This legislation has been repealed.
- under the Mining Act 1971 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Part 1—Preliminary 1Short title 4Interpretation 5Special approval required in certain cases 6Special conditions for tenements over the sea bed Part 1A—Royalty 6APrescribed costs (section 17) 6BMeans of payment (section 17G) Part 2—Miner's rights 7Application for a miner's right (section 20) 8Issue of miner's right 9Renewal of miner's right 10Issue of duplicate if miner's right lost etc 11Surrender of miner's right Part 3—Claims Division 1—Mineral claims 12Size (section 23) 13Shape of claim 14Mode of taking possession 15Maintenance of claims 16Application for registration of claim (section 24) 17Display of registration number 18Cancellation of claim 19Surrender of claim (section 26(4)) 20Insufficiently defined claims 21Reduction in area of a claim 22Continuation of claim if application made for lease 23Cessation of claim if lease granted Division 2—Access claims 24Determination of site 25Size 26Shape of claim 27Mode of taking possession 28Maintenance of claims 29Application for registration of claim (section 63C) 30Display of registration number 31Renewal of access claims (section 63E) 32Surrender of claim (section 63E) Part 4—Leases Division 1—Mining leases 33Prescribed classes of lease (section 34(3)) 34Nature of lease 35Application for a lease (section 35) 36Display of lease number 37Superimposed leases Division 2—Retention leases 38Application for a lease (section 41B) 39Display of lease number 40Cessation if mining lease granted Division 3—Common provisions 41Notification of proposed terms and conditions 42Terms and conditions of a lease 43Conditions to be observed after notification of approval 44Annual rent 45Maintenance of leases 46Transfer of leases 47Surrender of lease 48Rights of surrender 49Renewal of leases Part 5—General provisions as to claims and leases 50Working conditions 51Amalgamation of working conditions 52Suspension of working conditions 53Exemptions 54Roads and pipelines across tenements Part 6—Licences Division 1—Exploration licences 55Notification of proposed terms and conditions 56Conditions of an exploration licence 58Cessation of tenement or private mine Division 2—Miscellaneous purposes licences 59Application for a licence (section 53) 60Notification of proposed terms and conditions 61Size 62Mode of taking possession 63Display of licence number 64Annual rent 65Maintenance of licence 66Renewal of licence Division 3—Common provisions 67Conditions to be observed after notification of approval 68Transfer of licences 69Surrender of licence Part 7—Entry on land 70Notice of entry 71Use of declared equipment 72Lapse of notices 73Objection to entry or use of declared equipment 74Waiver of exemption 75Copy of exemption to be lodged with Mining Registrar 76Conditions of entry not affected by transfer Part 8—Registration of documents 77Caveats 78Tenement documents to be issued in duplicate 79Consent of Minister 80Status of unregistered instruments 81Amendment of register 82Searches 83Divesting of right to claim royalty Part 9—Extractive Areas Rehabilitation Fund 84Interpretation 85Application 86Progressive payments 87Payments to support rehabilitation of land 88Conditions Part 9A—Private mines 88ALiability for royalty 88BPrescribed requirements for mine operations plans 88CConsultation on mine operations plans 88DReview of mine operations plans 88EVariation or revocation of declaration Part 10—Miscellaneous 89Removal of posts 90Rectification of boundaries 91Superimposed tenements—consent 92Action to comply 93Offices of Mining Registrar 94False information 95Change of name or address 97Records and samples 98Duplicate tenement document 100Declaration 101Power of court to award costs 102Recording of proceedings 103Application for native title declaration 104Approved associations for umbrella authorisations 105Notice initiating negotiations with native title parties 106Execution and return of renewal documents 107Service of documents 108Forms 109Execution of forms 110Fees 111Damage to posts 112Offences 113Special mining enterprises 114Transitional Schedule 1—Forms Schedule 2—Fees Schedule 3—Annual rents Schedule 4—Prescribed requirements Legislative history