World Heritage Properties Conservation Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1992

No. 262 1

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World Heritage Properties Conservation Regulations 2 (Amendment)

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983.

 Dated 19 August 1992.

 BILL HAYDEN

 Governor-General

 By His Excellency’s Command,

WENDY FATIN

Minister of State for the Arts and Territories

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1.   Amendment

1.1   The World Heritage Properties Conservation Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

[NOTE: These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s.48.]

2.   New regulation 3A

2.1   After regulation 3, insert:

Prescribed acts–property to which section 9 applies: excavating and mining operations

 “3A. (1)   In this regulation:

‘indenture’ means the indenture between the Honourable Francis Roger Groom and Benders Spreading Services (1964) Pty Ltd made on 7 June 1984, as amended and in force on 11 June 1992

[NOTE: A copy of the indenture may be obtained from the Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment and Territories.]

‘leased land’ means the land in the vicinity of Lune River in the State of Tasmania:

• (a)

  described in the indenture; and

• (b)

  demised and leased to Benders Spreading Services (1964) Pty Ltd under the indenture;

‘relevant property’ means the part of the leased land that is included in the World Heritage List referred to in subparagraph 3A (1) (a) (iii) of the Act.

“(2)

For the purposes of subsection 9 (1) of the Act, each of the following acts is prescribed in relation to the relevant property:

• (a)

  excavation works on the relevant property;

• (b)

  operations for, or exploratory drilling in connection with, the recovery of minerals  or stone on the relevant property;

• (c)

  using explosives on the relevant property;

• (d)

  carrying out work preparatory to, or associated with, an act referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c).”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 20 August 1992 .

2. Statutory Rules 1983 No. 65 as amended by 1983 No. 67; 1988 Nos. 2, 47, 68, 338 and 389; 1990 No. 249.