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Environment Protection Act 2019
124CMining activities in relation to prescribed substances
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124C Mining activities in relation to prescribed substances
(1) Before a power is exercised or a function is performed under this
Part in relation to the licensing of a mining activity or class of mining
activities in respect of a prescribed substance:
(a) the Minister must consult with the Commonwealth Minister
about matters agreed in writing between the Commonwealth
and the Territory relating to the mining of prescribed
substances; and
(b) the Minister must act in accordance with any advice provided
by the Commonwealth Minister.
(2) In granting or varying an environmental (mining) licence that relates
to the Ranger Project Area, the Minister must ensure that the
environmental (mining) licence incorporates or adopts by reference
(with the necessary modifications) any environmental requirements
and rehabilitation requirements applying under the Atomic Energy
Act to a Part III authority that applies to the site affected by the