Mining Regulations 1981 (WA)

Western Australia

Mining Act 1978

Western Australia

Mining Act 1978

Mining Regulations 1981

(1)      These regulations may be cited as the Mining Regulations 1981.

(2)      These regulations shall come into operation on the day on which those provisions of the Act referred to in section 2(2) thereof come into operation.

In these regulations unless the contrary intention appears —

additional rent has the meaning given in section 120E(1);

block has the meaning ascribed to it in Part IV, Division 2 of the Act;

Centrelink means the agency of the Commonwealth principally assisting in the administration of the Human Services (Centrelink) Act 1997 (Commonwealth);

date of application when referring to an application for a mining tenement means the date on which the application is lodged together with the prescribed fees;

eligible individual means an individual who —

(a)      holds 1 or more of the following cards issued by Centrelink —

(i)      a health care card;

(ii)      a health benefit card;

(iii)      a pensioner concession card;

(iv)      a Commonwealth seniors health card;

or

(b)      holds any other card issued by Centrelink, or a card issued by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs of the Commonwealth, that certifies entitlement to Commonwealth health concessions; or

(c)      is in receipt of a youth training allowance or an AUSTUDY allowance (as those terms are defined in the Social Security Act 1991 (Commonwealth) section 23(1)); or

(d)      is in receipt of benefits under the Commonwealth student assistance scheme known as the ABSTUDY Scheme; or

(e)      has been granted legal aid under the Legal Aid Commission Act 1976 or a legal aid scheme or service established under a Commonwealth, State or Territory law in respect of the proceedings under Part IV of the Act in relation to which a fee would otherwise be payable.

environmental officer means a person for the time being holding or acting in the office of Environmental Officer in the Resource and Environmental Compliance Division of the Department;

Executive Director, Resource and Environmental Compliance Division means the person for the time being holding or acting in the office of Executive Director, Resource and Environmental Compliance Division in the Department;

existing exploration licence means an exploration licence —

(a)      granted before the commencement of section 16 of the Mining Amendment Act 1990 1; or

(b)      for which an application was made before the commencement of section 16 of the Mining Amendment Act 1990 1 and which has subsequently been granted;

file means file at any mining registrar’s office;

Form, followed by a designation, means the form with that designation in Schedule 1;

GM Mine Closure and Environmental Services means the person for the time being holding or acting in the office of General Manager Mine Closure and Environmental Services, Resource and Environmental Compliance Division in the Department;

GM Mining Environmental Compliance means the person for the time being holding or acting in the…