South Australian Current Acts

MINING ACT 1971 - SECT 90

90—Reports and verification of information

        (1)         A tenement holder must, at the request of the Minister, provide a report setting out or accompanied by any information or material that is relevant to—

            (a)         the operation or administration of any provision of this Act (insofar as is relevant to any operations carried out (or to be carried out) by the tenement holder under the tenement); or

            (b)         without limiting paragraph (a)—

                  (i)         an assessment of the tenement holder's capability to comply with the requirements of this Act; or

                  (ii)         the identification, delineation or accuracy of any boundary of a mineral tenement.

        (2)         A tenement holder must, at the request of the Minister, provide a report verifying any information or material provided to the Minister or the Director under this Act.

        (3)         A report under subsection (1) or (2), and any information or material required under this section, must, if the Minister so requires, be verified by an independent person with qualifications, and in a manner, specified by the Minister.

        (4)         A report must be provided to the Minister within a period specified by the Minister.

        (5)         Any cost associated with a requirement under this section will be borne by the tenement holder.

        (6)         A tenement holder must not fail to comply with a requirement under this section within the period specified by the Minister.

Maximum penalty: $20 000.

        (7)         If a requirement under this section is not complied with, the Minister may take action to obtain the relevant information or material, or to obtain the verification, so required.

        (8)         The reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Minister taking action under subsection (7) constitute a debt due to the Crown.