Extractive Industries Development Regulations 1996 (Vic)

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Version No. 006

Extractive Industries Development Regulations 1996

S.R. No. 42/1996

Version incorporating amendments as at 22 August 2006

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

PART 1—PRELIMINARY

101.Objectives

102.Authorising provisions

103.Commencement

104.Definitions

PART 2—CONSENT TO SEARCH FOR STONE ON CROWN LAND

201.Records and returns—Consent to search for stone

202–204.Revoked

PART 3—WORK PLANS AND WORK AUTHORITIES

301.Work plan for work authorities

302.Application for a work authority

303.Application to vary a work authority

304.Application to transfer a work authority

305.Records and returns—work authorities

306.Inspections

307.Certain information to be kept at the quarry

PART 4—ROYALTIES

401.Calculation of royalties

402.Alcoa land

403.Time of payment of royalties

PART 5—QUARRY MANAGERS

501.Application for quarry manager's certificate

502.Qualifications regarding first aid administration and use of explosives

503.Procedure of a Panel

PART 6—PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY

601.Notice relating to noise, dust, air blast and ground vibrations limits

PART 7—QUARRYING INFRINGEMENTS

701.Offences

702–706.Revoked

707.Prior convictions

PART 8—AMENDMENTS TO EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES REGULATIONS 1989

801.Amendment of saved regulations

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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1—Fees

SCHEDULE 2—Records and Returns—Consent to Search for Stone

SCHEDULE 3—Work Plan Information

SCHEDULE 4—Records and Return—Work Authority

SCHEDULE 5—Rate of Royalties

SCHEDULE 6—Application for Quarry Manager's Certificate

SCHEDULE 7—Quarrying Infringements

SCHEDULES 8, 9—Revoked

SCHEDULE 10—Amendments of Extractive Industries Regulations 1989

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ENDNOTES

1.  General Information

2.  Table of Amendments

3.  Explanatory Details

Version No. 006

Extractive Industries Development Regulations 1996

S.R. No. 42/1996

Version incorporating amendments as at 22 August 2006

PART 1—PRELIMINARY

101.Objectives

The objectives of these Regulations are to—

(a)provide for the payment of royalties for the extraction of stone from Crown land;

(b)prescribe various fees, forms, procedures and other requirements relating to search permits, work authorities and quarry managers' certificates for extractive industries;

(c)prescribe penalties and various other matters authorised by the Act.

102.Authorising provisions

These Regulations are made under sections 11, 14, 16, 17, 18, 23, 28, 39, 45, 46, 47, 52, 56 and item 6(1) of Schedule 2 to the Extractive Industries Development Act 1995.

103.Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 1 June 1996.

104.Definitions

In these Regulations "the Act" means the Extractive Industries Development Act 1995.

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PART 2—CONSENT TO SEARCH FOR STONE ON CROWN LAND

201.Records and returns—Consent to search for stone

(1)For the purposes of section 52(2) of the Act, the holder of a consent under section 11 of the Act must furnish to the Minister information relating to surveys and other operations authorised by the consent in the form of the records and return set out in Schedule 2 for the period between 1 July and the following 30 June of each year.

(2)The holder must furnish the information required by sub-regulation (1) to the Minister within 4 weeks after the end of the period for which it is required to be completed.

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PART 3—WORK PLANS AND WORK AUTHORITIES

301.Work plan for work authorities

(1)A person who lodges a work plan under section 17 of the Act must ensure that it contains the information described in Schedule 3.

(2)An application for approval of a variation to a work plan under section 18 of the Act must contain the information in Schedule 3 that relates to the proposed variation.

(3)A person who lodges a work plan under section 17 of the Act or an application for the variation of a work plan under section 18 of the Act must also pay the fee shown in Schedule 1 at the time of lodging.

302.Application for a work authority

A person who lodges an application for a work authority under section 19 of the Act must also pay the relevant fee shown in Schedule 1 at the time of lodging.

303.Application to vary a work authority

A person who requests that the Minister vary a work authority under section 22 of the Act must also pay the relevant fee shown in Schedule 1 at the time of making the request.

304.Application to transfer a work authority

A person who applies for the consent of the Minister for the transfer of a work authority must also pay the fee shown in Schedule 1 at the time of the application.

305.Records and returns—work authorities

(1)For the purposes of section 52(1) of the Act, the holder of a work authority must furnish to the Minister—

(a)information relating to work done under the authority in the form of the records and return set out in Schedule 4 for the period between 1 July and the following 30 June of each year; and

(b)a summary of statistics of injuries relating to work done under the authority for the periods of 1 January and 30 June and 1 July to 31 December in each year.

(1A)The holder must furnish the information required by sub-regulation (1) to the Minister within 4 weeks after the end of the period for which it is required to be completed.

(2)The holder of a work authority must ensure that a return or summary submitted under sub-regulation (1) is accompanied by a statutory declaration signed by the holder of the authority which verifies that the contents of the return or summary are true and accurate.

Penalty applying to this sub-regulation: 20 penalty units.

306.Inspections

(1)An inspector who has inspected a quarry may provide or, at the request of the manager of the quarry, must provide to the manager a report of his or her findings as to the extent of compliance with the Act and these Regulations.

(2)If an inspector carries out an inspection of a quarry the holder of the work authority must pay the inspection fee in Schedule 1 but is only liable to pay the inspection fee for the first inspection in any year.

307.Certain information to be kept at the quarry

The holder of a work authority and the owner of a quarry must take all reasonable steps to ensure that a copy of the authority and any conditions that attach to the authority and any approved work plan are kept at the quarry or any place where an extractive industry is being carried out for the use and information of the manager of the quarry or the person who manages the extractive industry operation.

Penalty:10 penalty units.

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PART 4—ROYALTIES

401.Calculation of royalties

Unless otherwise specified in a work authority or waived or varied under section 28 of the Act, royalty is assessable with respect to stone extracted from Crown land—

(a)upon that stone being sold or otherwise removed from the land in respect of which a work authority is granted; or

(b)if that stone is intended for use in the manufacture of concrete, asphalt, bricks, tiles or cement products on the same site where the stone is extracted, upon that stone being excavated—

at the appropriate rate specified in Schedule 5.

402.Alcoa land

Unless otherwise specified in a work authority, a holder of a work authority must pay royalty in accordance with regulation 401 and at the appropriate rate specified in Schedule 5 if stone is removed under a work authority in respect of land in the leased area within the meaning of the definition of "leased area" in the agreement set out in the Schedule to the Mines (Aluminium Agreement) Act 1961.

403.Time of payment of royalties

(1)Unless otherwise specified in a work authority, royalties are payable—

(a)for the period of 12 months ending on 30 June in each year; or

(b)if the holder of the work authority, by notice in writing to the Secretary, elects to pay royalties at 6 monthly intervals, for the period of 6 months ending on 30 June and 31 December in each year—

and must be paid within 4 weeks after the end of the period for which they are payable.

(2)The holder of a work authority must ensure that the payment is accompanied with a signed statutory declaration which states the amount of stone on which royalties are payable for that period.

Penalty applying to this sub-regulation: 20 penalty units.

(3)The holder of a work authority may by notice in writing to the Secretary elect to pay royalties at 6 monthly intervals for the period of 6 months ending on 30 June and 31 December.

(4)The holder of a work authority must retain copies of records of sales and production for inspection purposes for 6 years.

Penalty applying to this sub-regulation: 10 penalty units.

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PART 5—QUARRY MANAGERS

501.Application for quarry manager's certificate

An application for a quarry manager's certificate must be—

(a)in the form of Schedule 6; and

(b)accompanied by the application fee specified in Schedule 1.

502.Qualifications regarding first aid administration and use of explosives

(1)A person is qualified for the purposes of section 39(2)(e) of the Act to administer first aid if he or she has successfully completed a course in first aid that has been approved as satisfying the objectives of a level 2 course contained in appendix 2 of the Code of Practice for First Aid in the Workplace, Occupational Health and Safety Act 1985 published by the Department of Labour in 1988.

(2)A person is qualified for the purposes of section 39(2)(f) of the Act to use explosives if he or she is the holder of a permit to use explosives issued by the Chief Inspector of Quarries under regulation 527 of the [1]Extractive Industries Regulations 1989.

503.Procedure of a Panel

(1)A panel appointed under section 40 of the Act may inquire into a matter at the time and at the place that it determines and is bound by rules of natural justice.

(2)If a panel has been appointed, it must not hold a hearing until it has given the holder of the quarry manager's certificate at least 28 days notice of the time and place for holding the hearing together with a summary of the matter which is the subject of the inquiry.

(3)In conducting a hearing the panel is not bound by laws of evidence but may inform itself on any matter as it thinks fit.

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PART 6—PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY

601.Notice relating to noise, dust, air blast and ground vibrations limits

(1)With respect to any quarry which is not an extractive industry, an inspector, after consultation with the person who owns the quarry, may serve a notice requiring that levels of noise, dust, airblast overpressure or ground vibrations attributable to blasting in the quarry should not exceed the limits specified in the notice at any location external to the quarry site specified in the notice.

(2)An inspector must not issue a notice under sub-regulation (1) that—

(a)requires a noise limit to be inconsistent with any noise limit imposed under the Environment Protection Act 1970 for protection of persons from noise emissions from commercial, industrial or trade premises;

(b)requires a level of airborne dust concentration that is not within the range of acceptable limits for airborne dust which are contained in the Worksafe Australian Standard, Exposure Standard for Atmospheric Contaminants in the Occupational Environment, Guidance Notes and National Exposure Standards, May 1990;

(c)requires a limit about airblast overpressure attributable to blasting in a quarry, which is outside the range of 115 and 120 decibels;

(d)requires a limit about ground vibration attributable to blasting in the quarry, which is outside the range of 5 and 10 millimetres per second.

(3)The manager of the quarry must comply with any notice issued under sub-regulation (1).

Penalty applying to this sub-regulation: 100 penalty units.

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PART 7—QUARRYING INFRINGEMENTS

701.Offences

(1)For the purposes of section 45 (1) of the Act the offences set out in column 1 of Schedule 7 are offences to which Division 2 of Part 5 of the Act applies.

(2)For the purposes of section 45 (5) of the Act the penalty prescribed for an infringement is the amount in column 3 of Schedule 7 set out opposite the infringement.

(3)A summary of an infringement in column 2 of Schedule 7 is not to be taken to affect the nature or elements of an offence to which the summary refers or the operation of these Regulations or the Regulations continued in force by item 6(1) of Schedule 2 to the Act.

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707.Prior convictions

(1)A document for the purposes of section 47 (1) of the Act is in the prescribed form if it is in writing and contains—

(a)the name of the informant; and

(b)the name and address of the person to whom the convictions relate; and

(c)brief details of each prior conviction, being a statement of the court of law at which the person is alleged to have been convicted, the date of the conviction, a short description of the alleged offence and a short description of the penalty imposed.

(2)A notice for the purposes of section 47 (2) of the Act is in the prescribed form if it is in writing and if it states that if the person does not appear in answer to the summons served with the notice and if the person is convicted of the infringement alleged in the summons, the document will be admissible as evidence that the person has been convicted previously as alleged.

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PART 8—AMENDMENTS TO EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES REGULATIONS 1989

801.Amendment of saved regulations

Divisions 3 and 4 of Part 4 and Parts 5 and 6 of the Extractive Industries Regulations 1989 are amended as specified in Schedule 10.

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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1

FEES

ITEM No. REG. No. NATURE OF FEE AMOUNT

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3. 301 Fee for approval of a work plan over an area exceeding 5 hectares or exceeding 2 metres in depth 31×1 fee units
4. 301 Fee for approval of a work plan over an area not exceeding 5 hectares and not exceeding 2 metres in depth 10×4 fee units
5. 301 Fee for approval of a variation to a work plan 25×9 fee units
6. 302 Fee for approval of a work authority over an area exceeding 5 hectares or greater than 2 metres in depth 41×4 fee units
7. 302 Fee for approval of a work authority over an area not exceeding 5 hectares and not exceeding 2 metres in depth 10×4 fee units
8. 303 Fee for approval of a request to vary a work authority 25×9 fee units
9. 304 Fee for consent to transfer a work authority 15×5 fee units
10. 306 Inspection fee for a work authority site exceeding 5 hectares or exceeding 2 metres in depth 24×3 fee units

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306

Inspection fee for a work authority site not exceeding 5 hectares and not exceeding 2 metres in depth

10×9 fee units

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501

Application fee for a quarry manager's certificate

36×2 fee units

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SCHEDULE 2

Regulation 204

RECORDS AND RETURNS—CONSENT TO SEARCH FOR STONE

Consent Number:

Reporting Period:

Locality including 1:100000 Map Numbers:

Full Name and Address of Consent Holder:

Summary of Results including—

·A complete record of all geological, geophysical, geochemical and other technical investigations with relevant maps showing locations of surveys.

A complete record of all drill holes and excavations with logs and relevant maps showing locations.

·Details of any material tested.

·A summary of stone resources identified.

List here any attached reports, transparencies and other data:

I certify that the information supplied in this report is a true statement of the operations carried out under this consent during the period specified.

DATED this  day of                  20

Signature of Consent Holder

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SCHEDULE 3

Regulation 301(2)

WORK PLAN INFORMATION

If the work plan covers an area, other than an area not exceeding 5 hectares and less than 2 metres in depth:

1.General description of geological information including estimates of stone resources.

2.A general location plan at a scale of 1:100,000 or 1: 50,000.

3.A regional plan at a scale of 1:25,000 showing the extent of Crown lands, private lands, private land allotments, rivers and streams within the proposed work plan area, and, where possible, parks and reserves within 2 kilometres of the site. Certificates of title must also be submitted with respect to any private land allotments.

4.A site plan at an appropriate scale including cross-sections, showing and describing existing surface contours, and topographical features, drainage patterns, water courses, vegetation features and soil information and also including—

(a)the proposed buildings and surface facilities including location of crushing, screening and other processing plant;

(b)the anticipated extent of extraction with proposed bench heights, berm details and working batters;

(c)the sequencing of extraction;

(d)the location of topsoil and waste rock dumps and stockpile areas;

(e)the location of proposed water dams, any slime dams, and sediment retention systems and any measures for the diversion of water from the site;

(f)access roads.

5.Description of processing methods to be used including the proposed plant layout.

6.An environmental management program setting out the—

(a)proposals for the disposal of any effluents, protection of groundwater, and drainage and erosion control;

(b)proposals for the suppression of noise, dust from any source and vibrations from blasting operations;

(c)proposals for the effective monitoring of the operation.

7.A rehabilitation plan, taking into account section 32(a) of the Act which includes—

(a)the concepts for the possible end use of the site;

(b)the proposals for the progressive rehabilitation to a safe and stable landform of extraction areas including slope batters, road cuttings, and dumps;

(c)the proposals for landscaping to minimise the visual impact of the site;

(d)any proposals to protect and conserve native vegetation during the production phase of the operation.

(e)any proposals for the final rehabilitation and vegetation of the site including final security of the site, securing of water dams and slimes dams and removal of plant and equipment.

8.Other information that may be relevant to the application but not included above.

9.If the work plan covers an area not exceeding 5 hectares and is less than 2 metres in depth—

(a)a general description of any test work undertaken on the area;

(b)a general location plan at a scale of 1:25000, together with certificates of title for any private land allotments;

(c)a plan of the area at an appropriate scale which shows the—

(i)proposed buildings and surface facilities;

(ii)access roads and tracks;

(iii)location of any proposed settling dams or water dams;

(iv)general drainage pattern of the area;

(v)proposed sequencing and extent of extraction;

(d)if any treatment of excavated material is to occur on site, a description of the treatment plant.

(e)a description of rehabilitation proposals which takes into account section 32(a) of the Act and includes—

(i)the proposals for the progressive rehabilitation and stabilisation of extraction areas;

(ii)the proposals to minimise the visual impact of the site;

(iii)any proposals for removal of any plant or equipment.

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SCHEDULE 4

Regulation 305(1)(a)

RECORDS AND RETURN—WORK AUTHORITY

PRODUCTION, SALES AND VALUE OF STONE FOR THE PERIOD ENDING

Name of Principal Material Quarried

Work Authority(s) Numbers

Location of Quarry ........................................................... Municipality..................................

Name of Owner, Holder of Work Authority, or Company........................................................

STATUTORY DECLARATION

I.

(full name)

of

(full address)

do solemnly swear and sincerely declare that the information in this return is a true and correct statement of work done under the work authority.

I acknowledge that this declaration is true and correct and I make it in the belief that a person making a false declaration is liable to the penalties of perjury.

Declared at
in the State of Victoria on

Before:

Name and address in legible writing, typing
or stamp below signature.

A person authorised under section 107A(1) of the Evidence Act to
witness the signing of a statutory declaration

Person to be contacted if queries arise regarding this return

Name:  Telephone Number........................

ROCK TYPE  (Choose from list below)  (1)

PRODUCT TYPE  (Choose from

list below)  (1)

QUANTITY OF TOTAL SALES

/ or QUANTITY EXTRACTED

Cubic metres / Tonnes              (2)

VALUE OF TOTAL SALES AT GATE  (3)   
QUANTITY OF TOTAL SALES FROM STONE REMOVED FROM CROWN LAND / OR QUANTITY EXTRACTED FROM CROWN LAND       (4)            Cubic Metres                 Tonnes

INSTRUCTIONS
Rock type and Product type (1)

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Choose rock type from the list below and associated product types. Use the separate columns for each product type. Overburden from hard rock quarries should generally be shown as "fill" under the parent rock type, not as "clay & clay shale" unless used for manufacture of fired products.

Quantity of Total Sales (2)

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I.Include the useable quantity actually produced under the work authority. It should relate to quarry products sold, used or disposed of during the period, being materials extracted from this site and used by the organisation or transferred to an associated organisation.

II.Do not include products produced from raw materials imported to this site from another operation. Such imported material, treated and sold materials should be accounted for on a separate form relating to the site where they were extracted.

III.Royalty must be paid using the appropriate column in Schedule 5 which corresponds with the method of measurement at the stage the royalty becomes payable under Regulation 401

Value of Total Sales at Gate (3)

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Sales value should be the value at the quarry gate (ex bin) including any loading cost. If actual sales from the quarry include outward freight and cartage, that amount must be deducted for the purposes of this report. If stone is not actually sold or disposed from a site but is used on that site for the manufacture of asphalt, concrete, bricks, tiles or cement products, an estimated value of the stone prior to its use for that purpose needs to be provided. Sales tax needs to be excluded.

Quantity of Total Sales from Stone removed from Crown land/or Quantity extracted from Crown land (4)

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This is the amount of stone on which royalty must be paid pursuant to section 28 of the Act.

TABLE OF ROCK TYPES AND PRODUCT TYPES

ROCK TYPES

PRODUCT TYPES

Basalt Old
Basalt New
Trachyte
Dolerite
Granite (incl. granodiorite, porphry
   microgranites
Scoria
Tuff
Gneiss
Hornsfels
Marble
Quartzite
Schist
Slate
Sedimentary (usually rippable rocks incl sandstone, shale, siltstone chert,
mudstone, claystone)







Limestone (incl. limesand)













Sand and Gravel (naturally
occurring gravels, not crushed
sedimentary rocks)



Aggregate (ie. aggregate, rail ballost, filler material) single size screenings such as concrete

Road Base (Class 1 & 2 crushed rock (CR)
Road Sub-Base (incl. Class 3
& 4 CR, NDCR and track material)
Fill (incl. scalpings, spalls)
Armour (incl. beaching)
Dimension stone



Road Base Class 1 & 2 crushed rock (CR)
Road Class Sub-Base (Class 3 & 4 CR, NDCR and track material)
Fill (include scalpings, spalls)
Dimension stone
Cement
Agriculture
Lime
Flux
Industrial Filters


Aggregate (ie single size screenings such as concrete aggregate filter materials)
Road Base (Class 1 & 2 crushed rock (CR)
Road Sub-Base (include Class 3 & 4 CR, NDCR and track material)
Fill (incl. scalpings, spalls)
Concrete sand
Fine sand (Brick, Packing Bedding, Plaster, Asphalt
Foundry sand
Glass sand
Industrial (silica flour, fibre glass, ceramics, etc)



Clay and Clay Shale

Brick (incl. Pavers)
Tile/Pipe
Firebricks
Stoneware (incl Pottery, Whiteware)
Fill

Soil

Peat

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SCHEDULE 5

Regulations 401 and 402

RATE OF ROYALTIES

In this Schedule "M3" and "tonne" mean a cubic metre and tonne of material respectively in the form as sold, that is the loose measurement of the product removed.

TYPE OF STONE

RATE PER M3

RATE PER TONNE

All stone (except dimension stone and marble)

$1.43

$0.87

Dimension stone and marble

$8.07

$3.23

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SCHEDULE 6

Regulation 501

APPLICATION FOR QUARRY MANAGER'S CERTIFICATE

I apply for a certificate of competency as a quarry manager and submit the following particulars:

Name in full:  Use BLOCK letters

Surname:  Given names in full:

Address in full:  Use BLOCK letters

  Postcode               Telephone No

Date of Birth         /            /                 Place of Birth

EDUCATION:   Give details of the standard reached, any courses attended, and details of any diplomas, or certificates obtained ( attach copies of these documents )

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE

COURSE

YEARS ATTENDED

QUALIFICATIONS

Details of Shotfirer's permits (Attach copy)

Details of any previous manager's certificates (Attach copy)

Details of current first aid certificates (Attach copy)

REFERENCES—List 3 persons who are familiar with your character and qualifications

Provide written references from the referees listed below

NAME

ADDRESS

OCCUPATION

SOCIETIES, INSTITUTES, ASSOCIATIONS—List any professional, sub professional or trade membership

I enclose the fee of $       and copies of documentary evidence (references, qualifications, experience) which support the statements made in this application. Original certificates, references, or testimonials should NOT be enclosed but need to be available if requested.

Signature of applicant:

Date:               /           /

Applicants need to provide a detailed report of the nature and extent of their practical experience as follows:

DETAILS OF EXPERIENCE:   If more space is required attach additional sheets

From: (month/year)                To: (month/year)              
Title of Position:  Number supervised:

Name of Employer:  Address of Employer:

Type of operation:  Name of Person in charge:

Description of work performed: 

You are required to detail the time spent in relation to the following activities at the face.

DRILLING AND BLAST DESIGN
CHARGING AND BLASTING
PROCESSING
LOADING
OTHER

Signature of Applicant  Date:

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SCHEDULE 7

Regulation 701(1)

QUARRYING INFRINGEMENTS

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Infringement Summary of Infringement Penalty
An offence under section 8(a) of the Act A person searching for stone or carrying out a survey or other operation for the purpose of searching for stone on Crown land without consent 5 penalty units
An offence against section 8(b) of the Act A person searching for stone or carrying out a survey or other operation for the purpose of searching for stone on private land without consent 5 penalty units
An offence under section 9(2) of the Act The holder of an authority or manager failing to comply with a work authority 5 penalty units
An offence under section 38(1) or (2) of the Act Undertaking of work without a quarry manager being appointed 3 penalty units
An offence under section 44(1)(a) of the Act Obstructing an inspector in the pursuit of his or her duties 5 penalty units
An offence under section 44(1)(b) of the Act Contravening or failing to comply with a lawful requirement of an inspector 5 penalty units
An offence under section 52(1) of the Act Failure on behalf of the holder of a work authority to provide required information 5 penalty units
An offence under section 52(2) of the Act Failure on behalf of the holder of a consent under section 11 of the Act to provide required information to lodge return on work done under the consent 5 penalty units
An offence under regulation 307 Failure to ensure that certain documents are made available at the quarry office for the use of the manager 2 penalty units
An offence under regulation 421(m) of the Extractive Industries Regulations 1989 Failure to wear a safety helmet where required 1 penalty unit
An offence under regulation 525 of the Extractive Industries Regulations 1989 Failure to hold a permit to use explosives or be under the supervision of a person who holds a permit when handling or firing explosives 5 penalty units
An offence under regulation 603 of the Extractive Industries Regulations 1989 Failure to ensure that vehicles and mobile equipment are suitable for the purpose which they are used and are fitted with adequate safety devices 3 penalty units
An offence under regulation 603 of the Extractive Industries Regulations 1989 Failure of drivers of mobile equipment and vehicles to comply with speed restrictions, signals and warnings 2 penalty units
An offence under regulation 603 of the Extractive Industries Regulations 1989 Failure to ensure that exposed moving parts of any plant and machinery are fitted with effective guards 3 penalty units

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SCHEDULE 10

Regulation 801

AMENDMENTS OF EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES REGULATIONS 1989

PROVISION OF EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES REGULATIONS 1989


AMENDMENT
Regulation 414 At the commencement of this regulation insert the words "Unless exempted by the Chief Inspector of Quarries"
Regulation 512 For "Schedule 4" substitute "Schedule 1 to the Extractive Industries Development Regulations 1996"
Regulation 516(2), For "Schedule 4" substitute "Schedule 1 to the Extractive Industries Development Regulations 1996"
Regulation 517 For "Schedule 4" substitute "Schedule 1 to the Extractive Industries Development Regulations 1996"
Regulation 518 For "Schedule 4" substitute "Schedule 1 to the Extractive Industries Development Regulations 1996"
Regulation 520(1)(a)(i) For "AS 2187, Part 2—1983" substitute "AS 2187, Part  2—1993"
Regulation 521(1) For "AS 2187, Part 2—1983" substitute "AS 2187, Part 2—1993"
Regulation 522(c) For "AS 2187, Part 2—1983" substitute "AS 2187, Part 2—1993"
Regulation 526(1)(b) For "Schedule 4" substitute "Schedule 1 to the Extractive Industries Development Regulations 1996"
Regulation 527(4)(b) For "Schedule 4" substitute "Schedule 1 to the Extractive Industries Development Regulations 1996"
Regulation 527(5) For "an approved course of instruction in the use of explosives, which contained not less than 30 hours practical use of explosives" substitute "a course approved by the Chief Inspector of Quarries in the use of explosives"
Regulation 530 For "Schedule 4" substitute
"Schedule 1 to the Extractive Industries Development Regulations 1996"
Regulation 531 For "Schedule 4" substitute
"Schedule 1 to the Extractive Industries Development Regulations 1996"

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ENDNOTES

1.     General Information

The Extractive Industries Development Regulations 1996, S.R. No. 42/1996 were made on 28 May 1996 by the Governor in Council under sections 11, 14, 16, 17, 18, 23, 28, 39, 45, 46, 47, 52, 56 and item 6(1) of Schedule 2 to the Extractive Industries Development Act 1995, No. 67/1995 and came into operation on 1 June 1996: regulation 103.

The Extractive Industries Development Regulations 1996 will sunset on 27 May 2007: see the Subordinate Legislation (Extractive Industries Development Regulations 1996 - Extension of Operation) Regulations 2006, S.R. No. 35/2006.

2.     Table of Amendments

This Version incorporates amendments made to the Extractive Industries Development Regulations 1996 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.

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Extractive Industries Development (Fees and Rates) Regulations 2000, S.R. No. 53/2000

Date of Making: 27.6.00
Date of Commencement: 30.6.00: reg. 3

Extractive Industries Development (Amendment) Regulations 2004, S.R. No. 53/2004

Date of Making: 25.5.04
Date of Commencement: 27.5.04: reg. 3

Monetary Units Regulations 2004, S.R. No. 88/2004

Date of Making: 29.6.04
Date of Commencement: 1.7.04: reg. 3

Extractive Industries Development (Amendment) Regulations 2006, S.R. No. 111/2006

Date of Making: 22.8.06
Date of Commencement: 22.8.06

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3.     Explanatory Details


[1] Reg. 502(2): S.R. No. 209/1989.  Reprinted to No. 239/1993.

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Table of Applied, Adopted or Incorporated Matter Required by Subordinate Legislation Regulations 1994

The following table of applied, adopted or incorporated matter is included S.R. No. 42/1996 in accordance with the requirements of the Subordinate Legislation Regulations 1994.

Statutory Rule
Provision
Title of applied, adopted and incorporated matter
Regulation 502(1) Code of Practice for First Aid in the Workplace, Occupational Health and Safety Act published by the Department of Labour 1988.
Regulation 601(2) Worksafe Australian Standard, Exposure Standard for Atmospheric Contaminants in the Occupational Environment, Guidance Notes and National Exposure Standards, May 1990.
Schedule 10 Australian Standard AS 2187.2-1993 Explosives—Storage, Transport, and Use.
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