124LRequirement for environmental (mining) licence

124L Requirement for environmental (mining) licence (1) The mining operator for a mining site may carry out a mining activity on a mining site only if: (a) the mining operator holds an environmental (mining) licence that authorises that activity; or (b) the mining activity is exempt under section 124Q or the (2) However, subsection (1) applies in relation to the carrying out of exploration for minerals or extractive minerals on a mining site only if the exploration will involve substantial disturbance of the mining Environment Protection Act 2019 83 (3) Without limiting subsection (2), the regulations may specify activities that do or do not constitute substantial disturbance of a mining site for that subsection. (4) The mining operator for a mining site is not entitled to hold an environmental (mining) licence for a mining activity for which an environmental approval is required under this Act unless the mining operator is the approval holder. (5) A person is not entitled to hold an environmental (mining) licence for a mining activity at a mining site unless the person is the mining operator for the mining site. (6) Nothing in this Act prevents the granting of more than one environmental (mining) licence for a mining site.