Western Australia
Mining Amendment Act 2012
Western Australia
Mining Amendment Act 2012
CONTENTS
Part 1 — Preliminary
| 1. | Short title | 2 |
| 2. | Commencement | 2 |
| Part 2 — Mining Act 1978 amended | ||
| 3. | Act amended | 3 |
| 4. | Section 5 amended | 3 |
| 5. | Section 8 amended | 3 |
| 6. | Section 15 amended | 4 |
| 7. | Section 18 amended | 5 |
| 8. | Section 20 amended | 5 |
| 9. | Sections 20A, 20B and 20C deleted | 5 |
| 10. | Section 21 amended | 5 |
| 11. | Part III Division 2 heading amended | 5 |
| 12. | Section 23 replaced | 6 |
23. Mining on public reserves etc. and
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| 13. | Section 25A inserted | 6 |
| 25A. | Mining on Commonwealth land | 6 |
| 14. | Section 26 amended | 7 |
| 15. | Part IIIA inserted | 8 |
| Part IIIA — Miner’s rights and related permits |
| 40A. | Terms used | 8 |
| 40B. | Conservation land | 8 |
| 40C. | Issue of miner’s right | 9 |
| 40D. | Authorisation under miner’s right | 9 |
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| 40E. | Permit to prospect on Crown land or | ||
| conservation land subject of exploration | |||
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| 40F. | Power to remove Crown land or | ||
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| 40G. |
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| 16. | Section 46 amended | 14 |
| 17. | Section 56A amended | 15 |
| 18. | Section 56B amended | 15 |
| 19. | Section 63 amended | 15 |
| 20. | Section 65 amended | 15 |
| 21. | Section 70 amended | 17 |
| 22. | Section 70H amended | 17 |
| 23. | Section 74 amended | 17 |
| 24. | Section 82 amended | 18 |
| 25. | Section 82A amended | 19 |
| 26. | Section 91 amended | 19 |
| 27. | Section 93 amended | 19 |
| 28. | Section 96 amended | 19 |
| 29. | Section 96A amended | 20 |
| 30. | Section 97 amended | 20 |
| 31. | Section 104 amended | 20 |
| 32. | Section 105 amended | 20 |
| 33. | Section 112 amended | 21 |
| 34. | Section 116 amended | 21 |
| 35. | Section 154 amended | 21 |
| 36. | Section 155 amended | 22 |
| 37. | Section 156 amended | 22 |
| 38. | Section 160 amended | 22 |
| 39. | Section 160B replaced | 23 |
| 160B. | Time limit for prosecution action | 23 |
| 40. | Section 162B inserted | 23 |
| 162B. | Extension of prescribed period or time | 23 |
| 41. | Section 162 amended | 23 |
| 42. | Second Schedule Division 1 heading inserted | 24 |
| Division 1 — Provisions relating to transition from |
repealed Act
| 43. | Second Schedule Division 2 inserted | 24 |
| Division 2 — Provisions relating to Mining |
Amendment Act 2012
| 16. | Miner’s rights | 24 |
| 17. | Surrender requirements | 24 |
| 18. | Commonwealth land | 25 |
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| 19. | Time limit for prosecution action | 25 |
Part 3 — Mining Amendment
Act 2004 amended
| 44. | Act amended | 26 |
| 45. | Section 19 amended | 26 |
Western Australia
Mining Amendment Act 2012
No. 51 of 2012
An Act to amend the Mining Act 1978 and the Mining Amendment
Act 2004.
[Assented to 29 November 2012]
The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:
Mining Amendment Act 2012
| Part 1 | Preliminary |
| s. 1 |
Part 1 — Preliminary
1. Short title
This is the Mining Amendment Act 2012.
2. Commencement
This Act comes into operation as follows —
| (a) | sections 1 and 2 — on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; |
| (b) | the rest… |