7Mining for uranium prohibited

#### 7 Mining for uranium prohibited 7 Mining for uranium prohibited > > (1) A person shall not mine for uranium. > > > > Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units. > > > (2) An authority, mineral claim or opal prospecting licence under the [Mining Act 1992](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1992-029) (whether granted before or after the commencement of this subsection) does not authorise the holder of the authority, claim or licence to mine for uranium in contravention of this section. > > > (3) A person who mines uranium in the course of mining for some other mineral is not guilty of an offence under this section if— > > > > > (a) the person establishes that there are reasonable grounds for believing that the amount of uranium in the total amount of material that has at that stage been removed from the land being mined does not exceed .02 per cent by weight, and > > > > > (b) the person complies with such conditions (if any) as may be prescribed by the regulations with respect to the mining and the treatment, handling and disposal of the material containing uranium. > > > (4) Nothing in this section prevents a person from using radiometric or other means for searching for a mineral other than uranium. > > **s 7:** Am 1993 No 47, Sch 1; 2012 No 16, Sch 3 \[3\] \[4\].