Mining Act 1992 - Mining (General) Amendment (Low-impact Exploration Licences) Regulation 2000 (2000-530) [GG No 112 of 1.9.2000, p 9168] (NSW)

2000 No 530

Mining (General) Amendment New South Wales

(Low-impact Exploration Licences)

Regulation 2000

under the

Mining Act 1992

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

The Hon EDWARD OBEID, M.L.C.,

Minister for Mineral Resources

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to prohibit the grant of a low-impact exploration licence during the period of 4 months following service of notice of the application for the licence, under section 32D of the Act, on representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander bodies (determined under the Commonwealth Native Title Act 1993) for the area in which land that will be affected by operations under the licence is situated.

This Regulation is made under section 32D (4) of the Mining Act 1992.

Published in Gazette No 112 of 1 September 2000, page 9168	Page 1
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Clause 1	Mining (General) Amendment (Low-impact Exploration Licences) Regulation 2000

Mining (General) Amendment (Low-impact
Exploration Licences) Regulation 2000

1     Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Mining (General) Amendment (Low-impact
Exploration Licences) Regulation 2000.

2 Amendment of Mining (General) Regulation 1997

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

Schedule 1.

3 Notes

The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation.

2000 No 530

Mining (General) Amendment (Low-impact Exploration Licences)

Regulation 2000

Amendment	Schedule 1
Schedule 1	Amendment

(Clause 2)

Clause 11A

Insert after clause 11:

11A	Applications for low-impact licences: section 32D
(1) A low-impact exploration licence is not to be granted during the period of 4 months following service of notice of the application for the licence on the representative bodies referred to in section 32D (1) (c) of the Act.
(2) This clause extends to applications made, but not granted,

before the commencement of this clause.

BY AUTHORITY