Mineral Resources Development Act 1995 (TAS)

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Mineral Resources Development Act 1995

An Act to provide for the development of mineral resources consistent with sound economic, environmental and land use management and to repeal the Mining Act 1929

[Royal Assent 8 December 1995]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

PART 1Preliminary1Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Mineral Resources Development Act 1995 . 2CommencementThis Act commences on a day or days to be proclaimed. 3InterpretationIn this Act – [Section 3 Amended by No. 74 of 2001, s. 4, Applied:30 Oct 2001] Agency means – (a) in relation to Tasmania, Agency as defined in the State Service Act 2000 ; or (b) in relation to the Commonwealth, a department, authority or agency of the Commonwealth government; [Section 3 Amended by No. 24 of 2013, s. 4, Applied:28 Jun 2013] [Section 3 Amended by No. 44 of 2017, s. 4, Applied:21 Nov 2017] approved means approved by the Director; atomic substance means – (a) uranium; and (b) thorium; and (c) [Section 3 Amended by No. 44 of 2017, s. 4, Applied:21 Nov 2017] any other substance declared to be an atomic substance under section 200 ; [Section 3 Amended by No. 74 of 2001, s. 4, Applied:30 Oct 2001] [Section 3 Amended by No. 74 of 2001, s. 4, Applied:30 Oct 2001] Category 1 mineral means any – (a) metallic mineral; and (b) atomic substance; [Section 3 Amended by No. 24 of 2013, s. 4, Applied:28 Jun 2013] Category 2 mineral means coal, peat, lignite, oil shale and coal seam gas; Category 3 mineral means any rock, stone, gravel, sand and clay used in construction, bricks and ceramics; Category 4 mineral means any petroleum products except oil shale; [Section 3 Amended by No. 74 of 2001, s. 4, Applied:30 Oct 2001] Category 5 mineral means any – (a) industrial mineral; and (b) prescribed precious stone; and (c) prescribed semi-precious stone; [Section 3 Amended by No. 74 of 2001, s. 4, Applied:30 Oct 2001] Category 6 mineral means any geothermal substance; [Section 3 Amended by No. 24 of 2013, s. 4, Applied:28 Jun 2013] coal seam gas means the gas known as coal bed methane and includes any naturally occurring hydrocarbon, or mixture of hydrocarbons, that is within a deposit of coal or oil shale; Code of practice means an approved Code of practice; compensable loss means – (a) damage to the surface of the land; or (b) damage to crops, trees, grasses, fruit, vegetables or other vegetation on the land; or (c) damage to buildings, structures or works on the land; or (d) damage to any improvement on the land; or (e) loss of opportunity to make any planned improvement on the land; or (f) deprivation of possession or use of the whole or part of the surface of the land; or (g) severance of the…

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