Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) In this Division
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guidelines means guidelines approved by the
Director General of Mines for the purposes of this Division;
mine closure plan means a document that —
(a) is
in the form required by the guidelines; and
(b)
contains information of the kind required by the guidelines about the
decommissioning of each proposed mine, and the rehabilitation of the land, in
respect of which a mining lease is sought or granted, as the case requires;
mining proposal means a document that —
(a) is
in the form required by the guidelines; and
(b)
contains information of the kind required by the guidelines about proposed
mining operations in, on or under the land in respect of which a mining lease
is sought or granted, as the case requires; and
(c)
contains a mine closure plan;
relevant mining proposal , in relation to a mining
lease, means —
(a) a
mining proposal that accompanied the application for the mining lease under
section 74(1)(ca); or
(b) a
mining proposal for which there is approval as described in section 82A(2)(b);
significant mineralisation has the meaning given
in subsection (2).
(2) For the purposes
of this Division there is significant mineralisation in, on or under land to
which an application for a mining lease relates if exploration results in
respect of a deposit of minerals located in, on or under that land indicate
that there is a reasonable prospect of minerals being obtained by mining
operations.
[Section 70O inserted: No. 39 of 2004 s. 27;
amended: No. 12 of 2010 s. 8.]