Environment Protection Act 2019
124BApplication
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124B Application (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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