South Australian Current Acts

MINING ACT 1971 - SECT 73C

73C—Interpretation

        (1)         In this Part—

"compliance order"—see section 73I;

"emergency order"—see section 73KA;

"environment" includes—

            (a)         land, air, water (including both surface and underground water and sea water), organisms, ecosystems, native fauna and other features or elements of the natural environment; and

            (b)         buildings, structures and other forms of infrastructure, and cultural artefacts; and

            (c)         public health, safety or amenity;

"general duty" means the duty under section 73H;

"mine operations plan" means a mine operations plan under section 73G;

"rectification authorisation"—see section 73K;

"rectification order"—see section 73J.

        (2)         Without derogating from the general meaning of mining operations under this Act, "mining operations" includes, for the purposes of this Part, when carried out within the boundaries of a private mine—

            (a)         the treatment, processing or handling of any material recovered in the course of mining operations; and

            (b)         any activity ancillary to the conduct of mining operations.