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Environment Protection Act 2019
124DTitle holder may be mining operator or may appoint one or
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124D Title holder may be mining operator or may appoint one or
more mining operators
(1) The title holder of a mining site may be a mining operator for the
(2) If the title holder of a mining site is not to be the sole mining
operator for the site, the title holder must, in writing, appoint one or
more mining operators for the site.
(3) Subject to subsection (4), a title holder of a mining site must not
appoint more than one mining operator in relation to the same kind
of mineral or extractive mineral at a mining site.
(4) A title holder of a mining site may appoint more than one mining
operator in relation to the same kind of mineral or extractive mineral
at a mining site if each mining operator is carrying out a different
kind of mining activity in relation to that mineral or extractive
mineral.
(5) If the title holder appoints a mining operator for a mining site, the
title holder must, not later than 10 business days after making the
appointment, give the CEO notice in the approved form of the
appointment and the date on which it took effect.
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(6) If a mining operator resigns or the appointment is terminated, the
title holder must, not later than 10 business days after the date on
which the resignation or termination takes effect, give the CEO
notice in the approved form of the resignation or termination and
the date on which it took effect.
(7) On the termination of the appointment of a mining operator, the title
holder becomes the mining operator responsible for complying with
the mining operator's obligations under this Act in relation to the
(8) If there is more than one mining operator for a mining site at a
particular time, a reference in this Act to the mining operator for the
mining site is a reference to each concurrent mining operator for the