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Mining Act 1971
30ATerm and renewals of licence
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30A Term and renewals of licence
30AB Excise of land for public purposes
31 Fee
33A Minister may describe or delineate land in any manner
33B Retention status
Part 6—Mining leases
34 Preliminary
35 Nature of mining lease
36 Application for mining lease
37 Approval of application and registration
38 Term and renewal of mining lease
Part 7—Retention leases
42 Preliminary
43 Nature of retention lease
44 Application for retention lease
45 Approval of application and registration
46 Term and renewal of retention lease
Part 8—Miscellaneous purposes licences
47 Preliminary
48 Nature of miscellaneous purposes licence
49 Application for miscellaneous purposes licence
50 Approval of application and registration
51 Term and renewal of miscellaneous purposes licence
Part 8A—Special mining enterprises
56A Object of this Part
56B Special mining enterprises
56BA Concept phase
56BB Application phase
56C Power to exempt from or modify Act
56D Existing tenements
Part 8B—Common provisions
Division 1—Identifying areas and considering applications
56E Identification of areas
56F Related environmental legislation
56G Specially protected areas
Division 2—Notice
56H Notice
Division 3—Terms and conditions
56I Matters to be considered
56J Alteration of terms and conditions
56K Special term or condition relating to extractive minerals
56L Offence to contravene term or condition
Division 4—Rental
56M Rental
56N Debt payable to Crown
Division 5—Rectification of boundaries
56O Rectification of boundaries
Division 6—Amalgamation of areas
56P Amalgamation of areas
Division 7—Change in operations
56Q Preliminary
56R Application
56S Consultation
56T Consideration of proposal
56U Terms and conditions
56V Registration
Division 8—Cancellation, suspension and surrender
56W Cancellation and suspension—action by Minister
56X Surrender on application
Division 9—Extension of term or reinstatement of tenement
56Y Extension of term of tenement
56Z Reinstatement of tenement
Division 10—Assessment reports
56ZA Assessment reports
Part 9—Entry upon land, compensation and restoration
57 Entry on land
58 How entry on land may be authorised
58A Notice requirements
61 Compensation
62 Bond and security
62AA Mining Rehabilitation Fund
62A Right to require acquisition of land
63 Extractive Areas Rehabilitation Fund
Part 9B—Native title land
Division 1—Exploration
63F Qualification of rights conferred by exploration authority
63G Exploration rights to be held in escrow in certain circumstances
Division 2—Production
63H Limits on grant of production tenement
63I Applications for production tenements
Division 3—Application for declaration
63J Application for declaration
Division 4—Negotiating procedure
63K Types of agreement authorising mining operations on native title land
63L Negotiation of agreements
63M Notification of parties affected
63N What happens when there are no registered native title parties with whom to negotiate
63O Expedited procedure where impact of operations is minimal
63P Negotiating procedure
63Q Agreement
63R Effect of registered agreement
63S Application for determination
63T Criteria for making determination
63U Limitation on powers of Court
63V Effect of determination
63W Ministerial power to overrule determinations
63X No re-opening of issues
Division 5—Miscellaneous
63Y Non-application of this Part to Pitjantjatjara and Maralinga lands
63Z Compensation to be held on trust in certain cases
63ZA Non-monetary compensation
63ZB Review of compensation
63ZBA Mining Native Title Register
63ZC Saving of pre-1994 mining tenements
Part 10—Warden's Court—general provisions
64 Establishment of Warden's Court
65 Powers etc of Warden's Court
66 Rules of Warden's Court
66A Removal of cases to ERD Court
67 Jurisdiction relating to tenements and monetary claims
70 Forfeiture and transfer of mineral tenement
Part 10A—Operating approval—program for environment protection and rehabilitation
70A Object of Part
70B Preparation or application of program
70C Review of programs
70D Notice of certain programs
70DA Audit of program
70DB Publication of program
70DC Offences
70DD Development programs to be taken to be approved programs
Part 10B—Compliance and enforcement
70E Power to direct persons to take action to prevent or minimise environmental harm
70F Power to direct rehabilitation of land
70FA Compliance directions
70FB Emergency directions
70FC Contravention of Act