sec.344CAuthorisation to carry out remediation activities on abandoned mine site or affected land

### sec.344C Authorisation to carry out remediation activities on abandoned mine site or affected land The chief executive may authorise a person to enter an abandoned mine site to carry out 1 or more remediation activities. Also, the chief executive may authorise a person to enter land other than an abandoned mine site ( affected land ) to carry out 1 or more remediation activities if the chief executive is satisfied— the remediation activities are, or may be, required to be carried out on the land because of, directly or indirectly, previous mining activities; or the entry is necessary to carry out remediation activities on an abandoned mine site. The authorisation must— be in writing; and state the period of the authorisation. s 344C ins 2011 No. 2 s 73 amd 2012 No. 20 s 323 sch 3 ; 2016 No. 32 s 29 ; 2019 No. 17 s 234 sub 2020 No. 14 s 147 (sec.344C-ssec.1) The chief executive may authorise a person to enter an abandoned mine site to carry out 1 or more remediation activities. (sec.344C-ssec.2) Also, the chief executive may authorise a person to enter land other than an abandoned mine site ( affected land ) to carry out 1 or more remediation activities if the chief executive is satisfied— the remediation activities are, or may be, required to be carried out on the land because of, directly or indirectly, previous mining activities; or the entry is necessary to carry out remediation activities on an abandoned mine site. (sec.344C-ssec.3) The authorisation must— be in writing; and state the period of the authorisation. - (a) the remediation activities are, or may be, required to be carried out on the land because of, directly or indirectly, previous mining activities; or - (b) the entry is necessary to carry out remediation activities on an abandoned mine site. - (a) be in writing; and - (b) state the period of the authorisation.