Mineral Resources Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2012 (Qld)

Queensland Mineral Resources Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2012 Subordinate Legislation 2012 No. 115 made under the MineralResourcesAct1989  Contents Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Amendment of s 4 (Conditions of prospecting permits—Act, s 25) 2 4 Amendment of s 9 (General conditions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5 Amendment of s 14 (Conditions of exploration permits—Act, s 141) 2 6 Amendment of s 15 (Conditions of mineral development licences) 2 7 Amendment of s 18 (Conditions of mining lease). . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 8 Replacement of pt 8 (Restrictions on grant) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Part 8 Additional conditions on grant of mining tenements in relation to particular restricted areas 20 Application of pt 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 21 Conditions about access shafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 9 Omission of sch 3 (Restrictions on grant) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 10 Amendment of sch 7 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Mineral Resources Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2012 [s 1] 1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Mineral Resources Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2012 . 2 Regulation amended This regulation amends the MineralResourcesRegulation2003. 3 Amendment of s 4 (Conditions of prospecting permits—Act, s 25) Section 4, editor’s note, ‘section 20(2)(e) and schedule 3’— omit, insert— ‘part 8’. 4 Amendment of s 9 (General conditions) Section 9, editor’s note, ‘section 20(2)(e) and schedule 3’— omit, insert— ‘part 8’. 5 Amendment of s 14 (Conditions of exploration permits—Act, s 141) Section 14, editor’s note, ‘section 20(2)(e) and schedule 3’— omit, insert— ‘part 8’. 6 Amendment of s 15 (Conditions of mineral development licences) Section 15, editor’s note, ‘section 20(2)(e) and schedule 3’— omit, insert— ‘part 8’. Page 2 2012 SL No. 115

Mineral Resources Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2012 [s 7] 7 Amendment of s 18 (Conditions of mining lease) Section 18, editor’s note, ‘section 20(2)(e) and schedule 3’— omit, insert— ‘part 8’. 8 Replacement of pt 8 (Restrictions on grant) Part 8— omit, insert— ‘Part 8 Additional conditions on grant of mining tenements in relation to particular restricted areas ‘20 Application of pt 8 ‘This part— (a) applies to— (i) restricted area 1; and (ii) restricted area 25; and (iii) restricted area 77; and (b) prescribes additional conditions for all mining tenements relating to the restricted areas mentioned in paragraph (a). ‘21 Conditions about access shafts ‘(1) An access shaft used in the restricted area must— (a) not have a diameter of more than 1m; and (b) be backfilled after the mining activity, for which the access shaft was used, ends. ‘(2) Also— 2012 SL No. 115 Page 3

Mineral Resources Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2012 [s 9] (a) no more than 3 access shafts may be open, at any time, on the land to which the mining tenement applies; and (b) an opened access shaft must be interconnected for ventilation and egress while the mining activity, for which the access shaft is used, is being carried on.’. 9 Omission of sch 3 (Restrictions on grant) Schedule 3— omit. 10 Amendment of sch 7 (Dictionary) Schedule 7, definition restricted area — omit, insert— ‘ restricted area means each area of land that is— (a) described in a gazette notice by the Minister; and (b) stated as being a restricted area; and (c) having the name stated for the area.’. ENDNOTES 1 Made by the Governor in Council on 26 July 2012. 2 Notified in the gazette on 27 July 2012. 3 Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4 The administering agency is the Department of Natural Resources and Mines. © State of Queensland 2012 Page 4 2012 SL No. 115