Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 - SECT 45A

Certain exploration and mining work complies with section 45

45A. Certain exploration and mining work complies with section 45



(1) A licensee who does any work under the licence within an area of land
prohibited by section 45(1)(a)(i) or within 100 metres below that area
complies with section 45 in respect of that work if-

   (a)  at the commencement date-

   (i)  an approved work plan, and, in the case of a mining licence, a work
        authority, was registered in respect of the licence; and

   (ii) the approved work plan provided for that work to be done under the
        licence; and

   (b)  the approved work plan and, in the case of a mining licence the work
        authority, is still registered at the time that work is done; and

   (c)  that work is done in accordance with the approved work plan as in
        effect at the commencement date.

(2) In this section-

commencement date means the date of commencement of section 34 of the Mineral
Resources Development (Sustainable Development) Act 2006; work has the same
meaning as it has in section 45(7).