Victorian Numbered Acts

RESOURCES LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (GENERAL) ACT 2012 (NO. 64 OF 2012)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  

   PART 2--AMENDMENT OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY RESOURCES ACT 2005

   3.      Interpretation  
   4.      New Parts 5A and 5B inserted  
   5.      New section 61A inserted  
   6.      Planning permits  
   7.      New section 63A inserted  
   8.      New section 69A inserted  
   9.      New section 73A inserted  
   10.     Cancellation of authority  
   11.     New sections 74A and 74B inserted  
   12.     New Divisions 8 and 9 of Part 6 inserted  

   PART 3--AMENDMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES (SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT) ACT 1990

   13.     Land which cannot be subject to a licence or authority under the Act  
   14.     Royalties  
   15.     Royalties for lignite  
   16.     Licences may be limited to stratum of land  
   17.     Prospecting licences  
   18.     New section 14BA inserted  
   19.     Application for a licence  
   20.     Notice of applications  
   21.     Multiple applications  
   22.     Grant or refusal of licence  
   23.     Application procedure  
   24.     Division heading amended  
   25.     Statement of economic significance if agricultural land covered by licence  
   26.     Excision of agricultural land from a licence  
   27.     Renewals of licences  
   28.     Transfer of licence  
   29.     Authority to enter land  
   30.     Work must be approved  
   31.     Chief Inspector to be notified of reportable events in relation to mines  
   32.     Commencement of work under a prospecting licence  
   33.     Works under a licence  
   34.     Certain consents etc. not required in case of unrestricted Crown land  
   35.     Tourist fossicking authority  
   36.     Functions of Department Head regarding mining register  
   37.     Giving of work plan or variation to approved work plan for statutory endorsement  
   38.     Department Head may endorse work plan or variation to approved work plan  
   39.     Review by Tribunal  
   40.     Savings and transitional provisions arising from the Mineral Resources Amendment (Sustainable Development) Act 2010  

   PART 4--AMENDMENT OF GREENHOUSE GAS GEOLOGICAL SEQUESTRATION ACT 2008

   41.     Definitions  
   42.     New Part 8A inserted  
   43.     New section 164A inserted  
   44.     New sections 175A and 175B inserted  
   45.     Surveys and drilling operations  

   PART 5--AMENDMENT OF PETROLEUM ACT 1998

   46.     General definitions  
   47.     Reference to chief factors  
   48.     New section 20B inserted  
   49.     Notice to be given to applicants  
   50.     Restrictions on permit area  
   51.     Term of permit  
   52.     Renewal of permit  
   53.     Special drilling authorisation  
   54.     Authorisation holder must give data to permit, lease or licence holder  
   55.     Transfers in relation to special drilling authorisations  
   56.     Cancellation of authority  
   57.     Special drilling authorisation suspended or cancelled if primary authorisation suspended or cancelled  
   58.     Special drilling authorisation expires or is terminated if primary authorisation expires or is terminated  
   59.     Production operations also override planning schemes  
   60.     Alternative approvals  
   61.     Department surveys  

   PART 6--AMENDMENT OF OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2010

   62.     Simplified outline  
   63.     Simplified outline  
   64.     Rights conferred by petroleum access authority  
   65.     Simplified outline  
   66.     Simplified outline  
   67.     Rights conferred by greenhouse gas special authority  
   68.     Offences under regulations  

   PART 7--AMENDMENT OF PIPELINES ACT 2005

   69.     New section 18A inserted  
   70.     Consent to entry onto Crown land  
   71.     Referral of submissions to panel  
   72.     Application to alter authorised route—significant alterations  

   PART 8--AMENDMENT OF INTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984

   73.     Removal of redundant reference  

   PART 9--AMENDMENT OF RESOURCES LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2011

   74.     Part 3 repealed  

   PART 10--REPEAL OF AMENDING ACT

   75.     Repeal of amending Act  
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