Environment Protection Act 2019

(1) The mining operator for a mining site may carry out a mining activity on a mining site only if:

(a) the mining operator holds an environmental (mining) licence that authorises that activity; or

(b) the mining activity is exempt under section 124Q or the regulations.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to the following activities unless they involve substantial disturbance of the mining site:

(3) Without limiting subsection (2), the regulations may specify activities that do or do not constitute substantial disturbance of a mining site for that subsection.

(4) The mining operator for a mining site is not entitled to hold an environmental (mining) licence for a mining activity for which an environmental approval is required under this Act unless the mining operator is the approval holder.

(5) A person is not entitled to hold an environmental (mining) licence for a mining activity at a mining site unless the person is the mining operator for the mining site.

(6) Nothing in this Act prevents the granting of more than one environmental (mining) licence for a mining site.