MINERAL RESOURCES (SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT) ACT 1990

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MINERAL RESOURCES (SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT) ACT 1990 - NOTES

No. 92 of 1990
Version incorporating amendments as at 9 November 2008

ENDNOTES

1. General Information
Minister's second reading speech-
Legislative Assembly: 29 May 1990
Legislative Council: 27 November 1990
The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill to provide a new legislative framework for the use of mineral resources in the State, to repeal the Mines Act 1958, to make consequential amendments to other legislation and for other purposes.".
The Mineral Resources Development Act 1990, No. 92/1990 was assented to on 18 December 1990 and came into operation as follows:
Section 126(2) on 1 November 1990: section 3(3); Schedule 1 item 18 on 1 December 1987: section 3(4); sections 1-125, 126(1)(3), 127, 128 (except Schedule 1 items 17, 24), 129 (Schedule 2 items 1-12) on 6 November 1991: Government Gazette 30 October 1991 page 2970; section 126(5) on 1 November 1997: Government Gazette 23 October 1997 page 2899; section 126(4), Schedule 1 item 24 not yet proclaimed.
Schedule 1 item 17 was never proclaimed, repealed by No. 29/2006 section 3(Schedule 1 item 23.1).
The title of this Act was changed from the Mineral Resources Development Act 1990 to the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 by section 4 of the Mineral Resources Development (Sustainable Development) Act 2006, No. 63/2006.
2. Table of Amendments
This Version incorporates amendments made to the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 by Acts and subordinate instruments.
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Extractive Industries (Further Amendment) Act 1991, No. 27/1991
Assent Date:
12.6.91
Commencement Date:
All of Act (except s. 4 (3)-(6)) on 12.6.91: s. 2(1); s. 4(3)-(6) on 18.12.90: s. 2(2)
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Mineral Resources Development (Amendment) Act 1993, No. 86/1993
Assent Date:
3.11.93
Commencement Date:
Ss 1-3, 32, 35, 42, 43 on 3.11.93: s. 2(1); ss 8, 11(1), 37 on 6.11.91: s. 2(2); ss 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11(2)(3), 
12-17, 18(b), 19-25, 27-31, 33, 34, 36, 38-41, 44 on 17.1.94: Government Gazette 16.12.93 p. 3317; ss 18(a), 26 on 1.2.94: Special Gazette (No. 3) 1.2.94 p. 1; s. 6 on 3.11.94: s. 2(4)
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Building Act 1993, No. 126/1993
Assent Date:
14.12.93
Commencement Date:
S. 264(Sch. 5 item 16) on 1.7.94: Special Gazette (No. 42) 1.7.94 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990
Mineral Resources Development (Further Amendment) Act 1994, No. 7/1994
Assent Date:
27.4.94
Commencement Date:
All of Act (except s. 6) on 27.4.94: s. 2(1); s. 6 on 17.1.94: s. 2(2)
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Valuation of Land (Amendment) Act 1994, No. 91/1994
Assent Date:
6.12.94
Commencement Date:
S. 28 on 23.1.95: Government Gazette 19.1.95 p. 121
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990
Electricity Industry (Amendment) Act 1995, No. 56/1995
Assent Date:
20.6.95
Commencement Date:
Ss 40, 42 on 20.6.95: Special Gazette (No. 52) 20.6.95 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990

Extractive Industries Development Act 1995, No. 67/1995
Assent Date:
17.10.95
Commencement Date:
S. 60(2) on 17.10.95: s. 2(1); s. 60(3) on 1.6.96: Special Gazette (No. 60) 31.5.96 p. 4
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990
Heritage Act 1995, No. 93/1995 (as amended by No. 66/1997)
Assent Date:
5.12.95
Commencement Date:
S. 218(1)(Sch. 2 items 5.1-5.3) on 23.5.96: Government Gazette 23.5.96 p. 1248; s. 218(2)(Sch. 2 items 9.1, 9.2) on 23.5.98: s. 2(3)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990
Heritage (Amendment) Act 1997, No. 18/1997
Endnotes
Assent Date:
6.5.97
Commencement Date:
S. 4 on 5.12.95: s. 2(2); rest of Act on 6.5.97: s. 2(1)
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Victorian Plantations Corporation (Amendment) Act 1998, No. 35/1998
Assent Date:
19.5.98
Commencement Date:
S. 18 on 26.6.98: Government Gazette 25.6.98 p. 1561
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990
Public Sector Reform (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998, No. 46/1998
Assent Date:
26.5.98
Commencement Date:
S. 7(Sch. 1) on 1.7.98: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990
Tribunals and Licensing Authorities (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998, No. 52/1998 (as amended by No. 101/1998)
Assent Date:
2.6.98
Commencement Date:
S. 311(Sch. 1 item 64) on 1.7.98: Government Gazette 18.6.98 p. 1512
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990
Conservation, Forests and Lands (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998, No. 76/1998
Assent Date:
10.11.98
Commencement Date:
S. 31 on 15.12.98: s. 2(5)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990

Transfer of Land (Single Register) Act 1998, No. 85/1998 (as amended by No. 74/2000)
Assent Date:
17.11.98
Commencement Date:
S. 24(Sch. item 42) on 1.1.99: s. 2(3)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990
Electricity Industry Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2000, No. 69/2000
Assent Date:
21.11.00
Commencement Date:
S. 60 on 1.1.01: s. 2(4)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990
Statute Law Revision Act 2000, No. 74/2000
Endnotes
Assent Date:
21.11.00
Commencement Date:
S. 3(Sch. 1 item 83) on 22.11.00: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990
Mineral Resources Development (Amendment) Act 2000, No. 82/2000
Assent Date:
28.11.00
Commencement Date:
Ss 60, 69 on 29.11.00: s. 2(1); ss 3-59, 61-68, 70-73 on 31.7.01: Government Gazette 26.7.01 p. 1703
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990
Corporations (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001, No. 44/2001
Assent Date:
27.6.01
Commencement Date:
S. 3(Sch. item 82) on 15.7.01: s. 2 
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990
Mineral Resources Development (Further Amendment) Act 2001, No. 71/2001
Assent Date:
7.11.01
Commencement Date:
Ss 3(1), 4-6 on 8.11.01: s. 2 
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990
Accident Compensation (Amendment) Act 2001, No. 82/2001
Assent Date:
11.12.01
Commencement Date:
S. 34 on 28.10.02: Government Gazette 24.10.02 p. 2859
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990

National Parks (Marine National Parks and Marine Sanctuaries) Act 2002, No. 40/2002
Assent Date:
18.6.02
Commencement Date:
S. 29 on 16.11.02: s. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990
National Parks (Box-Ironbark and Other Parks) Act 2002, No. 50/2002
Endnotes
Assent Date:
29.10.02
Commencement Date:
Ss 20-24 on 30.10.02: s. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990
Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2003, No. 56/2003
Assent Date:
16.6.03
Commencement Date:
S. 11(Sch. item 12) on 17.6.03: s. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990
National Parks (Additions and Other Amendments) Act 2004, No. 64/2004
Assent Date:
12.10.04
Commencement Date:
S. 34 on 13.10.04: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990
Primary Industries Legislation (Further Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2004, No. 69/2004
Assent Date:
19.10.04
Commencement Date:
S. 56 on 20.10.04: s. 2(1); s. 55 on 1.4.05: Government Gazette 24.3.05 p. 546
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990
Public Administration Act 2004, No. 108/2004
Assent Date:
21.12.04
Commencement Date:
S. 117(1)(Sch. 3 item 134) on 5.4.05: Government Gazette 31.3.05 p. 602
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990
Legal Profession (Consequential Amendments) Act 2005, No. 18/2005
Assent Date:
24.5.05
Commencement Date:
S. 18(Sch. 1 item 69) on 12.12.05: Government Gazette 1.12.05 p. 2781
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990

Mineral Resources Development (Brown Coal Royalties) Act 2005, No. 89/2005
Endnotes
Assent Date:
29.11.05
Commencement Date:
1.1.06: s. 2
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006, No. 16/2006 (as amended by No. 63/2006)
Assent Date:
9.5.06
Commencement Date:
S. 198(Sch. 2 item 5) on 28.5.07: Government Gazette 24.5.07 p. 921
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990
Statute Law (Further Revision) Act 2006, No. 29/2006
Assent Date:
6.6.06
Commencement Date:
S. 3(Sch. 1 item 23) on 7.6.06: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990
Infringements (Consequential and Other Amendments) Act 2006, No. 32/2006
Assent Date:
13.6.06
Commencement Date:
S. 94(Sch. item 33) on 1.7.06: Government Gazette 29.6.06 p. 1315
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990
National Parks and Crown Land (Reserves) Acts (Amendment) Act 2006, No. 57/2006
Assent Date:
15.8.06
Commencement Date:
S. 31 on 16.8.06: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990
Mineral Resources Development (Sustainable Development) Act 2006, No. 63/2006
Assent Date:
29.8.06
Commencement Date:
Ss 4, 5, 6(1)(3), 7-25, 26(1)(3)(4), 27(1)-(3), 29-55, 57, 58 on 30.8.06: s. 2(1); ss 6(2), 26(2), 27(4), 28, 56 on 1.10.07: s. 2(3)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990
Public Sector Acts (Further Workplace Protection and Other Matters) Act 2006, No. 80/2006
Assent Date:
10.10.06
Commencement Date:
S. 26(Sch. item 71) on 11.10.06: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990

Energy and Resources Legislation Amendment Act 2008, No. 25/2008
Assent Date:
3.6.08
Commencement Date:
Ss 12-16 on 4.6.08: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990
National Parks and Crown Land (Reserves) Acts Amendment Act 2008, No. 54/2008
Assent Date:
23.9.08
Commencement Date:
S. 23 on 9.11.08: Government Gazette 6.11.08 p. 2574
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990
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3. Explanatory Details

1 S. 4(1) def. of petroleum: See also Petroleum Act 1998.
2 S. 4(1) def. of stone: See also Extractive Industries Development Act 1995.
3 S. 15(5): See section 4(1) def. of land affected.
4 S. 25(1)(c)(i): See section 25(5).
5 S. 42(2)(b)(ii): See note 3.
6 S. 42(2)(c): See note 3.
7 S. 42(2)(c)(i): See note 3.
8 S. 42(2)(c)(iv): See note 3.
9 S. 43(1)(c): See note 3.
10 S. 43(1)(d)(ii): See note 3.
11 S. 43(1)(e): See note 3.
12 S. 43(1)(e)(i): See note 3.
13 S. 43(1)(e)(iv): See note 3.
14 S. 126(4): Section 126(4) of this Act is not yet proclaimed.
15 Sch. 1 item 24: Schedule 1 item 24 to this Act is not yet proclaimed.

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Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990
No. 92 of 1990