Parks and Reserves (Framework for the Future) Act 2003

(1) The parks and reserves specified in Schedules 1, 2 and 3 are taken to be reserved from occupation under section 178 of the Mining Act 1982 as if the requirements of that Act relating to reserving those parks and reserves from occupation had been complied with and that Act applies in relation to those reservations accordingly.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to any land within a park or reserve specified in Schedule 1, 2, or 3 that:

(a) immediately before 19 September 2003, was the subject of an application for a mining interest; or

(b) immediately before the day on which this Act commenced, was occupied by a mining interest.

(a) all applications for mining interests relating to an area of land referred to in subsection (2)(a) have been refused; or

(b) an area of land referred to in subsection (2)(b) ceases to be occupied by a mining interest,

the area of land is taken to be reserved from occupation under section 178 of the Mining Act 1982 as if the requirements of that Act relating to reserving that land from occupation had been complied with and that Act applies in relation to those reservations accordingly.

(4) As soon as practicable after the conditions specified in section 10(1) have been complied with, the Chief Minister must, by notice in the Gazette, revoke the reservations from occupation created by this section, which revocation takes effect as if the requirements of the Mining Act 1982 relating to revoking such reservations had been complied with.