sec.87AClasses of levyable mining tenures

sec.87A Classes of levyable mining tenures

A mining lease is a class A tenure if the lease is a CMA tenure under chapter 3 of the Act . A mineral development licence is a class B tenure if— the licence is a CMA tenure under chapter 3 of the Act ; and the holder of the licence has applied for a mining lease under the Mineral Resources Act for carrying out activities; and any of the following apply— the proposed lease is a relevant tenure for an environmental authority or proposed environmental authority under which the activities are to be carried out as part of a resource project; the activities are part of a project for which an EIS process applies under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 , section 37 ; the activities are part of a coordinated project for which an EIS is required under the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 . A mining lease is a class C tenure for a financial year if— the lease is not a CMA tenure under chapter 3 of the Act ; and the lease is a relevant tenure for an environmental authority under which activities are carried out as part of a resource project; and for the resource project, an average of at least 500ML of water each year for the levy period for the financial year has been taken or interfered with under the Mineral Resources Act , section 334ZP (1) . A levyable mining tenure is a class A tenure, class B tenure or class C tenure. In this section— coordinated project see the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 , schedule 2 . levy period , for a financial year, means the period of 3 years ending immediately before the relevant day for the financial year. mineral development licence means a mineral development licence under the Mineral Resources Act . mining lease means a mining lease under the Mineral Resources Act . relevant tenure see the Environmental Protection Act 1994 , schedule 4 . s 87A ins 2019 SL No. 242 s 6 (sec.87A-ssec.1) A mining lease is a class A tenure if the lease is a CMA tenure under chapter 3 of the Act . (sec.87A-ssec.2) A mineral development licence is a class B tenure if— the licence is a CMA tenure under chapter 3 of the Act ; and the holder of the licence has applied for a mining lease under the Mineral Resources Act for carrying out activities; and any of the following apply— the proposed lease is a relevant tenure for an environmental authority or proposed environmental authority under which the activities are to be carried out as part of a resource project; the activities are part of a project for which an EIS process applies under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 , section 37 ; the activities are part of a coordinated project for which an EIS is required under the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 . (sec.87A-ssec.3) A mining lease is a class C tenure for a financial year if— the lease is not a CMA tenure under chapter 3 of the Act ; and the lease is a relevant tenure for an environmental authority under which activities are carried out as part of a resource project; and for the resource project, an average of at least 500ML of water each year for the levy period for the financial year has been taken or interfered with under the Mineral Resources Act , section 334ZP (1) . (sec.87A-ssec.4) A levyable mining tenure is a class A tenure, class B tenure or class C tenure. (sec.87A-ssec.5) In this section— coordinated project see the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 , schedule 2 . levy period , for a financial year, means the period of 3 years ending immediately before the relevant day for the financial year. mineral development licence means a mineral development licence under the Mineral Resources Act . mining lease means a mining lease under the Mineral Resources Act . relevant tenure see the Environmental Protection Act 1994 , schedule 4 .