New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

MINING (GENERAL) REGULATION 1997

- Made under the Mining Act 1992
- As at 27 June 2003
- Reg 451 of 1997

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Regulation
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Meaning of “mineral” and “geothermal substance”
   5.      Meaning of “group of minerals”
   6.      Meaning of “mining purpose”
   7.      Meaning of “landholder”
   8.      Standard map

   PART 2 - PROSPECTING AND MINING GENERALLY

   9.      Mining for privately owned minerals: section 8
   10.     Fossicking: section 12
   10A.    Activities taken not to be prospecting or mining

   PART 3 - AUTHORITIES

           Division 1 - Exploration licences

   11.     Applications: section 13
   11A.    Applications for low-impact licences: section 32D

           Division 2 - Assessment leases

   12.     Applications: section 33

           Division 3 - Mining leases

   13.     Applications: section 51
   14.     Aggregation of labour and expenditure conditions

           Division 4 - Consolidation of mining leases

   15.     Preparation of proposed lease: section 86

           Division 5 - Renewal, transfer and cancellation of authorities

   16.     Applications: section 113
   17.     Transfers: section 120
   18.     Grounds of cancellation: section 125

           Division 6 - Authorities generally

   19.     Records: section 159
   20.     Colliery holdings: section 163
   21.     Rights of way: section 164

   PART 4 - MINERAL CLAIMS

   22.     Marking out of proposed claim area: section 176
   23.     Notice of intention to apply for mineral claim: section 177
   24.     Application for granting of mineral claim: section 178
   25.     Power of mining registrar in relation to applications: section 190
   26.     Conditions of mineral claim: section 192
   27.     Determination of application for renewal: section 198
   28.     Determination of application for transfer: section 201
   29.     Grounds of cancellation: section 203
   30.     Mining registrar to keep records
   31.     Rights of way: section 211
   31A.    Compensation arising under mineral claim

   PART 5 - OPAL PROSPECTING LICENCES

   32.     Objections: section 222
   33.     (Repealed)
   34.     Applications: section 226
   34A.    Compensation arising under opal prospecting licence
   34B.    Securities to be lodged: section 228

   PART 6 - POWERS OF ENTRY

   35.     Certificates of authority: section 248
   36.     Form of permit: section 260

   PART 7 - COMPENSATION

   37.     Compensation arising under mining lease: section 265
   38.     Assessment of compensation: section 272

   PART 8 - ROYALTY

   39.     Rate of royalty: section 283
   40.     Returns: section 289
   41.     Payment of royalty: section 291

   PART 9 - MISCELLANEOUS

   42.     Fees for services
   43.     Waiver and refund of fees
   44.     Applications generally: section 382
   45.     Notification of owners and occupiers of certain land: Schedule 1, clause 21
   46.     Mining statistics, returns
   47.     Repeal
   48.     Service of documents on the Crown: section 383
   49.     Penalty notices for contraventions of conditions of mining title: section 375A
   49A.    References to officers in mining titles
   50.     Savings
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