Application to mining and petroleum activity
113 Application to mining and petroleum activity
The former Act continues to apply in relation to a mining activity or petroleum activity if:
the activity is not related to hydraulic fracturing; and
(b) the activity involves interfering with a waterway, taking surface water, taking groundwater, bore work or recharging an aquifer; and
the activity is conducted in accordance with:
(i) a mining management plan approved under the Mining Management Act 2001; or
(ii) an environment management plan approved under the Petroleum Act 1984; and
the activity started:
before the end of the transition period; or
(ii) after the transition period, but the application for the management plan was made before the end of the transition period and was approved without change.
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