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(1) This Part applies in relation to mining sites and mining activities
whether or not a mining activity requires an environmental impact
assessment.
(2) This Part does not apply in relation to the extraction of material from
temporary borrow pits required for the construction or maintenance
of a road, railway or other infrastructure unless the extraction is
carried out on a mining site in respect of which a person holds a
mineral interest.
(3) This Part does not apply to an area of land on which the port
operator, as defined in section 3 of the Ports Management
Act 2015, of the Port of Darwin, as defined in that section, carries
out, or has carried out, operations and works mentioned in
section 13A(1)(f).
(4) This Part does not apply to any activity carried out by or on behalf
of the Minister administering the Legacy Mines Remediation Act in
relation to a legacy mine site, reserved legacy mine site or legacy
mine feature.
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