This Regulation, consisting of 18 Sections, divided into six Parts, implements the Offshore Minerals Act 1999 by providing specifications on the maps that have to accompany exploration licences applications, on procedures for granting of exploration and mining licence, on the rehabilitation of coastal waters affected by mining activities, on the fixation of royalties for minerals and on record keeping. The Regulation is divided into the following parts: Part 1 Preliminary; Part 2 Licences; Part 3 Ballot procedures; Part 4 Restoration of environment; Part 5 Royalties; Part 6 Miscellaneous. For the purposes of sections 54 (1) (e) and 199 (1) (e) of the Act, each map that accompanies an application for an exploration licence or a mining licence: (a) must be a 1:1,000,000 series map published by the Department of Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services or, if such a map is not available, a similar map issued by another Division of the Government Service or a public authority (whether of New South Wales or the Commonwealth), and (b) must show the relevant blocks by distinctive colour tinting or edging, etc.
Australie · 2013-08-30