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TASMANIA
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MINERAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
AMENDMENT BILL 2006
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CONTENTS
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Principal Act
4. Section 5 amended (Application of Act)
5. Section 129 amended (Claims)
6. Section 131 amended (Hearings and proceedings)
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MINERAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
AMENDMENT BILL 2006
(Brought in by the Minister for Economic Development and
Resources, the Honourable Paul Anthony Lennon)
A BILL FOR
An Act to amend the Mineral Resources Development Act
1995
Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by
and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and
House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Mineral Resources
Development Amendment Act 2006.
2. Commencement
This Act commences on the day on which this
Act receives the Royal Assent.
3. Principal Act
In this Act, the Mineral Resources Development
Act 1995* is referred to as the Principal Act.
*No. 116 of 1995
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4. Section 5 amended (Application of Act)
Section 5 of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by omitting subsection (2) and
substituting the following subsection:
(2) Subject to subsection (3), this Act
does not apply to the surface, or
within 15 metres below the
surface, of any land which is set
apart or dedicated for any public
purpose, other than as -
(a) a public reserve within the
meaning of the Crown
Lands Act 1976; or
(b) a State forest which is not
a forest reserve under the
Forestry Act 1920.
(b) by omitting paragraph (a) from
subsection (3);
(c) by inserting in subsection (9) "and a
public reserve within the meaning of the
Crown Lands Act 1976" after "Nature
Conservation Act 2002".
5. Section 129 amended (Claims)
Section 129(1) of the Principal Act is amended
by inserting "other than an appeal under this
Act" after "section 128".
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6. Section 131 amended (Hearings and proceedings)
Section 131 of the Principal Act is amended by
inserting after subsection (1) the following
subsection:
(1A) The Mining Tribunal is to hear and
determine proceedings relating to an
appeal under this Act -
(a) by taking into account only the
evidence and documents the
Minister relied on when he or she
made the decision under the Act
to which the proceedings relate;
or
(b) by way of a new hearing if both
parties to the appeal agree.
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