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Environment Protection Act 2019
124KPurpose of environmental (mining) licence
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124K Purpose of environmental (mining) licence
The purpose of an environmental (mining) licence is to prevent,
minimise and monitor the environmental impacts of a mining activity
including in relation to any of the following:
(a) the planning and design of the mining activity and any
preliminary activities relating to the mining activity;
(b) the construction or carrying out of works for the mining
activity;
(c) the operation of the mining activity;
(d) the remediation and rehabilitation requirements resulting from
the mining activity;
(e) the completion of the mining activity and the closure of the