13Persons must not engage in extractive industries in Nelson Bay, North Stockton or Tomago Sandbeds Catchment Areas

13 Persons must not engage in extractive industries in Nelson Bay, North Stockton or Tomago Sandbeds Catchment Areas

13 Persons must not engage in extractive industries in Nelson Bay, North Stockton or Tomago Sandbeds Catchment Areas

(1) A person must not engage in an extractive industry in the following areas except in accordance with an approval given by the Secretary—

(a) Nelson Bay Catchment Area,

(b) North Stockton Catchment Area,

(c) Tomago Sandbeds Catchment Area.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—100 penalty units, or

(b) otherwise—200 penalty units.

(2) In this section—

extractive industry includes mining and other disturbance of geologic material for the extraction of minerals or other geological constituents.