{"id":"C1933L00080","name":"Mining on Commonwealth Lands Regulations","slug":"mining-on-commonwealth-lands-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"80 of 1933","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":21762,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1933L00080-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Mining on Commonwealth Lands Regulations","content":"STATUTORY RULES.\n\n1933\\. No. 80.\n\nREGULATIONS UNDER THE LANDS ACQUISITION ACT 1906-1932.\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Lands Acquisition Act 1906-1932 to come into operation forthwith.\n\nDated this twenty-first day of June, 1933.\n\nISAAC A. ISAACS\n\nGovernor-General.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nJ. A. PERKINS\n\nMinister of State for the Interior.\n\nLands Acquisition Regulations.\n\nShort title\n\n1\\. These Regulations may be cited as the Mining on Commonwealth Lands Regulations.\n\nDefinition\n\n2. In these Regulations—\n\n“lease” means a lease authorized under section sixty-two of the Act;\n\n“licence” means a licence authorized under section sixty-two of the Act;\n\n“the Act” means the Lands Acquisition Act 1906-1932 as amended from time to time.\n\nState law inconsistent with lease or licence.\n\n3. Where the law of any State relating to mining is inconsistent with any term, condition, stipulation or requirement contained in a lease or licence such law shall, to the extent to which it is so inconsistent, not apply to the lease or licence or to mining carried on by virtue thereof.\n\nFees payable under State law.\n\n4. Where, under the terms of an arrangement entered into by the Governor-General in pursuance of sub-section (3.) of section sixty-two of the Act, any fees or other charges are payable to the Government of a State or to any State authority in connexion with mining operations conducted by a lessee or licensee on land which is the subject of a lease or licence, such fees or other charges shall be payable by the issue or licensee, as the case may be.\n\nBy Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":3282},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original 1933 regulation as made, establishing the basic framework for Commonwealth-State interaction regarding mining on federal land. There is no indication of scope creep beyond the original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 short regulations total","Just 3 defined terms in the interpretation section","No nested exceptions or conditional logic","Minimal cross-referencing limited to the parent Lands Acquisition Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This 1933 regulation sets basic rules for mining on Commonwealth land: where a Commonwealth mining lease or licence permits activity that conflicts with State mining law, the Commonwealth permission prevails. It also requires holders of Commonwealth mining leases or licences to pay any State fees the Commonwealth has arranged under the Lands Acquisition Act. It primarily affects miners operating on federal land and State governments whose laws might otherwise apply."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/mining-on-commonwealth-lands-regulations","history":"/api/acts/mining-on-commonwealth-lands-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/mining-on-commonwealth-lands-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/mining-on-commonwealth-lands-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/mining-on-commonwealth-lands-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/mining-on-commonwealth-lands-regulations/documents"}}