124GGeneral obligations of mining operator

124G General obligations of mining operator (1) A mining operator of a mining site must: (a) prevent or minimise environmental impacts in the establishment, operation, care and maintenance and closure of the mining site; and (b) design, maintain, operate, decommission remediate and rehabilitate structures and facilities on the mining site in a manner that minimises environmental impacts; and (c) maintain and operate structures and equipment erected or installed at the mining site to a standard that enables their proper and efficient use so as to minimise environmental impacts; and (d) during any care and maintenance period for the mining site, maintain structures and facilities and implement an appropriate program of maintenance to ensure that structures and facilities do not cause environmental impacts. (2) Without limiting subsection (1)(a), environmental impacts may include the generation of wastes and pollution and impacts from the clearing of native vegetation. (3) Subsection (1) does not limit the power of the Minister to place conditions on an environmental (mining) licence in relation to the matters in that subsection. (4) This section does not apply in relation to a legacy mine or a legacy mine feature.