Conditions relating to activities regulated by prescribed enactments
124Z Conditions relating to activities regulated by prescribed enactments
(1) Conditions imposed on an environmental (mining) licence may authorise or regulate the environmental impacts of the following activities associated with a mining activity for which an authorisation under a prescribed enactment is required:
the clearing of native vegetation;
interference with a waterway;
discharge of waste to water;
(d) the impact of emissions of contaminants or waste on nearby communities;
(e) the carrying out of bore work (see section 4 of the Water Act 1992);
an activity prescribed by regulation.
(2) If a condition of an environmental (mining) licence authorises an activity mentioned in subsection (1)(a) to (f), an authorisation for that activity under the prescribed enactment is not required, despite anything to the contrary in the prescribed enactment.
(3) A condition of an environmental (mining) licence cannot authorise the extraction of water for which a licence is required under the Water Act 1992.
In this section:
authorisation means a permit, approval or other authorisation.
prescribed enactment means an Act or statutory instrument, or a provision of an Act or statutory instrument, prescribed by regulation.
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed by regulation
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