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South Australia
National Parks and Wildlife
(Arkaroola—Mt. Painter Sanctuary Mining Prohibition) Amendment
Bill 2008
A BILL FOR
An Act to amend the National Parks and Wildlife
Act 1972.
Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short
title
2 Amendment provisions
Part 2—Amendment of National Parks and Wildlife
Act 1972
3 Insertion of section
44A
44A Prohibition of prospecting and mining in
Arkaroola—Mt. Painter Sanctuary
The Parliament of South Australia enacts as
follows:
This Act may be cited as the National Parks and Wildlife
(Arkaroola—Mt. Painter Sanctuary Mining Prohibition) Amendment
Act 2008.
In this Act, a provision under a heading referring to the amendment of a
specified Act amends the Act so specified.
Part 2—Amendment
of National Parks and Wildlife
Act 1972
After section 44 insert:
44A—Prohibition of prospecting and mining in
Arkaroola—Mt. Painter Sanctuary
(1) Subject to this section, rights of entry, prospecting, exploration or
mining cannot be acquired or exercised pursuant to a mining Act in respect of
the land declared to be a sanctuary under the name Arkaroola—Mt.
Painter Sanctuary on 15 February 1996 (Gazette 15.2.1996
p1144).
(2) Subsection (1) applies—
(a) to the acquisition of rights after the commencement of this section;
and
(b) to the exercise of rights whenever acquired or purported to be
acquired; and
(c) to the land referred to in subsection (1)—
(i) whatever interests exist in relation to the land (or any part of it)
at or after the commencement of this section; and
(ii) whether or not the land (or any part of it) remains a sanctuary at or
after the commencement of this section.
(3) This section does not apply—
(a) to the acquisition (by grant, transfer, renewal or otherwise)
of—
(i) a mining lease under the Mining Act 1971 granted pursuant
to an application for a lease made under that Act on or before 3 September 2008;
or
(ii) a miscellaneous purposes licence under the Mining
Act 1971 granted for purposes ancillary to the conduct of mining
operations under such a lease; or
(b) to the exercise of rights conferred by a lease or licence referred to
in paragraph (a).