Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

MINING MANAGEMENT ACT - SECT 7

    (1)     The Minister may by notice in the Gazette exempt:

        (a)     a person, mining site, part of a mining site or a class of mining sites; or

        (b)     a mining activity or class of mining activities,

from this Act, or a specified provision of this Act, for the period and on the conditions that the Minister thinks fit and specifies in the notice.

    (2)     Before exempting under subsection (1):

        (a)     a person, mining site, part of a mining site or a class of mining sites in relation to a mining activity in respect of uranium or thorium; or

        (b)     a mining activity or class of mining activities in respect of uranium or thorium,

the Minister must consult with the Commonwealth Minister and give effect to the advice given by the Commonwealth Minister.

    (3)     The Minister must not exempt a person, site or activity referred to in subsection (2) otherwise than in accordance with the advice of the Commonwealth Minister.