ABORIGINAL HERITAGE ACT 2006 - SECT 50 Definitions

ABORIGINAL HERITAGE ACT 2006 - SECT 50

In this Division—

"decision maker", in relation to statutory authorisation, means a person or body empowered under an Act or regulations to grant that authorisation;

S. 50 def. of earth resource authorisation amended by Nos 63/2006 s. 61(Sch. item 1.1), 6/2009 s. 42(1), 10/2010 s. 800(Sch.  6 item 1(a)), 11/2016 s. 43(1).

"earth resource authorisation" means any of the following—

        (a)     an approval given under section 40 of the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 ;

        (b)     an extractive industry work authority granted under section 77I of the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 ;

        (c)     a written consent given under section 138 of the Petroleum Act 1998 ;

        (d)     the acceptance under Division 3 of Part 9 of the Pipelines Act 2005 of an Environment Management Plan;

        (e)     a written consent given under section 193 of the Greenhouse Gas Geological Sequestration Act 2008 ;

        (f)     a written consent given under section 80 of the Geothermal Energy Resources Act 2005 ;

        (g)     the acceptance by the Minister under the regulations made under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2010 of an environment plan;

S. 50 def. of earth resource law amended by Nos 63/2006 s. 61(Sch. item 1.2), 6/2009 s. 42(2), 10/2010 s. 800(Sch.  6 item 1(b)), 11/2016 s. 43(2).

"earth resource law" means any of the following—

        (a)     the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 ;

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        (c)     the Petroleum Act 1998 ;

        (d)     the Pipelines Act 2005 ;

        (e)     the Greenhouse Gas Geological Sequestration Act 2008 ;

        (f)     the Geothermal Energy Resources Act 2005 ;

        (g)     the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2010 and any regulations made under that Act;

S. 50 def. of statutory authorisation amended by Nos 57/2009 s. 42, 55/2010 s. 89.

"statutory authorisation" means any of the following—

        (a)     a permit under the Planning and Environment Act 1987 to use or develop land for all or part of an activity;

        (b)     an amendment to a permit referred in paragraph (a) if the amendment allows a change to the use or development of the land for all or part of the activity;

        (c)     an earth resource authorisation other than an authorisation approving an area work plan within the meaning of section 41AD(4) of the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 ;

        (d)     an amendment to an earth resource authorisation (other than an amendment to an authorisation that approves a variation to an area work plan within the meaning of section 41AD(4) of the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 ) if the amendment allows a change to the activity authorised by that authorisation;

        (e)     an approval under any Act or regulations to develop land for all or part of an activity, other than an approval—

              (i)     under the Planning and Environment Act 1987 ; or

              (ii)     under an earth resource law; or

              (iii)     that is required for a purpose that relates to a purpose for which an earth resource authorisation is also required;

        (f)     the amendment to an approval included in this definition by paragraph (e) that allows a change to the development of the land for all or part of an activity.