To increase transparency, nsw government is developing a series of documents to provide the community with an overview of the regulatory pathways. Mining act undertaking reasons for decision nsw department of planning, industry and environment doc19653103 3 proceeding for alleged contravention 11. Legislation on the nsw legislation website is usually updated within 3 working days. Ebrief exploration and mining on private land in nsw.
Young mining has been ordered to suspend all mining operations from thursday 18 august 2016. Their approaches ranged from reserving mineral wealth for the government to the leasing or sale of land. Subsidiary legislation made under this act current versions. Edo nsw undertakes law reform work relevant to water management. This act makes provision for control of mining operations in tanzania and establishes rules relative to the exploration for and exploitation of mineral resources in tanzania.
Edo nsw has produced a number of resources on water management. And in the matter of an application for an order excluding particular portions of the surface rights from the mining claims as outlined in red on schedule a attached hereto and forming part of this order. The purpose of this chapter is to discuss the overarching legislative approval pathway, as well as identify how. Risk assessment workbook for mines nsw resources and. Office and published on the nsw legislation website. Mining act of 1866 an act granting the right of way to ditch and canal owners over the public lands, and for other purposes be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the united states of america in congress. Cohens estate act of 1873 amendment act 1874 no cea. Authorisation this version of the legislation is compiled and maintained in a database of legislation by the parliamentary counsels office and published on the nsw legislation website, and is certified as the form of that legislation that is correct under section 45c of the interpretation act 1987. A general power of attorney is a legal document that allows you the principal to nominate one or more persons referred to as an attorney to act on your behalf.
Jun 05, 2015 workplace health and safety australia. Long service leave metalliferous mining industry act. Therefore responsibility for calculating the amount to be paid and prompt lodgement of royalty returns and. The following laws apply to all nsw mines and petroleum sites. The mining act, 2003 an act to repeal and replace the mining act, cap. A quick guide to australian discrimination laws pdf. See below for guidance relating to all workplaces in nsw, including mining workplaces, under the work health and safety act 2011 and the work health and safety regulation 2017 request to commence a prosecution fact sheet pdf, 157. Compliance, enforcement and prosecutions 20 compliance, enforcement and prosecutions commonwealth prosecutions epbc act under the department of environments compliance auditing plan, four compliance audits were completed by the department during 2015 in relation to a range of projects, including lng and dredging projects. Contents mining and quarrying safety and health act 1999 page 3 authorised by the parliamentary counsel division 3a obligations of officers of corporations. May 30, 2011 new health and safety regulations have officially been passed through the legislative council in new south wales as part of the federal governments national harmonisation. Section 1 work health and safety mines act 20 no 54 part 1 preliminary the legislature of new south wales enacts. The purpose of the act is to encourage prospecting, online mining claim registration and exploration for the development of mineral resources, in a manner consistent with the recognition and affirmation of existing aboriginal and treaty. This guide looks at what the law says about surveillance devices when it is an offence to use them and what.
This act may bo cited as the aborigines protection. The resources regulator has developed a new online version of the statement of compliance, environmental performance and financial history form. The minister may enter into a development agreement with the holder of, or an applicant for, mineral rights for which the minister is the licensing authority. For example, colons are being replaced by emrules emdashes. Section 378zfh1 of the mining act requires that no proceedings for a contravention or alleged contravention of this act may be brought against a person if the person has given an. The regulations prescribe those rates, in the case of coal, as certain percentages ofthe value ofcoal disposed ofby the leaseholder during. Between 20002001 and 20072008, m ineral production in nsw, as a % of mineral production in. Mining operations and mobile equipment selection audit guide. Ndis arrangements has the meaning it has in the national disability insurance.
View all mining act 1992 forms nsw resources and geoscience. This guide explains provides an overview of the legislation, standards and guidelines that relate to health and safety requirements for mining and quarrying operations in queensland. New south wales work health and safety act 2011 no 10. Contents coal mining safety and health act 1999 page 4 division 4 records and reporting 65 changes in management structure to be reported to an inspector 57. Part 1 preliminary 1 name of act this act is the work health and safety mines act 20.
New health and safety regulations in nsw australian mining. General power of attorney nsw land registry services. Mining act 1992 forms view all mining act 1992 forms the resources regulator has developed a new online version of the statement of compliance, environmental performance and financial history form. Refer to the whs mines and petroleum sites legislation page for a more detailed definition of the term. Mining act of 1866 an act granting the right of way to ditch and canal owners over the public lands, and for other purposes be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the united states of america in congress assembled, that the mineral lands of the public domain, both surveyed and unsurveyed, are hereby. Health records and information privacy act 2002 no 71. Safety management systems in mines nsw resources and. Mine safety legislation update nsw resources and energy.
Notice of that approval was published in the nsw government gazette referring to this code of practice as safety management systems in mines on 23 january 2015. This act extends to and in respect of the seabed and applica, subsoil of the continental shelf, as well as the land and the land tion. The british crown, followed by american state and federal governments, experimented with the management of mineral resources. Act to prevail over other acts and laws part 2prohibition of uranium mining and certain nuclear facilities 7. Risk assessment workbook for mines metalliferous, extractive and opal mines, and quarries iga019. Mining industry act 1963 no 48 new south wales historical version for 6. Specify the name and contact details of the person to whom any notices or documents are to be served in regard. The nsw government supports greater consistency across the release of coal resources for exploration under the mining act and the development consent process under the planning system. New south wales mining act 1992 no 29 status information currency of version historical version for 30 january 2012 to 30 june 2012 generated 6 july 2012 at 10. Mining act 1992 australasian legal information institute. Act 703 minerals and mining act, 2006 minister may reserve land from mining 4. Queensland mining and quarrying safety and health act 1999 current as at 30 june 2017 reprint note this reprint commenced 30 june 2017 at the end of the day. An act to make provision with respect to prospecting for and mining minerals, other than coal or shale. Legislation, standards and guidelines business queensland.
In particular, as a consequence of the enactment of the mining amendment act 2008, this regulation. Work health and safety mines act 20 nsw legislation. New south wales work health and safety act 2011 no 10 historical version for 7. The mining act 1906 was amended several times during the twentieth century, and this included enacting a new mining act in 1973 and later in 1992. The act states that the holder ofa mining lease is liable to pay royalty on minerals recovered under the lease at rates prescribed by the regulations. The collection of mining royalties is based on selfassessment.
Mining in nsw october 2012 connecting repositories. Read the information sheet changes to radiation control act affecting mining related activities 145 kb pdf. Mining and petroleum legislation amendment package 2015. Explosives act 2003 australasian legal information institute. The value of mineral production in nsw has shown an upwards trend during the period 20002001 to 20072008. Exploration guideline work programs for prospecting titles. This code of practice is known as the 1050 vegetation clearing code of practice for new south wales 1050 code and has been prepared in accordance with section 100q of the rural fires act 1997. Other relevant legislation as a fossicker you must ensure that you comply with all relevant legislation. Legislation section 125 of the mining act 1992 decision maker anthony keon executive director, nsw resources regulator department of planning, industry and environment section 125 direction to cancel authority as authorised by section 125 of the mining act 1992 act, i anthony keon, having. It also provides an overview of bodies and individuals, such as the mines inspectorate, board of examiners and commissioner for mine safety and health, who work to. Currently, the most relevant object of the mining act is to ensure effective rehabilitation of disturbed land and water, with rehabilitation defined as the treatment or management of disturbed land or. A mine is where mining operations are carried out or a tourist mine.
Inherent in section 55 of the coal mining safety and health act 1999 is the obligation on the site senior executive to ensure that there is an auditable system to determine that other qualifications adopted, where allowed by the committee, are equivalent to. This regulation replaces the explosives regulation 2005 which is. To consolidate the laws relating to the manufacture, storage, sale, transport, importation, exportation and the use of explosives. Mining operations and mobile equipment selection audit guide page 2 of 22 introduction this document was reformatted in november 2015.
The 1872 national mining act emerged from decades of debate about mining and public lands. Aug 18, 2016 the nsw department of industrys resources regulator has issued a suspension notice to young mining for a breach under the mining act relating to the failure to pay outstanding environmental rehabilitation security deposits. The interpretation act 1987 contains definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this act. Browse as made search bills notificationgazette leginfo links generate a pdf for this page. The mining act is the provincial legislation that governs and regulates prospecting, mineral exploration, mine development and rehabilitation in ontario. The main provisions that apply to fossicking are section 12 of the mining act 1992 and clause 12 of the mining regulation 2010 link. Staged repeal status this legislation is currently due to be automatically repealed under the subordinate legislation act 1989 on 1 september 2021 authorisation this version of the legislation is compiled and maintained in a database of legislation by the parliamentary counsels office and published on the nsw legislation website, and is certified as the form of that legislation that is. Page 3 2004 no 783 coal mine health and safety regulation 2006 explanatory note this regulation is made under the coal mine health and safety act 2002 as amended by the mine health and safety act 2004, including section 192 the general regulationmaking power and the sections mentioned in.
Clause 1 mining amendment regulation 2009 mining amendment regulation 2009 under the mining act 1992 2009 no 115 1 name of regulation this regulation is the mining amendment regulation 2009. This code of practice has been approved under section 274 of the work health and safety act 2011. The code was developed in partnership with the department of planning and environment and the office of environment and heritage. Request to commence a prosecution fact sheet pdf, 157.
It identifies key inadequacies with the current system and makes recommendations for legislative change to make the current processes more sustainable, robust, equitable and transparent. This act binds the crown in right of new south wales and, in so far as the legislative power of parliament permits, the crown in all its other capacities. Work health and safety act 2011 no 10 nsw legislation. The use of explosives in all nsw workplaces is covered by the explosives act 2003 and explosives regulation 20. Mining tenures registration act 1962 no 48 as at 12 november. May 18, 2018 the pmmr act requires all government agencies to remit their operating funds to consolidated revenue, and they will be allocated only 10 per cent of their usual operating budget from which to conduct business. Whs mines and petroleum sites amendment regulation 2019.
Mining act 1992 and the regulations under that act. However, it is important that the assessment and determination of development consent is. Nov 12, 2018 this is a reprint of the mining tenures registration act 1962 that incorporates all the amendments to that act as at the date of the last amendment to it. All relevant mining act 1992 application forms link to the online version of this form. Mining and petroleum legislation amendment package 2015 nsw briefing note february 2016 edo nsw is a community legal centre specialising in public interest environmental law. R19,50 government gaze1je of the republic of namibia windhoek 31 december 1992 contents government notice no. Emergency planning for mines is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the work health and safety act 2011 whs act. The main purpose of the legislation is to improve public safety and security of explosives as. Countryterritory kenya document type legislation date 2016 source fao, faolex long title an act of parliament to give effect to articles 60, 62 1f, 66 2, 69 and 71 of the constitution in so far as they apply to minerals. Uranium mining and nuclear facilities prohibitions act 1986 no. Nsw is the most important mineral producing state in australia after western australia and queensland. An application pursuant to section 105 of the mining act for a declaration that the portion of the flag mining claim located within the township of scadding has been staked in accordance with the act and regulations, or in accordance with the mining act r.
The mra is primarily funded through a production levy on the mining industry. Mining act ministry of energy, northern development and mines. At this time no material changes were made to the content of the guide, which was originally published in october 2014 under the title guide to mobile. For a word version of the statement of compliance, environmental performance and financial history, please refer to the resources regulator website at. The act establishes the mining advisory board and provides for. New mining legislation in nsw workplace health and safety. Lodgment of caveats 1 a person claiming an interest in a mining tenement may lodge a a caveat against the mining tenement forbidding the registration of a dealing or surrender affecting the mining tenement or interest.
The parliamentary counsels office is progressively updating certain formatting styles in versions of nsw in force legislation published from 29 july 2019. A petroleum site is a place where petroleum operations are carried out. The paper focuses on the mining act 1992 nsw mining act. Be it enacted by the queens most excellent majesty, by. Nsw petroleum industry regulatory controls the gas industry in nsw is subject to some of the toughest controls in australia to ensure the protection of communities and the environment. Contact details nsw department of planning, industry and environment division of resources and geoscience 516 high street, maitland nsw 2320 po box 344, hunter region mail centre nsw 2310 phone 02 4063 6500 fax 02 4931 6776. However, other changes and initiatives are likely to have significant consequences for the coal mining industry. Health records and information privacy act 2002 no 71 nsw. For help with lodging this application, or for more information. Australian mining safety standards for nz nixed a bill designed to implement australias level of underground mining safety regulations in new zealand has been quashed. Mining legislation amendment uranium exploration act 2012. All legislation for nsw mining workplaces nsw resources.
Australian capital territory discrimination act 1991. Act no 16, 2012 mining legislation amendment uranium exploration act 2012 no 16 new south wales an act to amend the mining act 1992, the uranium mining and nuclear facilities prohibitions act 1986 and other acts and instruments with respect to prospecting for uranium and the ownership of uranium. Short title and coth2 this act shall come into operation on such date as the menceminister may, by notice in the gazette, appoint. The work health and safety mines and petroleum sites amendment regulation 2019 the amendment regulation is made under the work health and safety mines and petroleum sites act 20 the act, which regulates work health and safety at mines and petroleum sites in new south wales the amendment regulation will amend the whs mines and petroleum sites regulation 2014 to address. An act to amend a number of acts to implement emergency. Explosives act 2003 20 no 476 part 1 preliminary 1 name of regulation this regulation is the explosives regulation 20.
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