WESTERN AUSTRALIA
| MINING | NT |
ACT 1993
No. 37 of 1993
AN ACT to amend the Mining Act 1978 and the Mining
Amendment Act 1990.
[Assented to 16 December 1993.1
The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows :
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PART 1- PRELIIMIINARY
Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the Mining Amendment Act 1993 .
Commencement
| (1) 2. operation on such day as is, or days as are respectively, fixed by proclamation . | The provisions of this Act, other than Part 3, come into |
| (2) | Part 3 is deemed to have come into operation on 28 June |
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PART 2 -MINING ACT 1978
Principal Act
3. In this Part the Mining Act 1978* is referred to as the
| principal | Act . |
[* Reprinted as at 1 August 1988 .
For subsequent amendments, see 1992 Index to
Legislation of Western Australia, Table 1, pp. 138-9.)
Section 25 amended
4. Section 25 (2) of the principal Act is amended in paragraph
(b) by inserting after "first consult" the following -
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the Minister to whom the administration of the Fisheries Act 1905 is for the time being committed by the Governor,
Section 45 amended and savings
| 5. | (1) | Section 45 of the principal Act is amended - |
| (a) | in subsection (1) by deleting "2" and substituting the following - |
4 "; and
| (b) | by repealing subsections (3), (4), (5) and (6) . |
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(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), section 45 of the principal Act as in force immediately before the commencement of this section continues to have effect in relation to -
| (a) | anyprospectinglicenceinforcebeforethat commencement; and |
| (b) | any application for an extension of the term of a prospecting licence lodged before that commencement . |
Section 56A amended
6. (1) Section 56A (6) of the principal Act is amended in paragraph (e) by inserting after "licence" the following -
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| , | except in so far as both the prior written consent of |
the holder of the primary tenement and the prior written approval of the Minister may otherwise permit
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| Section 56A (6a) of the principal Act is amended in paragraph (a) by inserting after "granted a" the following - | (2) |
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| retention licence, | " . |
Section 56A (8) of the principal Act is amended by deleting "50 metres below the lowest part of the natural surface of the land and on such terms and conditions as he" and substituting the following -
(3)
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a depth of 50 metres, or such greater depth as the Minister approves with the prior written consent of the holder of the primary tenement, below the lowest part of the natural surface of the land and on such terms and conditions as the Minister
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| (4) | Section 56A (8a) of the principal Act is amended - |
| (a) | in paragraph (b) by inserting after "year" the following - |
, except in so far…