Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

MINING MANAGEMENT ACT

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

           Part 1 Preliminary
   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Objects
   4.      Definitions
   5.      Application
   6.      Act to bind Crown
   7.      Exemptions
   8.      Civil remedies and common law not affected
           Part 2 Management and competencies
   9.      Operator responsible for control and management
   10.     Owner may be operator or may appoint operator
   11.     Competencies
           Part 3 The Environment
           Division 1 Environmental obligations
   12.     Definition
   13.     General obligation to take care of the environment
   14.     Obligations in respect of the site
   15.     Obligations of owner who has appointed operator
   16.     Obligations of operator
   17.     Obligations of worker
   18.     Obligations of contractor who is employer
   21.     Consequences of breach of obligation
           Division 3 Environmental offences
   25.     Interpretation
   26.     Application of Division
   27.     Environmental offences
   28.     Alternative verdicts available
           Division 4 Serious accidents and critical incidents
   29.     Operator must report serious accident or critical incident
   30.     Mining officer may investigate serious accident or critical incident
   31.     Operator must investigate serious accident
   32.     No interference with place of serious accident
           Division 5 Consultation and cooperation
   33.     Consultation and cooperation
           Part 4 mining activities
           Division 1 Exercise of powers by Minister
   34.     Minister to have regard to mining interest etc.
           Division 2 Authorisation to carry out mining activities
   35.     Application for Authorisation
   36.     Determination of application
   37.     Conditions of Authorisation
   38.     Variation or revocation of Authorisation
   39.     Compliance with Authorisation
           Division 3 Mining management plan
   40.     Information to be included in mining management plan
   41.     Subsequent mining management plans
   42.     Notification of proposed cessation of mining activities
           Division 4 Security
   43.     Purpose of security
   44.     Claim on security
           Division 5 Miscellaneous
   45.     Minister may require information
   46.     Certificate of closure
           Part 5 Guidelines
   47.     Minister may issue guidelines
   48.     Purpose of guidelines
           Part 6 Mining Board
   49.     Establishment of Mining Board
   50.     Functions and powers of Mining Board
   51.     Membership of Mining Board
   52.     Chairperson
   53.     Termination of appointment
   54.     Resignation of member
   55.     Acting members
   56.     Meetings of Mining Board
   57.     Committees
   58.     Validity of actions
           Part 7 Mining officers
   59.     Appointment of mining officer
   60.     Identity cards
   61.     Functions of mining officer
   62.     Powers of mining officer
   63.     Mining officer not to disclose name of complainant
   64.     Offences
           Part 8 Review of decisions
   65.     Applications for review
   66.     Review
   67.     Application for further review
   68.     Further review
   69.     Constitution and procedure of review panel
   70.     Review procedure generally
           Part 9 Offences and criminal proceedings
           Division 1 Offences
   71.     Continuing offence
   72.     Liability if consent, connivance or wilful neglect
   73.     Liability of body corporate
   74.     Liability of director etc. for environmental offence
   75.     Liability of partner or member of association for environmental offence
   76.     Liability of natural person for environmental offence by employee etc.
           Division 2 Criminal proceedings
   77.     Commencing proceeding
   78.     Averments
   79.     Defence to environment offence
   80.     Defence if act in accordance with guideline etc.
           Part 10 Miscellaneous
           Division 1 Delegation and exercise of powers by Minister etc.
   81.     Delegation by Minister or Chief Executive Officer
   82.     Protection of environment
   83.     Minister may cause action to be taken on mining site
           Division 2 Miscellaneous
   85.     No dismissal of worker for making complaint etc.
   86.     Evidence
   87.     Certificate of costs
   88.     Debt due to Territory etc.
   89.     Immunity from liability
   90.     Confidentiality
   91.     Service of documents
           Division 3 Regulations
   92.     Regulations
   93.     Regulations may incorporate other instrument
   94.     Regulations may be limited or provide for exemptions
   95.     Regulations may contain savings and transitional provisions
           Part 11 Repeal, savings and transitionals
           Division 1 Repeal
   96.     Repeal
           Division 2 Savings and transitional
   97.     Definitions
   98.     Notification of appointment of operator
   99.     Mine manager's certificate of competency
   100.    Mine record book
   101.    Investigation of accidents etc.
   102.    Review of decision
   103.    Authorizations under
   104.    Mining interests etc. under
           Schedule Repealed Acts
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