Mining Variation Regulations 2014 (SA)

South Australia

Mining Variation Regulations 2014

under the Mining Act 1971

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1            Short title

2            Commencement

3            Variation provisions

Part 2—Variation of Mining Regulations 2011

4            Variation of regulation 8—Prescribed costs (section 17)

5            Variation of regulation 84—Records and samples

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Mining Variation Regulations 2014.

2—Commencement

These regulations come into operation on the day on which they are made.

3—Variation provisions

In these regulations, a provision under a heading referring to the variation of specified regulations varies the regulations so specified.

Part 2—Variation of Mining Regulations 2011

4—Variation of regulation 8—Prescribed costs (section 17)

1. Regulation 8(a)—delete "including" first occurring and substitute:

   excluding

2. Regulation 8(b)—after "costs" insert:

   (excluding GST)

3. Regulation 8(c)—after "costs" insert:

   (excluding GST)

5—Variation of regulation 84—Records and samples

1. Regulation 84(1)—delete subregulation (1) and substitute:

   (1)For the purposes of section 77(1) of the Act, the holder of a mining tenement must keep—

   (a)records of geological mapping; and

   (b)records of surveys of workings; and

   (c)logs of drill holes, location and type of samples taken; and

   (d)records of results of analyses and testing of samples; and

   (e)records of results of geophysical surveys; and

   (f)records that evidence—

   (i)the quantity and value of—

   (A)minerals recovered and sold or intended for sale; and

   (B)minerals recovered and utilised, or to be utilised, for any commercial or industrial purpose; and

   (ii)costs of a kind prescribed by regulation 8; and

   Examples—

   (a)sales invoices;

   (b)financial statements;

   (c)production reports;

   (d)market sales price records;

   (e)trucking dockets;

   (f)weighbridge records;

   (g)loader books;

   (h)daily sheets;

   (i)expenses invoices;

   (j)asset registers (including purchase confirmations and depreciation schedules);

   (k)system reports;

   (l)spreadsheet working papers.

   (g)subject to subregulation (3), drill samples obtained from mining operations conducted on the tenement.

2. Regulation 84(2)—delete "subregulation (1)(b)" and substitute:

   subregulation (1)(g)

Note—

As required by section 10AA(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978, the Minister has certified that, in the Minister's opinion, it is necessary or appropriate that these regulations come into operation as set out in these regulations.

Made by the Governor

with the advice and consent of the Executive Council

on 28 August 2014

No 232 of 2014

MMRE14/17CS