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In forcePurpose of environmental (mining) licence
Part 5AMining activities
Division 4Environmental (mining) licensing
Subdivision 1Preliminary matters
124K Purpose of environmental (mining) licence
The purpose of an environmental (mining) licence is to prevent, minimise and monitor the environmental impacts of a mining activity including in relation to any of the following:
(a) the planning and design of the mining activity and any preliminary activities relating to the mining activity;
(b) the construction or carrying out of works for the mining activity;
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the operation of the mining activity;
(d) the remediation and rehabilitation requirements resulting from the mining activity;
(e) the completion of the mining activity and the closure of the mining site.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory statementSecond reading speech
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