3Definitions

#### 3 Definitions 3 Definitions > > (1) In this Regulation— > > > > affected coal mining region means an area of the State prescribed by clause 89A. > > > > agricultural lime means limestone sold or used for the purposes of application to land for agricultural purposes to improve the chemical and physical characteristics of the soil on that land. > > > > appointed member means a member of a board who is appointed by the Minister. > > > > area of operations of a board means the area for which the board is constituted. > > > > block means a graticular section referred to in clause 10 or, if the Minister so directs in a particular case, part of such a graticular section. > > > > board means a board of management constituted by the Minister under section 359 of the Act. > > > > clay/shale does not include structural clay or clay or shale used in road making or as fill. > > > > dimension stone means any rock, other than sandstone, that is quarried in blocks or slabs for building, decorative or other purposes. > > > > excluded helium means helium in a naturally occurring mixture with 1 or more hydrocarbons, whether the mixture is in a gaseous, liquid or solid state. > > > > Note— > > > > Because excluded helium is not prescribed as a mineral it is a form of petroleum and is subject to the [Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1991-084) instead of the [Mining Act 1992](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1992-029). See— > > > > > (a) > > > > > > the [Mining Act 1992](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1992-029), Dictionary, definitions of mineral and petroleum, and > > > > > (b) > > > > > > the [Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1991-084), section 3(1), definition of petroleum, paragraph (c). > > > > Expert Panel means a Royalties for Rejuvenation Expert Panel established by the Minister under the Act, section 292X. > > > > geothermal energy means the heat energy contained or stored in rock, geothermal water or any other material occurring naturally within the earth. > > > > grant anniversary date means the anniversary, each year, of the date on which an authorisation is granted. > > > > Map Grid of Australia means a rectangular coordinate system using a Transverse Mercator projection with zones 6 degrees wide and based on the Geocentric Datum of Australia. > > > > marker post means— > > > > > (a) a steel star picket, or > > > > > (b) a post with a diameter of at least 75 millimetres, > > > > that is fixed in the ground and projects at least 1 metre above the ground. > > > > other relevant legislation means the Acts (and the regulations and other instruments made under those Acts) specified in Schedule 5. > > > > Panel Member, for Schedule 7A—see Schedule 7A, clause 1. > > > > quartzite does not include sandstone. > > > > rehabilitation cost estimate means an estimate of the rehabilitation costs in relation to any land or water, prepared and calculated in accordance with guidelines approved by the Secretary. > > > > security deposit condition has the same meaning as in the Act, Part 12A. > > > > standard map—see clause 9. > > > > statutory surveying requirements means the requirements of the [Surveying and Spatial Information Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2002-083), and the regulations under that Act, in relation to the conduct of surveys. > > > > structural clay means clay or shale used in the manufacture of fired clay building or construction products, such as bricks, pipes and quarry tiles. > > > > survey mark includes a survey mark placed by the Secretary for the purpose of surveying or placed in accordance with the statutory surveying requirements. > > > > the Act means the [Mining Act 1992](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1992-029). > > > > unit means a unit into which a block is divided as referred to in clause 10 (2) or, if the Minister so directs in a particular case, part of such a unit. > > > > Note. > > > > The Act and the [Interpretation Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-015) contain definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Regulation. > > > (2) In this Regulation, protected reserve means a reserve— > > > > > (a) constituted under the Act, section 367(1), and > > > > > (b) subject to a direction under the following— > > > > > > > (i) for an exploration licence—the Act, section 367(2)(a), > > > > > > > (ii) for an assessment lease—the Act, section 367(2)(b), > > > > > > > (iii) for a mining lease—the Act, section 367(2)(c), > > > > > > > (iv) for a mineral claim—the Act, section 367(2)(d). > > > (3) In this Regulation, protected reserve also includes a reserve— > > > > > (a) constituted under the Mining Act 1973 before its repeal, and > > > > > (b) taken, under the Act, Schedule 6, clause 34, to be a reserve over which there is taken to be an order prohibiting the granting of— > > > > > > > (i) an authority, or > > > > > > > (ii) a mineral claim. > > Note. > > For the purposes of comparison, a number of provisions of this Regulation contain bracketed notes in headings drawing attention (“Former”) to equivalent or comparable (though not necessarily identical) provisions of the [Mining Regulation 2010](/view/html/repealed/current/sl-2010-0619) (“2010 Reg”). > > **cl 3:** Am 2022 (622), Sch 1\[1\]; 2022 (802), Sch 1\[1\] \[2\].