3Definitions

3 Definitions

3 Definitions

(1) In this Act—

access arrangement means an access arrangement under Part 4A or 4B.

activity approval—see sections 31A and 36A.

administrative levy means an administrative levy payable under Part 7A.

annual rental fee means an annual rental fee payable under Part 7A.

assessable prospecting operation means any prospecting operation that is not exempt development within the meaning of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.

block means a graticular section referred to in section 4.

Chief Commissioner means the Chief Commissioner of State Revenue.

Commonwealth Native Title Act means the Native Title Act 1993 of the Commonwealth.

Department means the Department of Planning and Environment.

director of a body corporate or corporation includes any person involved in the management of the affairs of the body corporate or corporation.

drilling means the perforation of the earth’s surface crust by mechanical means, whether the hole caused by the perforation is vertical, inclined or horizontal, and includes all operations for preventing collapse of the sides of any such hole or for preventing it from being filled with extraneous materials including water.

enforceable undertaking means an undertaking given under Division 6 of Part 13A.

environment includes all aspects of the surroundings of humans, whether affecting any human as an individual or in his or her social grouping.

environment protection legislation has the same meaning as in the Protection of the Environment Administration Act 1991.

function includes a power, authority or duty, and exercise a function includes perform a duty.

geological survey includes the examination of areas in the field, the collection of the necessary specimens of rocks and other materials, investigations in the laboratory, the preparation of geological maps and geological sections, and all other operations essential for the determination of the geological nature, formation and structure of any such area.

geophysical survey means the examination of an area with the aid of instruments with the object of determining some or all of the physical constituents of geological formations on or below the surface of the earth in such area.

inspector means an inspector within the meaning of the Mining Act 1992.