31AStandard conditions of mining leases

31A Standard conditions of mining leases

31A Standard conditions of mining leases

(1) For the purposes of the Act, Schedule 1B, clause 7, the provisions of Schedule 8A, Part 2 are prescribed as conditions of a mining lease.

Note—

A contravention of a condition of a mining lease by a person—

(a) constitutes an offence under the Act, section 378D by each holder of the lease, and

(b) if committed by a corporation, constitutes an executive liability offence, and

(c) is grounds for cancellation of the lease under the Act, section 125.

(2) The conditions do not apply to a mining lease that is in force on the commencement day—

(a) for a large mine—until the day that is 12 months after the commencement day, or

(b) for a small mine—until the day that is 24 months after the commencement day.

(3) In this clause—

commencement day means the day on which the Mining Amendment (Standard Conditions of Mining Leases—Rehabilitation) Regulation 2021 commences

large mine and small mine have the same meanings as in Schedule 8A.

cl 31A: Ins 2021 (360), Sch 1[1].