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Extractive Industries Development (Amendment) Regulations 2004

S.R. No. 53/2004

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1.Objectives

2.Authorising provision

3.Commencement

4.Principal Regulations

5.Search permits

6.Records and returns—work authorities

7.Fees

8.Records and returns—search permits

9.Quarrying infringements

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STATUTORY RULES 2004

S.R. No. 53/2004

Extractive Industries Development Act 1995

Extractive Industries Development (Amendment) Regulations 2004

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 25 May 2004

Responsible Minister:

THEO THEOPHANOUS
Minister for Resources

DIANE CASEY

Clerk of the Executive Council

1.Objectives

The objectives of these Regulations are to amend the Extractive Industries Development Regulations 1996 to¾

(a)provide for new requirements relating to searching for stone;

(b)amend the requirements for information from holders of work authorities;

(c)make consequential changes to the infringements in Schedule 7.

2.Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 56 of the Extractive Industries Development Act 1995.

3.Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 27 May 2004.

4.Principal Regulations

In these Regulations, the Extractive Industries Development Regulations 1996[1] are called the Principal Regulations.

5.Search permits

For Part 2 of the Principal Regulations substitute—

"PART 2CONSENT TO SEARCH FOR STONE ON CROWN LAND—

201.Records and returns—Consent to search for stone

(1)For the purposes of section 52(2) of the Act, the holder of a consent under section 11 of the Act must furnish to the Minister information relating to surveys and other operations authorised by the consent in the form of the records and return set out in Schedule 2 for the period between 1 July and the following 30 June of each year.

(2)The holder must furnish the information required by sub-regulation (1) to the Minister within 4 weeks after the end of the period for which it is required to be completed.".

6.Records and returnswork authorities—

For regulation 305(1) of the Principal Regulations substitute¾

"(1)For the purposes of section 52(1) of the Act, the holder of a work authority must furnish to the Minister—

(a)information relating to work done under the authority in the form of the records and return set out in Schedule 4 for the period between 1 July and the following 30 June of each year; and

(b)a summary of statistics of injuries relating to work done under the authority for the periods of 1 January and 30 June and 1 July to 31 December in each year.

(1A)The holder must furnish the information required by sub-regulation (1) to the Minister within 4 weeks after the end of the period for which it is required to be completed.".

7.Fees

In Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations, items 1 and 2 are revoked.

8.Records and returnssearch permits—

For Schedule 2 to the Principal Regulations substitute—

"SCHEDULE 2

Regulation 204

RECORDS AND RETURNS—CONSENT TO SEARCH FOR STONE

Consent Number:

Reporting Period:

Locality including 1:100000 Map Numbers:

Full Name and Address of Consent Holder:

Summary of Results including—

·A complete record of all geological, geophysical, geochemical and other technical investigations with relevant maps showing locations of surveys.

A complete record of all drill holes and excavations with logs and relevant maps showing locations.

·Details of any material tested.

·A summary of stone resources identified.

List here any attached reports, transparencies and other data:

I certify that the information supplied in this report is a true statement of the operations carried out under this consent during the period specified.

DATED this  day of                  20

Signature of Consent Holder".

9.Quarrying infringements

(1)In Schedule 7 to the Principal Regulations, for the item dealing with an offence under section 8 of the Act, substitute—

"An offence under section 8(a) of the Act	A person searching for stone or carrying out a survey or other operation for the purpose of searching for stone on Crown land without consent	5 penalty units
An offence against section 8(b) of the Act	A person searching for stone or carrying out a survey or other operation for the purpose of searching for stone on private land without consent	5 penalty units

".

(2)In Schedule 7 to the Principal Regulations, in the item dealing with an offence under section 52(2) of the Act, in column 2—

(a)for "search permit" substitute "consent under section 11 of the Act"; and

(b)for "permit" substitute "consent".

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[1] Reg. 4:  S.R. No. 42/1996 as amended by S.R. No. 53/2000.