Mining Act 1992 Mining (General) Amendment (Exempt Activities) Regulation 1998 (1998-535) [GG No 132 of 11.9.1998, p 7362] (NSW)

New South Wales

under the

Mining Act 1992

His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Mining Act 1992.

BOB MARTIN, M.P.,

Minister for Mineral Resources

The object of this Regulation is to declare any activity carried out on specified land at Peak Hill, for or in connection with the construction of an embankment adjacent to an open-cut mine, as an activity taken not to be prospecting or mining for the purposes of the Mining Act 1992. This Regulation also makes provision for the payment of a royalty for publicly owned minerals recovered in the course of that activity.

This Regulation is made under the Mining Act 1992, including section 11A.

Published in Gazette No 132 of 11 September 1998, page 7362 Page 1

Clause 1 Mining (General) Amendment (Exempt Activities) Regulation 1998

ame of Regulation

This Regulation is the Mining (General) Amendment (Exempt

Activities) Regulation 1998.

2 Commencement

This Regulation commences on 11 September 1998.

mendment of Mining (General) Regulation 1997

The Mining (General) Regulation 1997 is amended as set out in

Schedule 1.

4 Notes

The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation.

Mining (General) Amendment (Exempt Activities) Regulation 1998

Amendment	Schedule 1
Schedule 1 Amendment

(Clause 3 )

Insert after clause 10:

10A Activities taken not to be prospecting or mining

( 1 )	For the purposes of section 11A of the Act, any activity
carried out on the following land by Alkane Exploration NL for or in connection with the construction of an earth embankment (including the extraction of material for the purpose of recovering minerals from the material) is taken not to be prospecting or mining:

The wedge shaped piece of land having an area of approximately 600 square metres marked in a green colour on the map of Mining Lease Application No 141 at Peak Hill (Mining Lease 6389) being plan No. M24296 deposited at the principal office of the Department of Mineral Resources.

(2) A person who carries out any activity described in subclauses(1) must pay royalty to the Minister in respect of any publicly owned minerals recovered as a consequence of the carrying out of that activity.