Environment Protection Act 2019
124XConditions to manage environmental impacts
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124X Conditions to manage environmental impacts Conditions imposed on an environmental (mining) licence may include any conditions that are necessary to manage the environmental impacts associated with the mining activities including requiring the mining operator to: (a) minimise and manage greenhouse gas emissions arising from the mining activities; and (b) undertake mine closure planning at all stages of a mining activity to ensure that the following are informed by the proposed final land use for the mining site: (i) exploration activities; (ii) site design; (iii) mining and processing methodologies; (iv) waste management technologies and other processes and technologies used; and (c) for any area of a mining site where no further mining activity is proposed – prepare and implement remediation and rehabilitation and closure plans that maximise the progressive remediation and rehabilitation of the area as soon as practicable after mining activity ceases; and (d) prepare and implement post-closure monitoring, management and reporting plans; and (e) comply with any other requirement prescribed by regulation.