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Western Australia
Uranium Mining (Implementation of
Government Commitments) Bill 2007
CONTENTS
1. Short title 2
2. Commencement 2
3. The Act amended 2
4. Section 154A inserted 2
154A Penalties 2
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Western Australia
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
(Introduced by Hon. Giz Watson, MLC)
Uranium Mining (Implementation of
Government Commitments) Bill 2007
A Bill for
An Act to prohibit the mining of uranium in Western Australia.
The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:
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Uranium Mining (Implementation of Government Commitments) Bill 2007
s. 1
1. Short title
This is the Uranium Mining (Implementation of Government
Commitments) Bill 2007.
2. Commencement
5 This Act comes into operation on Royal Assent.
3. The Act amended
The amendments in this Act are to the Mining Act 1978.
4. Section 154A inserted
After section 154 the following section is inserted --
10 "
154A Penalties
(1) A person who mines uranium commits an offence.
Penalty: $500,000 and if the offence is a continuing
one, to a further fine of $50,000 for every day or part
15 of a day during which the offence has continued.
(2) It is a defence to a charge under this section to show
that the accused person --
(a) Mined the uranium under the authority of a
mining lease granted on or before
20 22 June 2002; or
(b) Mined the uranium incidentally to the mining
of other minerals and not for the purpose of
sale.
".
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