Victorian Numbered Regulations

MINERAL RESOURCES (SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT) (MINERAL INDUSTRIES) REGULATIONS 2019 (SR NO 48 OF 2019) - REG 44

For the purposes of regulation 40(c), the specified information is the following information relating to the identification of risks required by section 40(3)(b) of the Act—

        (a)     if exploration work is to be carried out under the licence, details of exploration hazards that may arise from the exploration work;

        (b)     if mining work is to be carried out under the licence, details of mining hazards that may arise from the mining work, including mining hazards arising from—

              (i)     set up or construction; and

              (ii)     operations or production;

        (c)     details of the rehabilitation hazards that may arise from rehabilitation under the licence;

        (d)     an explanation of how the identified hazards may harm or damage the sensitive receptors described in the work plan, including evidence to support the assessment of the potential for harm or damage to be caused;

        (e)     an assessment of the risks that the identified hazards may pose to identified sensitive receptors, having regard to—

              (i)     the nature of the hazard; and

              (ii)     the likelihood of the hazard causing, or contributing to, any harm or damage; and

              (iii)     the severity or consequence of the harm or damage that may be caused.