Commonwealth Numbered Acts

ABORIGINAL LAND (LAKE CONDAH AND FRAMLINGHAM FOREST) ACT 1987 No. 34 of 1987 - SECT 30

30. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a person shall not, under the authority of
a mining tenement that has been granted, renewed or extended on or after the
day of vesting:

   (a)  carry out any mining operation on the relevant land; or

   (b)  enter the relevant land for the purpose of carrying out any mining
        operation. Penalty:

   (a)  for an offence against paragraph (1) (a):

        (i)    if the person is a natural person - $5,000; or

        (ii)   if the person is a body corporate - $25,000; or

   (b)  for an offence against paragraph (1) (b):

        (i)    if the person is a natural person - $1,000; or

        (ii)   if the person is a body corporate - $5,000.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to anything done with respect to
relevant land if:

   (a)  the Corporation has granted the necessary permission under section 31;

   (b)  the Minister has declared in writing that he or she is satisfied that
        the Corporation was given a reasonable opportunity to make submissions
        to the relevant Minister of the Crown of the State of Victoria about
        the conditions on which the grant, renewal or extension of the
        mining tenement should be made; and

   (c)  if section 34 applies - the Minister has declared in writing that he
        or she is satisfied that any registered sacred or significant site has
        been appropriately protected.