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Environmental Protection Act 1994
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### sec.616K Plan of operations
This section applies if a plan of operations for a relevant mining lease for a transitional authority (SAA) was in force under the Mineral Resources Act immediately before the commencement.
The plan of operations—
is taken to be the plan of operations for the authority submitted under section 233; and
continues in force only until the earlier of the following—
the end of the period, stated in the plan, to which the plan applies;
the plan is replaced under section 235.
Subsection (2)(a) is subject to subsection (2B) and the Mineral Resources Act, section 735(4A).
The special agreement Act to which the authority relates and the existing Act continue to apply for amending the plan of operations as if the amending Act, other than for the insertion of section 584, had not been enacted.
Section 540(1)(e)(vi) does not apply to a plan of operations that, under this section, is taken to be the plan of operations for a transitional authority (SAA).
For this section, the relevant provisions of a mining plan approved under part 2 of the agreement defined under the Mount Isa Mines Limited Agreement Act 1985 are taken to be a plan of operations for each mining lease to which they relate.
s 616K ins 2008 No. 37 s 9
(sec.616K-ssec.1) This section applies if a plan of operations for a relevant mining lease for a transitional authority (SAA) was in force under the Mineral Resources Act immediately before the commencement.
(sec.616K-ssec.2) The plan of operations— is taken to be the plan of operations for the authority submitted under section 233; and continues in force only until the earlier of the following— the end of the period, stated in the plan, to which the plan applies; the plan is replaced under section 235.
(sec.616K-ssec.2A) Subsection (2)(a) is subject to subsection (2B) and the Mineral Resources Act, section 735(4A).
(sec.616K-ssec.2B) The special agreement Act to which the authority relates and the existing Act continue to apply for amending the plan of operations as if the amending Act, other than for the insertion of section 584, had not been enacted.
(sec.616K-ssec.3) Section 540(1)(e)(vi) does not apply to a plan of operations that, under this section, is taken to be the plan of operations for a transitional authority (SAA).
(sec.616K-ssec.4) For this section, the relevant provisions of a mining plan approved under part 2 of the agreement defined under the Mount Isa Mines Limited Agreement Act 1985 are taken to be a plan of operations for each mining lease to which they relate.
- (a) is taken to be the plan of operations for the authority submitted under section 233; and
- (b) continues in force only until the earlier of the following— (i) the end of the period, stated in the plan, to which the plan applies; (ii) the plan is replaced under section 235.
- (i) the end of the period, stated in the plan, to which the plan applies;
- (ii) the plan is replaced under section 235.
- (i) the end of the period, stated in the plan, to which the plan applies;
- (ii) the plan is replaced under section 235.