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MINING ACT 1971


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   6.      Interpretation
   7.      Application of Act
   8.      Declaration of mineral land etc
   8A.     Opal development areas
   9.      Exempt land
   9AA.    Waiver of exemption (including cooling-off)
   9A.     Special declared areas
   10.     Mining in respect of public roads and places
   10B.    Interaction with other legislation

   PART 2--Administration

   11.     The Minister and the Director to be corporations sole
   12.     Delegation
   13.     Mining registrars and other staff
   14.     Appointment of authorised officers
   14A.    Identity cards
   14B.    Authorised investigations
   14C.    Powers of entry and inspection
   14D.    Power to gather information
   14E.    Production of records
   14F.    Publication of results of investigation
   14G.    Power to give expiation notices
   14H.    Provisions relating to things seized
   15.     Power to conduct geological investigations etc

   PART 2A--Mining register and information

           Division 1--Mining register

   15AA.   The register
   15AB.   Dealings with mineral tenements

           Division 2--Mortgages

   15AC.   Mortgages
   15AD.   Application to court to challenge aspects of mortgages

           Division 3--Caveats

   15AE.   Caveats
   15AF.   Application to Warden's Court to lapse caveat or obtain compensation

           Division 4--Other dealings

   15AG.   Other dealings

           Division 5--Protection from liability

   15AH.   Protection from liability

           Division 6--Information

   15AI.   Interpretation
   15AJ.   Compilation, keeping and provision of material
   15AK.   Tests
   15AL.   Release of material

   PART 3--Reservation of minerals and royalty

   16.     Reservation of minerals
   17.     Royalty
   17A.    Reduced royalty for new mines
   17AB.   Royalty for private mines
   17AC.   Notification of relevant event
   17B.    Assessments by Treasurer
   17C.    Recovery of royalty where appeal lodged
   17CA.   Returns
   17D.    When royalty falls due (general principles)
   17DA.   Special principles relating to designated tenement holders
   17E.    Penalty for unpaid royalty
   17F.    Processed minerals
   17G.    Means of payment
   18.     Passing of property in minerals

   PART 4--Prospecting for minerals

   20.     General right to prospect for minerals
   21.     Steps to establish a mineral claim
   23.     Area of claim
   24.     Registration of claim
   24A.    Claim may lapse
   25.     Rights conferred by ownership of mineral claim
   26.     Mineral claim not transferable etc
   27.     Land not to be subject to successive mineral claims

   PART 5--Exploration licence

   28.     Preliminary
   29.     Nature of exploration licence
   29A.    Application for exploration licence
   29B.    Grant of exploration licence
   30.     Incidents of licence
   30AAA.  Expenditure
   30AA.   Area of licence
   30A.    Term and renewals of licence
   30AB.   Excise of land for public purposes
   31.     Fee
   33A.    Minister may describe or delineate land in any manner
   33B.    Retention status

   PART 6--Mining leases

   34.     Preliminary
   35.     Nature of mining lease
   36.     Application for mining lease
   37.     Approval of application and registration
   38.     Term and renewal of mining lease

   PART 7--Retention leases

   42.     Preliminary
   43.     Nature of retention lease
   44.     Application for retention lease
   45.     Approval of application and registration
   46.     Term and renewal of retention lease

   PART 8--Miscellaneous purposes licences

   47.     Preliminary
   48.     Nature of miscellaneous purposes licence
   49.     Application for miscellaneous purposes licence
   50.     Approval of application and registration
   51.     Term and renewal of miscellaneous purposes licence

   PART 8A--Special mining enterprises

   56A.    Object of this Part
   56B.    Special mining enterprises
   56BA.   Concept phase
   56BB.   Application phase
   56C.    Power to exempt from or modify Act
   56D.    Existing tenements

   PART 8B--Common provisions

           Division 1--Identifying areas and considering applications

   56E.    Identification of areas
   56F.    Related environmental legislation
   56G.    Specially protected areas

           Division 2--Notice

   56H.    Notice

           Division 3--Terms and conditions

   56I.    Matters to be considered
   56J.    Alteration of terms and conditions
   56K.    Special term or condition relating to extractive minerals
   56L.    Offence to contravene term or condition

           Division 4--Rental

   56M.    Rental
   56N.    Debt payable to Crown

           Division 5--Rectification of boundaries

   56O.    Rectification of boundaries

           Division 6--Amalgamation of areas

   56P.    Amalgamation of areas

           Division 7--Change in operations

   56Q.    Preliminary
   56R.    Application
   56S.    Consultation
   56T.    Consideration of proposal
   56U.    Terms and conditions
   56V.    Registration

           Division 8--Cancellation, suspension and surrender

   56W.    Cancellation and suspension--action by Minister
   56X.    Surrender on application

           Division 9--Extension of term or reinstatement of tenement

   56Y.    Extension of term of tenement
   56Z.    Reinstatement of tenement

           Division 10--Assessment reports

   56ZA.   Assessment reports

   PART 9--Entry upon land, compensation and restoration

   57.     Entry on land
   58.     How entry on land may be authorised
   58A.    Notice requirements
   61.     Compensation
   62.     Bond and security
   62AA.   Mining Rehabilitation Fund
   62A.    Right to require acquisition of land
   63.     Extractive Areas Rehabilitation Fund

   PART 9B--Native title land

           Division 1--Exploration

   63F.    Qualification of rights conferred by exploration authority
   63G.    Exploration rights to be held in escrow in certain circumstances

           Division 2--Production

   63H.    Limits on grant of production tenement
   63I.    Applications for production tenements

           Division 3--Application for declaration

   63J.    Application for declaration

           Division 4--Negotiating procedure

   63K.    Types of agreement authorising mining operations on native title land
   63L.    Negotiation of agreements
   63M.    Notification of parties affected
   63N.    What happens when there are no registered native title parties with whom to negotiate
   63O.    Expedited procedure where impact of operations is minimal
   63P.    Negotiating procedure
   63Q.    Agreement
   63R.    Effect of registered agreement
   63S.    Application for determination
   63T.    Criteria for making determination
   63U.    Limitation on powers of Court
   63V.    Effect of determination
   63W.    Ministerial power to overrule determinations
   63X.    No re-opening of issues

           Division 5--Miscellaneous

   63Y.    Non-application of this Part to Pitjantjatjara and Maralinga lands
   63Z.    Compensation to be held on trust in certain cases
   63ZA.   Non-monetary compensation
   63ZB.   Review of compensation
   63ZBA.  Mining Native Title Register
   63ZC.   Saving of pre-1994 mining tenements

   PART 10--Warden's Court--general provisions

   64.     Establishment of Warden's Court
   65.     Powers etc of Warden's Court
   66.     Rules of Warden's Court
   66A.    Removal of cases to ERD Court
   67.     Jurisdiction relating to tenements and monetary claims
   70.     Forfeiture and transfer of mineral tenement

   PART 10A--Operating approval--program for environment protection and rehabilitation

   70A.    Object of Part
   70B.    Preparation or application of program
   70C.    Review of programs
   70D.    Notice of certain programs
   70DA.   Audit of program
   70DB.   Publication of program
   70DC.   Offences
   70DD.   Development programs to be taken to be approved programs

   PART 10B--Compliance and enforcement

   70E.    Power to direct persons to take action to prevent or minimise environmental harm
   70F.    Power to direct rehabilitation of land
   70FA.   Compliance directions
   70FB.   Emergency directions
   70FC.   Contravention of Act
   70G.    Application for review of direction
   70H.    Action if non-compliance occurs
   70HA.   Restriction of claims
   70HB.   Self-incrimination

   PART 10C--Offences and penalties

   70HC.   Penalty for illegal mining
   70HD.   Obstruction of person authorised to mine etc
   70HE.   Civil penalties
   70HF.   Additional orders on conviction
   70HG.   Continuing offences
   70HH.   Offences by bodies corporate
   70HI.   Time limits
   70HJ.   Summary offences
   70HK.   Evidentiary provisions

   PART 11--Assistance to mining

   71.     Minister may assist in conduct of operations
   72.     Research and investigations
   73.     Acquisition of mining equipment

   PART 11B--Private mines

   73C.    Interpretation
   73D.    Application of Act
   73G.    Mine operations plans
   73H.    General duty to avoid undue environmental damage
   73I.    Compliance orders
   73J.    Rectification orders
   73K.    Rectification authorisations
   73KA.   Emergency order
   73KB.   Contravention of Act
   73L.    Application for review of direction
   73M.    Action if non-compliance occurs
   73N.    Revocation of private mine
   73O.    Evidentiary provisions
   73R.    Power to correct errors in declarations

   PART 12--Miscellaneous

   74.     Civil remedies
   74AA.   Enforceable voluntary undertakings
   74A.    Compliance orders
   75.     Provision relating to certain minerals
   75A.    Avoidance of double compensation
   78.     Persons under 16 years of age
   79.     Minister may grant exemptions
   79A.    False or misleading information
   80.     Conditions under which land may be simultaneously subject to more than 1 tenement
   81.     Additional provisions relating to liability
   82.     Deemed consent or agreement
   83A.    Licence or other right is not personal property for the purposes of Commonwealth Act
   85.     Charge on property if debt due to Crown
   86.     Removal of machinery etc
   88.     Hindering authorised officers
   89A.    Offences and ERD Court
   89B.    Penalties and expiation fees payable into Mining Rehabilitation Fund
   90.     Reports and verification of information
   91.     Administrative penalties
   92.     Regulations
           SCHEDULE -Transitional provisions
           Legislative history


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