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Mineral Resources Development (Amendment) Regulations 2005

S.R. No. 11/2005

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1.Objective

2.Authorising provision

3.Commencement

4.Principal Regulations

5.Miner's rights

6.Information required in applications

7.Information required in certain notices of application

8.Information required in expenditure and activities returns

9.Mining licence

10.Information in documents required to be recorded in the register

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STATUTORY RULES 2005

S.R. No. 11/2005

Mineral Resources Development Act 1990

Mineral Resources Development (Amendment) Regulations 2005

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 22 March 2005

Responsible Minister:

THEO THEOPHANOUS
Minister for Resources

SUDHA KASYNATHAN

Acting Clerk of the Executive Council

1.Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Minerals Resources Development Regulations 2002 to make further provision for applications, licences, returns and other documents.

2.Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 124 of the Mineral Resources Development Act 1990.

3.Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 1 April 2005.

4.Principal Regulations

In these Regulations, the Mineral Resources Development Regulations 2002[1] are called the Principal Regulations.

5.Miner's rights

For regulation 13(1) of the Principal Regulations substitute—

"(1)An application for a miner's right under Part 5 of the Act may be made electronically, orally or in writing.

(1A)An application referred to in sub-regulation (1) must—

(a)contain the name and address of the applicant; and

(b)be accompanied by the fee specified in item 3 of Schedule 19.".

6.Information required in applications

(1)In Schedules 2, 3, 5, 6, 9 and 10 to the Principal Regulations, for item 2 substitute—

"2.A contact name and postal address for correspondence.".

(2)In Schedules 2 and 3 to the Principal Regulations, for item 6(a) substitute—

"(a)excision of all Crown land as advised by the Department;".

(3)In Schedule 3 to the Principal Regulations, item 7(c)(i) is revoked.

(4)In Schedule 3 to the Principal Regulations, for Note 3 substitute—

"3.The Department will advise the applicant on addressing any native title requirements.".

(5)In Schedule 2 to the Principal Regulations, for Note 4 substitute—

"4.The Department will advise the applicant on addressing any native title requirements.".

7.Information required in certain notices of application

In Schedule 11 to the Principal Regulations, for item 2(c) substitute—

"(c)the area of land to which the application relates in hectares (ha);".

8.Information required in expenditure and activities returns

(1)In Schedule 14 to the Principal Regulations, item 13 is revoked.

(2)In Schedule 15 to the Principal Regulations—

(a)for item 5 substitute—

"5.Expenditure on exploration (see Notes 1 and 3 below).";

(b)after Note 2 insert—

"3.Expenditure on exploration must be reported under category headings 4 to 9 of Schedule 14 (wherever relevant).".

9.Mining licence

In Schedule 18 to the Principal Regulations, item 7 is revoked.

10.Information in documents required to be recorded in the register

In Schedule 21 to the Principal Regulations—

(a)in item (i) in column 3, omit—

"Minerals proposed to be mined".

(b)in item (ia) in column 3, for "licensee/s" (where twice occurring) substitute "applicant/s".

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[1] Reg. 4: S.R. No. 99/2002 as amended by S.R. No. 88/2004.