South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Except as
otherwise provided, this Act applies only in respect of mineral land.
(2) This Act does not
regulate mining operations for the recovery of extractive minerals, or require
payment of royalty in respect of extractive minerals recovered in the course
of such operations, where the operations are authorised under some other Act.
(3) Except where the
operations are being carried out in an opal development area, this Act does
not regulate mining operations for the recovery of precious stones if those
operations are carried out under the authority of a permit or tenement issued
under the Opal Mining Act 1995 .