 73G



s 73G(4a)

inserted by 24/2019 s 11

1.1.2020

s 73G(12a)

inserted by 29/2019 s 100

1.1.2021

s 73H



s 73H(3)

deleted by 29/2019 s 101

1.1.2021

s 73I



s 73I(4)

amended by 29/2019 s 102

1.1.2021

s 73I(6)

amended by 21/2010 s 55(1)

1.7.2011

s 73I(7)

amended by 21/2010 s 55(2)

1.7.2011

s 73J



s 73J(4)

amended by 29/2019 s 103

1.1.2021

s 73K



s 73K(1)

amended by 21/2010 s 56(1)

1.7.2011

s 73K(5)

amended by 21/2010 s 56(2)

1.7.2011

ss 73KA and 73KB

inserted by 29/2019 s 104

1.1.2021

s 73L



s 73L(1)

amended by 29/2019 s 105

1.1.2021

s 73M before substitution by 29/2019



s 73M(4)

amended by 21/2010 s 57

1.7.2011

s 73M

substituted by 29/2019 s 106

1.1.2021

s 73N

substituted by 29/2019 s 106

1.1.2021

s 73O before substitution by 29/2019



s 73O(1)

amended by 21/2010 s 58(1)

1.7.2011

s 73O(2)

amended by 21/2010 s 58(2)

1.7.2011

s 73O(4)

amended by 21/2010 s 58(3), (4)

1.7.2011

s 73O(5)

amended by 21/2010 s 58(5)

1.7.2011

s 73O(8)

amended by 21/2010 s 58(6), (7)

1.7.2011

s 73O(9)

amended by 21/2010 s 58(8)

1.7.2011

s 73O

substituted by 29/2019 s 106

1.1.2021

ss 73P and 73Q

deleted by 29/2019 s 106

1.1.2021

Pt 12



s 74 before substitution by 29/2019



s 74(1)

amended by 105/1976 s 31(a), (b)

23.12.1976


amended by 51/1978 s 17

20.7.1978


amended by 73/1999 s 7 (Sch 1 cl 12(a), (b))

1.9.2000


amended by 21/2010 s 59(1)

1.7.2011

s 74(1a)

inserted by 71/1981 s 52(a)

5.11.1981


amended by 73/1999 s 7 (Sch 1 cl 12(c), (d))

1.9.2000


amended by 21/2010 s 59(2)

1.7.2011

s 74(2) and (3)

deleted by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 18

21.4.1997

s 74(4)

substituted by 105/1976 s 31(c)

23.12.1976


amended by 71/1981 s 52(b)

5.11.1981


deleted by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 18

21.4.1997

s 74(5)

amended by 71/1981 s 52(c), (d)

5.11.1981


amended by 14/1986 s 3(1) (Sch 5)

31.7.1986


deleted by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 18

21.4.1997

s 74(6) and (7)

deleted by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 18

21.4.1997

s 74

substituted by 29/2019 s 107

1.1.2021

s 74AA

inserted by 21/2010 s 60

1.7.2011


substituted by 29/2019 s 107

1.1.2021

s 74A

inserted by 43/1995 s 36

17.6.1996

s 74A(1)

amended by 21/2010 s 61(1)

1.7.2011


amended by 29/2019 s 108

1.1.2021

s 74A(3)

amended by 73/1999 s 7 (Sch 1 cl 13)

1.9.2000


amended by 21/2010 s 61(2)

1.7.2011

s 75



s 75(1)

amended by 14/1986 s 3(1) (Sch 5)

31.7.1986


substituted by 43/1995 s 37

17.6.1996


amended by 21/2010 s 62

1.7.2011


amended by 29/2019 s 109(1)

1.1.2021

s 75(1a) and (1b)

inserted by 29/2019 s 109(2)

1.1.2021

s 75(2)

substituted by 105/1976 s 32

23.12.1976


substituted by 29/2019 s 109(3)

1.1.2021

s 75(3) and (4)

inserted by 29/2019 s 109(3)

1.1.2021

s 75A

inserted by 43/1995 s 38

17.6.1996


amended by 29/2019 s 110(1), (2)

1.1.2021

s 76 before substitution by 61/2005



s 76(1)

amended by 51/1978 s 18(a)

20.7.1978

s 76(2)

amended by 13/2000 s 4(a)

1.7.2000


amended by 73/1999 s 7 (Sch 1 cl 14)

1.9.2000

s 76(2a)

inserted by 13/2000 s 4(b)

1.7.2000

s 76(3a)

inserted by 86/1988 s 18

1.7.1989

s 76(4)

inserted by 51/1978 s 18(b)

20.7.1978


amended by 71/1981 s 53

5.11.1981


(a) deleted by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 19

21.4.1997

s 76 before deletion by 29/2019

substituted by 61/2005 s 6

1.1.2006

s 76(1)

amended by 21/2010 s 63(1)

1.7.2011

s 76(2)

amended by 21/2010 s 63(2)

1.7.2011

s 76(3)—(5)

substituted by 21/2010 s 63(3)

1.7.2011

s 76(5a) and (5b)

inserted by 21/2010 s 63(3)

1.7.2011

s 76(7)

amended by 21/2010 s 63(4)

1.7.2011

s 76

deleted by 29/2019 s 111

1.1.2021

s 77 before deletion by 29/2019



s 77(1)

substituted by 51/1978 s 19

20.7.1978


amended by 71/1981 s 54

5.11.1981


amended by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 20

21.4.1997


amended by 73/1999 s 7 (Sch 1 cl 15(a))

1.9.2000


amended by 61/2005 s 7(1)

1.1.2006


amended by 21/2010 s 64(1)

1.7.2011

s 77(2)

substituted by 51/1978 s 19

20.7.1978


amended by 73/1999 s 7 (Sch 1 cl 15(b))

1.9.2000


amended by 61/2005 s 7(2)

1.1.2006


amended by 21/2010 s 64(2)

1.7.2011

s 77(2a)

inserted by 61/2005 s 7(3)

1.1.2006

s 77(3)

inserted by 105/1976 s 33

23.12.1976


amended by 73/1999 s 7 (Sch 1 cl 15(c))

1.9.2000


amended by 21/2010 s 64(3)

1.7.2011

s 77(4)

inserted by 105/1976 s 33

23.12.1976

s 77

deleted by 29/2019 s 111

1.1.2021

s 77A before deletion by 29/2019

inserted by 61/2005 s 8

1.1.2006

s 77A(1)

amended by 21/2010 s 65

1.7.2011

s 77A

deleted by 29/2019 s 111

1.1.2021

ss 77B—77D

inserted by 21/2010 s 66

1.7.2011


deleted by 29/2019 s 111

1.1.2021

s 78



s 78(1)

amended by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 21

21.4.1997


amended by 21/2010 s 67(1)

1.7.2011


amended by 29/2019 s 112(1)

1.1.2021

s 78(2)

amended by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 21

21.4.1997


amended by 21/2010 s 67(2)

1.7.2011


amended by 29/2019 s 112(2)

1.1.2021

s 79



s 79(1)

s 79 redesignated as s 79(1) by 51/1978 s 20

20.7.1978


substituted by 71/1981 s 55

5.11.1981


amended by 14/1986 s 3(1) (Sch 5)

31.7.1986


amended by 43/1995 s 39(a)

17.6.1996


amended by 29/2019 s 113(1)—(3)

1.1.2021

s 79(2)

inserted by 51/1978 s 20

20.7.1978

s 79(3)

inserted by 43/1995 s 39(b)

17.6.1996

s 79A

inserted by 16/2001 s 6

14.6.2001


substituted by 29/2019 s 114

1.1.2021

s 80



s 80(1)

amended by 71/1981 s 56(a)

5.11.1981


amended by 29/2019 s 115(1)

1.1.2021

s 80(1a)

inserted by 71/1981 s 56(b)

5.11.1981


deleted by 29/2019 s 115(2)

1.1.2021

s 80(1b) and (1c)

inserted by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 22(a)

21.4.1997

s 80(1d)

inserted by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 22(a)

21.4.1997


amended by 73/1999 s 7 (Sch 1 cl 16(a))

1.9.2000


amended by 29/2019 s 115(3)

1.1.2021

s 80(2)

amended by 86/1988 s 19(a)

1.7.1989


amended by 29/2019 s 115(4), (5)

1.1.2021

s 80(2a)

inserted by 29/2019 s 115(6)

1.1.2021

s 80(3)

amended by 86/1988 s 19(b)

1.7.1989


amended by 29/2019 s 115(7)

1.1.2021

s 80(4)

inserted by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 22(b)

21.4.1997


substituted by 29/2019 s 115(8)

1.1.2021

s 80(5)

inserted by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 22(b)

21.4.1997


amended by 73/1999 s 7 (Sch 1 cl 16(b))

1.9.2000

s 80(6)

inserted by 29/2019 s 115(9)

1.1.2021

s 81

amended by 21/2010 Sch 2

1.7.2011


substituted by 29/2019 s 116

1.1.2021

s 82

amended by 21/2010 s 68

1.7.2011


substituted by 29/2019 s 116

1.1.2021

s 83 before deletion by 29/2019



s 83(1)

amended by 14/1986 s 3(1) (Sch 5)

31.7.1986


amended by 21/2010 s 69(1), (2)

1.7.2011

s 83(2)

substituted by 21/2010 s 69(3)

1.7.2011

s 83

deleted by 29/2019 s 116

1.1.2021

s 83A

inserted by 11/2011 s 48

16.6.2011

s 84

deleted by 29/2019 s 117

1.1.2021

s 84A

inserted by 43/1995 s 40

17.6.1996


deleted by 29/2019 s 117

1.1.2021

s 85

substituted by 29/2019 s 118

1.1.2021

s 86 before substitution by 29/2019



s 86(1)

amended by 105/1976 s 34(a), (b)

23.12.1976


amended by 71/1981 s 57

5.11.1981

s 86(2)

amended by 105/1976 s 34(c)

23.12.1976


amended by 21/2010 s 70

1.7.2011

s 86

substituted by 29/2019 s 118

1.1.2021

s 87

amended by 14/1986 s 3(1) (Sch 5)

31.7.1986


amended by 73/1999 s 7 (Sch 1 cl 17)

1.9.2000


amended by 23/2001 s 86

15.7.2001


deleted by 12/2003 s 18

12.6.2003

s 87A

inserted by 105/1976 s 35

23.12.1976


deleted by 21/2010 s 71

1.7.2011

s 88

amended by 71/1981 s 58

5.11.1981


amended by 73/1999 s 7 (Sch 1 cl 18)

1.9.2000


amended by 21/2010 s 72

1.7.2011


substituted by 29/2019 s 119

1.1.2021

s 89

amended by 14/1986 s 3(1) (Sch 5)

31.7.1986


amended by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 23

21.4.1997


amended by 73/1999 s 7 (Sch 1 cl 19)

1.9.2000


amended by 21/2010 s 73(1), (2)

1.7.2011


deleted by 29/2019 s 119

1.1.2021

s 89A

inserted by 43/1995 s 41

17.6.1996


deleted by 84/2009 s 214

1.2.2010

s 89A

inserted by 21/2010 s 74

1.7.2011

s 89B

inserted by 29/2019 s 120

1.1.2021

s 90 before substitution by 29/2019



s 90(1aa)

inserted by 21/2010 s 75(1)

1.7.2011

s 90(2)

amended by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 24

21.4.1997


amended by 21/2010 s 75(2)

1.7.2011

s 90(3)

inserted by 21/2010 s 75(3)

1.7.2011

s 90

substituted by 29/2019 s 121

1.1.2021

s 91

deleted by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1)

24.11.2003


inserted by 21/2010 s 76

1.7.2011

s 91(2)

amended by 29/2019 s 122(1)—(3)

1.1.2021

s 91(3)

amended by 29/2019 s 122(4)

1.1.2021

s 91(4a)

inserted by 29/2019 s 122(5)

1.1.2021

s 91A

inserted by 21/2010 s 76

1.7.2011


deleted by 29/2019 s 123

1.1.2021

s 92



s 92(1)

s 92 amended by 105/1976 s 36

23.12.1976


s 92 amended by 51/1978 s 21

20.7.1978


s 92 amended by 102/1995 Sch 2 cl 25

21.4.1997


s 92 amended by 1/1999 s 9

1.4.1999


s 92 amended by 73/1999 s 7 (Sch 1 cl 20)

1.9.2000


s 92(h) deleted by 71/1981 s 59

5.11.1981


s 92(j) deleted by 71/1981 s 59

5.11.1981


s 92 amended and redesignated as s 92(1) by 21/2010 s 77(1)—(5)

1.7.2011


amended by 20/2011 s 7

1.7.2011


amended by 29/2019 s 124(1)—(5), (7)—(9)

1.1.2021


(g) deleted by 29/2019 s 124(6)

1.1.2021

s 92(2)

inserted by 21/2010 s 77(5)

1.7.2011


amended by 29/2019 s 124(2), (10)

1.1.2021

s 92(3)

inserted by 21/2010 s 77(5)

1.7.2011


amended by 29/2019 s 124(1)—(3)

1.1.2021

s 92(4)—(7)

inserted by 21/2010 s 77(5)

1.7.2011

s 92(8)—(12)

inserted by 29/2019 s 124(11)

1.1.2021

Sch

deleted by 14/1986 s 3(1) (Sch 5)

31.7.1986


s 5(1), (2), (6) and (8) redesignated as Sch under Acts Republication Act 1967

31.7.1986

heading

substituted by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1)

24.11.2003

cl 1

deleted by 29/2019 s 125

1.1.2021

Transitional etc provisions associated with Act or amendments

Statutes Amendment (Mining Administration) Act 1999

11—Transitional provisions

(1) An agreement registered under Part 9B of the Mining Act 1971 before the commencement of this Act will be taken to be an agreement that is to be kept confidential under section 63ZBA of that Act (as enacted by this Act) unless or until all parties to the agreement notify the Mining Registrar otherwise.

Mining (Private Mines) Amendment Act 1999, Sch 2

1—Existing rights and proceedings

(1) Subject to this clause, the repeal of section 19 of the principal Act by this Act does not affect—

(a) the effect of an application under section 19 of the principal Act before the commencement of this Act;

(b) the declaration of an area as a private mine under the principal Act;

(c) any other process commenced before the commencement of this Act.

(2) Subject to this clause, section 19 of the principal Act, as in existence immediately before the commencement of this Act, will continue in force and effect as if this Act had not been enacted for the purpose of—

(a) determining any application for a declaration under that section (including by making an application to the Environment, Resources and Development Court in the event of a difference between the Minister and the applicant);

(b) making any declaration of an area as a private mine;

(c) any right to the payment of royalty pursuant to an application under subsection (17) of that section before 1 March 1980.

(3) The general duty under section 73H of the principal Act (as enacted by this Act) applies from the commencement of this Act (including to mining operations commenced before the commencement of this Act).

(4) The Director may take action under section 73I, 73J or 73K of the principal Act (as enacted by this Act) in relation to circumstances arising after the commencement of this Act (even if those circumstances are attributable to mining operations commenced before the commencement of this Act).

(5) Sections 73M and 73N of the principal Act (as enacted by this Act) extend to grounds in existence before the commencement of this Act (and to any declaration of a private mine before the commencement of this Act).

2—Mine operation plans

(1) The following provisions apply with respect to mine operations plans under Part 11B of the principal Act (as enacted by this Act):

(a) subject to paragraph (b), section 73G of the principal Act (as enacted by this Act) does not apply to mining operations being carried out at a private mine immediately before the commencement of this Act until six months after that commencement; and

(b) a development programme approved by the Chief Inspector under the Mines and Works Inspection Act 1920 before the commencement of section 73G of the principal Act (as enacted by this Act) will be taken to be a mine operations plan for the purposes of that Part to the extent that it relates to mining operations being carried out at a private mine at a particular time (and may be reviewed and amended from time to time under section 73G of the principal Act (as enacted by this Act) as if it were a mine operations plan under that section).

(2) A mine operations plan to which subclause (1)(b) applies must be reviewed in accordance with section 73G of the principal Act (as enacted by this Act) within seven years after the commencement of that section (and will not be subject to the operation of subsection (15)(a) of that section).

3—Additional matters

(1) The Governor may, by regulation, make provision for other matters of a savings or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of this Act.

(2) The Acts Interpretation Act 1915 will, except to the extent of any inconsistency with the provisions of this Act, apply to any repeal or amendment effected by this Act.

Statutes Amendment (Courts and Judicial Administration) Act 2001

22—Transitional provisions

(1) The amendments made to the principal Act by section 20—

(a) do not apply in respect of proceedings commenced before the commencement of that section (and those proceedings may continue as if this Act had not been enacted); and

(b) apply in respect of proceedings commenced after the commencement of that section (including proceedings in respect of a claim arising before the commencement of that section).

(2) The amendments made to the principal Act by section 21 apply in respect of proceedings commenced after the commencement of that section (including proceedings in respect of a claim arising before the commencement of that section).

Mining (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2003, Sch

1—Interpretation

In this Schedule—

commencement date means the date on which sections 6(1) and 8 of this Act come into operation;

pre-amendment application means an application under the principal Act lodged with the Director of Mines before the commencement date;

principal Act means the Mining Act 1971.

2—Transitional provision

The amendments made by sections 6(1) and 8 of this Act do not apply with respect to—

(a) an exploration licence granted on the basis of a pre-amendment application; or

(b) the renewal of an exploration licence if the licence was granted before the commencement date, or on the basis of a pre-amendment application; or

(c) a subsequent exploration licence under section 30AB of the principal Act (as enacted by this Act) if the former licence was granted before the commencement date, or on the basis of a pre-amendment application.

Mining (Royalty No 2) Amendment Act 2005, Sch 1

1—Interpretation

In this Schedule—

Minister means the Minister to whom the administration of the principal Act is committed;

principal Act means the Mining Act 1971.

2—Continuation of existing arrangements

(1) Subject to clause 3, in the case of a mine in existence immediately before the commencement of this Act, the ex-mine gate value of any minerals

(a) subject to royalty under section 17(5) of the principal Act, as enacted by this Act; and

(b) listed in Column 1 of the following table,

will be determined according to the values set out in Column 3 of the following table:


Mineral

Grade

Value ($/unit)

Agricultural Limestone


4/tonne

Barite

1st

2nd

24/tonne

14/tonne

Clay

1st

2nd

8/tonne

4/tonne

Dolomite

1st

2nd

10/tonne

5/tonne

Feldspar


20/tonne

Gold


12/gram

Granites & Granitic Rocks


50/metre3

16.67/tonne

Gypsum

Categories 1-3 (super premium grade, plaster board, cement)

8/tonne

Categories 4-8 (agricultural premium, grade 1, 2 & 3 and other)

4/tonne

Jade (Nephrite)


5000/tonne

5/kilogram

Kaolin


8/tonne

Limesand


4/tonne

Limestone (including Marble)

1st

2nd

8/tonne

4/tonne

Magnesite


8/tonne

Phosphate


4/tonne

Salt


8/tonne

Silica Sand/Rock Silica


4/tonne

Shell Grit


4/tonne

Talc

1st

2nd

20/tonne

10/tonne

(2) The Governor may, by regulation, prescribe principles that may be taken into account to determine whether or not a mine falls within the ambit of subclause (1).

(3) This clause will expire on 31 December 2008.

3—Agreements

(1) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, any agreement under the principal Act relating to royalty on any minerals between the Minister and a person liable to pay the royalty in force immediately before the commencement of this Act will continue to have effect after the commencement of this Act, subject to any modifications that may be necessary in the circumstances or that may be prescribed (and on the basis that the agreement will cease to have effect in any event when the agreement expires, or is brought to an end in accordance with its terms or otherwise by agreement between the parties).

(2) Nothing in this Schedule prevents or limits the ability of the Minister to enter into an agreement under the principal Act as amended by this Act (including an agreement that has the effect of modifying or excluding the operation of clause 2 in the relevant case).

Mining (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2010, Sch 1

2—Transitional provision

(1) In this clause—

principal Act means the Mining Act 1971.

(2) The Minister may, after the commencement of this clause, vary the terms and conditions of a mining lease in existence at that commencement so as to authorise the recovery, use and sale or disposal of extractive minerals in the manner contemplated by section 39(2) of the principal Act or the recovery, use and sale or disposal of other minerals in the manner contemplated by section 39(7) of the principal Act (as enacted by this Act) (and this authorisation will then be taken to be an authorisation under that section).

Mining (Royalties) Amendment Act 2011, Sch 1

1—Transitional provisions

(1) In this clause—

new rate means the rate of royalty applying to new mines under section 17A of the principal Act on account of the amendment effected by section 5(2) of this Act;

principal Act means the Mining Act 1971.

(2) The amendments made by this Act to section 17 of the principal Act apply in relation to minerals recovered on or after 1 July 2011.

(3) The amendments made by this Act to section 17A of the principal Act apply in relation to any mine under that section that comes within the ambit of that section on account of an application lodged with the Director of Mines on or after 16 September 2010 (including a mine declared to be a new mine before the commencement of this clause).

(4) If a mine to which subclause (3) applies is declared to be a new mine before 1 July 2011, the new rate will be taken to have applied in relation to the mine from the date on which the mine was declared to be a new mine for the purposes of section 17A of the principal Act (and any royalty that becomes payable on account of the operation of this subclause must be paid in accordance with any determination of the Minister made for the purposes of this subclause).

(5) The amendments made by this Act to section 17A of the principal Act do not apply in relation to any mine that comes within the ambit of that section on account of an application lodged with the Director of Mines before 16 September 2010 (and section 17A, as in existence immediately before the commencement of this clause, will continue to apply in relation to such a mine as if section 5 of this Act had not been enacted).

Statutes Amendment (Courts Efficiency Reforms) Act 2012

30—Transitional provision

The amendment made to the Mining Act 1971 by this Part—

(a) does not apply in respect of proceedings commenced before the commencement of this Part (and those proceedings may continue as if this Act had not been enacted); and

(b) applies in respect of proceedings commenced after the commencement of this Part (including proceedings in respect of a claim arising before the commencement of this Part).

Mining (Royalties) Amendment Act 2013, Sch 1

1—Transitional provision

(1) The Minister may, in relation to the 2013/2014 financial year—

(a) make any determination or estimate required for the purposes of section 17DA, as inserted into the Mining Act 1971 by this Act, and serve any notice for the purposes of that section, at any time during the 2013/2014 financial year; and

(b) if a notice referred to in paragraph (a) is served on a mining operator, require the mining operator to make a payment of royalty under the scheme established by section 17DA, as inserted into the Mining Act 1971 by this Act, with respect to a period specified by the Minister, according to an estimate made by the Minister, with the payment to be made by a date specified by the Minister (and thereafter monthly payments will apply); and

(c) by notice served on a mining operator, make any other provision of a transitional nature so that section 17DA of the Mining Act 1971, as inserted into that Act by this Act, may operate effectively (including so as to modify the operation of that section in relation to the 2013/2014 financial year).

(2) Any determination, estimate or notice made or served by the Minister under subclause (1) will have effect according to its terms and despite the provisions of the Mining Act 1971.

Budget Measures Act 2014, Sch 1

23—Transitional provision

The amendment made by clause 18 of this Part to section 17 of the Mining Act 1971 applies in relation to extractive minerals recovered on or after 1 July 2014.

Statutes Amendment (Budget Measures) Act 2019, Pt 2

12—Transitional provision

The amendments made to sections 40, 41E and 52 of the Mining Act 1971 by this Part apply in relation to rent paid under those sections following the commencement of this Part.

Statutes Amendment (Mineral Resources) Act 2019, Sch 1 Pt 1—Transitional provisions

1—Interpretation

In this Schedule—

principal Act means the Mining Act 1971.

2—References

On and after the day on which section 4 comes into operation, a reference in any Act, statutory instrument or other document or instrument to a mining tenement under the principal Act will, unless the context otherwise requires, be taken to include a reference to a mineral tenement.

3—Waiver of exemption

(1) In this clause—

mining operator has the same meaning as in the principal Act, as in force immediately before the day on which section 4 comes into operation.

(2) Section 9AA of the principal Act, as in force immediately before the day on which section 9 comes into operation, will continue to apply where a mining operator has given a notice to a person under subsection (1) of that section before the day on which section 22 comes into operation.

4—Registers

All registers kept under section 15A of the principal Act immediately before the repeal of that section by this Act will, on that repeal, be taken to form part of the mining register under section 15AA of the principal Act as enacted by this Act.

5—Mortgages

(1) A mortgage may be registered under section 15AC of the principal Act, as enacted by this Act, whether it was created before or after the commencement of that section.

(2) An application may be made under section 15AD of the principal Act, as enacted by this Act, in relation to a mortgage—

(a) registered on a register under the principal Act before the commencement of that section; or

(b) created before the commencement of that section and registered on the mining register on or after that commencement.

6—Registered documents and dealings

Section 15AH of the principal Act, as enacted by this Act, extends to the registration of any interest, instrument, agreement, statement, notice, order, direction, bond, penalty or other document or dealing on the mining register before the commencement of section 22 of this Act.

7—Royalty

(1) The principal Act, as in force immediately before the commencement of section 23 of this Act, applies for the purposes of the first return required to be furnished by a tenement holder following that commencement and to the calculation of royalty in respect of minerals recovered during the period to which the return relates.

(2) If a relevant event has occurred under section 73E of the principal Act, as in force immediately before the commencement of section 23 of this Act, that event will be taken to be a relevant event for the purposes of section 17AB of the principal Act as enacted by this Act.

8—Exploration licences

(1) In this clause—

grant date is the date of the original grant of an exploration licence;

relevant day means the day on which section 41 comes into operation.

(2) An exploration licence in existence immediately before the relevant day, other than a licence that has been granted under section 30AB of the principal Act, will continue to be subject to the operation of section 30A of the principal Act, as in existence immediately before the relevant day, until the expiration of 5 years from the date on which the licence was granted, and then will be subject to the operation of section 30A of the principal Act, as amended by this Act, as if the term or aggregate term of the licence had reached the period of 6 years, rather than 5 years, and with the grant date for the licence being taken to be 1 year earlier than the actual grant date.

(3) If—

(a) an exploration licence in existence immediately before the relevant day has been granted under section 30AB of the principal Act; and

(b) immediately before the relevant day, the term of that licence when aggregated with the term of the former licence under section 30A of the principal Act, as in existence immediately before the relevant day, has not reached a period of 10 years,

the licence will be subject to the operation of section 30A of the principal Act as in force immediately before the relevant day until the expiration of 10 years from the date on which the former licence was granted, and will then be subject to the operation of section 30A(7)(a) of the principal Act, as amended by this Act, as if the term or aggregate term of the licence had reached the period of 6 years.

(4) If—

(a) an exploration licence in existence immediately before the relevant day has been granted under section 30AB of the principal Act; and

(b) that licence is a successor to a former licence granted under section 30AB of the principal Act; and

(c) immediately before the relevant day, the term of the licence when aggregated with the terms of the former licence or licences under section 30A and 30AB of the principal Act, as in existence immediately before the relevant day, has reached a period of 10 years or more,

the licence will be subject to the operation of section 30A of the principal Act as in force immediately before the relevant day until the expiry of the 5 year aggregate term of the licence and—

(d) the aggregate period of the licence and any former licence will be taken to be 12 years (with the grant date for the licence being adjusted accordingly); and

(e) if the holder of the licence seeks a further renewal of the licence, they will be required to make an application for the renewal of the licence under section 30A of the principal Act, as amended by this Act, and will then be subject to the operation of section 30A(7)(b) (other than subparagraph (ii) of that paragraph) and the licence may continue in force pending the outcome of the application.

9—Expenditure

(1) An expenditure obligation imposed under section 30(1)(b) of the principal Act as a condition of an exploration licence in existence immediately before the relevant day will be taken to set out the level of expenditure that applies in relation to the licence for the purposes of section 30AAA of the principal Act as enacted by this Act.

(2) The Minister may exercise a power under section 30AAA of the principal Act, as enacted by this Act, in relation to any exploration licence in existence immediately before the commencement of that section.

10—Reinstatement of tenements

Section 56Z of the principal Act, as enacted by this Act, cannot apply in relation to a mineral tenement that expired before the commencement of that section.

11—Mining Rehabilitation Fund

The Minister may impose a requirement under section 62AA of the principal Act, as enacted by this Act, in relation to a mining tenement (or mineral tenement) granted before the enactment of that section.

12—Jurisdiction relating to tenements and monetary claims

The amendment to section 67(1a) of the principal Act by section 78—

(a) does not apply in respect of proceedings commenced before the commencement of that section (and those proceedings may continue as if this Act had not been enacted); and

(b) apply in respect of proceedings commenced after the commencement of that section (including proceedings in respect of a claim arising before the commencement of that section).

13—Programs for environment protection and rehabilitation

(1) In this clause—

ADP means a development program approved under regulation 9 of the Mines and Works Inspection Regulations 2013;

relevant day means the day on which section 83 comes into operation;

PEPR means a program under Part 10A of the principal Act;

prescribed item means—

(a) an exploration work program; or

(b) a declaration of environmental factors; or

(c) a program for mining and rehabilitation of land,

within the meaning of regulation 114 of the Mining Regulations 2011 as in force immediately before the relevant day.

(2) A prescribed item—

(a) continues as a PEPR for the purposes of the principal Act; and

(b) insofar as it is relevant to authorised operations conducted under the principal Act on or after the relevant day, will be taken to be an approved program under Part 10A of the principal Act and to be subject to the operation and requirements of—

(i) regulation 114 of the Mining Regulations 2011; and

(ii) Part 10A of the principal Act (including so as to require the prescribed item, as a PEPR, to be reviewed under that Part as required and to be relevant to the operation of section 70D of the principal Act as in force immediately before the relevant day and section 70DA of the principal Act as enacted by this Act on or after the relevant day).

(3) An ADP in force immediately before the relevant day—

(a) will be taken to be a PEPR for the purposes of the principal Act; and

(b) insofar as it is relevant to authorised operations conducted under the principal Act on or after the relevant day, will be taken to be an approved program under Part 10A of the principal Act and to be subject to the operation and requirements of Part 10A of the principal Act (including so as to require the ADP, as a PEPR, to be reviewed under that Part as required and to be subject to the operation of sections 70D and 70DA of the principal Act as enacted by this Act on or after the relevant day).

(4) Subclause (3) does not apply in relation to operations within the ambit of section 5 of the Mines and Works Inspection Act 1920, as enacted by this Act.

(5) The Minister may, on or after the enactment of paragraph (c) of section 70C(5) of the principal Act, reject a program that has been submitted under section 70B of the principal Act before that enactment.

(6) The Minister may require a program audit to be conducted under section 70D of the principal Act, as enacted by this Act, in relation to a PEPR that has been approved before the relevant day.

(7) If a person who has applied for a mineral tenement before the commencement of this Act submits a program for approval under section 70B(4) of the principal Act as substituted by this Act, the program must be consistent with any proposal provided to the Minister during the relevant mineral tenement application process.

14—Caveats

If a caveat lodged under Part 11A of the principal Act is in force immediately before the repeal of that Part by this Act—

(a) the provisions of that Part will continue to apply in relation to the caveat as if the repeal had not been effected; and

(b) Division 3 of Part 2A of the principal Act, as enacted by this Act, will not apply in relation to the caveat.

15—Private mines

(1) In this clause—

prescribed day means the day falling 15 years after the day on which this clause comes into operation.

(2) On and after the prescribed day—

(a) a mine operations plan in force under section 73G of the principal Act immediately before that day will be taken to be an approved program under Part 10A of the principal Act; and

(b) Part 10A of the principal Act will apply to and in relation to a private mine and a person carrying out mining operations in relation to a private mine; and

(c) section 73G of the principal Act will cease to apply to and in relation to a private mine (and that section will be taken to have been repealed on that day); and

(d) sections 73I and 73KA of the principal Act will apply—

(i) as if a reference to a mine operations plan included a reference to a program under Part 10A of the principal Act; and

(ii) as if a reference to objectives contained in a mine operations plan included a reference to environmental outcomes under a program under Part 10A of the principal Act.

16—Safety net

The repeal of section 84A of the principal Act does not affect the operation of any agreement in force under that section before the repeal.

Historical versions

Reprint—31.7.1986


Reprint No 1—1.10.1991


Reprint No 2—4.3.1993


Reprint No 3—15.1.1994


Reprint No 4—3.11.1994


Reprint No 5—1.6.1995


Reprint No 6—17.6.1996


Reprint No 7—21.4.1997


Reprint No 8—21.5.1998


Reprint No 9—1.4.1999


Reprint No 10—29.7.1999


Reprint No 11—8.6.2000


Reprint No 12—1.7.2000


Reprint No 13—1.9.2000


Reprint No 14—1.3.2001


Reprint No 15—14.6.2001


Reprint No 16—15.7.2001


Reprint No 17—3.2.2002


Reprint No 18—4.5.2002


Reprint No 19—12.6.2003


Reprint No 20—30.10.2003


Reprint No 21—24.11.2003


2.9.2004


1.7.2005


1.1.2006


4.9.2006


6.11.2008


1.10.2009


1.2.2010


16.6.2011


1.7.2011


1.7.2013


19.6.2014 (electronic only)


1.7.2014


8.12.2016


22.11.2018


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