Victorian Numbered Acts

MINERAL RESOURCES (SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT) AMENDMENT ACT 2014 (NO. 10 OF 2014) - SECT 23

    (1)     Section 45(1)(a)(xi), (1)(a)(xii), (1)(a)(xiii), (4), (4A) and (4B) of the Principal Act are repealed .

    (2)     In section 45(5) of the Principal Act omit ", or a person or a body that consents under subsection (4), (4A) or (4B),".

    (3)     In section 45(7) of the Principal Act, in the definition of "work", for "but does not include the carrying out of low impact exploration." substitute —

"but does not include exploring for minerals on land—

        (k)     without using equipment (other than non-mechanical hand tools) to excavate on the land; and

        (l)     without using explosives on the land; and

        (m)     without removing or damaging any tree or shrub on the land.".