Mining Legislation Amendment Act 1996 Proclamation re commencement (1997-100) [GG No 26 of 14.3.1997, p 1470] (NSW)

1997 No 100

New South Wales

MINING LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1996 No 137—

PROCLAMATION*

(L.S.) G. Samuels, A.C., Governor.

I, the Honourable Gordon Samuels AC, Governor of the State of New South Wales, with the advice of the Executive Council, and in pursuance of section 2 of the Mining Legislation Amendment Act 1996, do, by this my Proclamation, appoint 8 March 1997 as the day on which that Act commences, except for the following provisions:

(a)	Schedule 1 [15], [16], [17], [18] and [19],
(b)	Schedule 2.2 [2],
(c)	Schedule 2.6 [2],
(d)	Schedule 2.7 [2], [3], [4], [5] and [8],

Signed and sealed at Sydney, this 5th day of March 1997.

By His Excellency’s Command,

BOB MARTIN, M.P.,

Minister for Mineral Resources.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The object of this Proclamation is to commence all of the provision of the Mining Legislation Amendment Act 1996 other than those dealing with the fixing of fees.

This proclamation is made under section 2 of the Act.

* The proclamation appointed 8.3.1997 as the date of commencement. Pursuant to s 23 (5) of the Interpretation Act 1987, the proclamation does not fail merely because it was not published in the Gazette until after the day appointed in the proclamation, but s 23 (5) provides, in that event, for the Act to commence on the day on which the proclamation was published in the Gazette.

Published in Gazette No 26 of 14 March 1997, page 1470