Application of Act to mining activity or petroleum activity
7 Application of Act to mining activity or petroleum activity
Section 16 does not apply to waste that comes into contact with water, or water that is polluted, if the contact or pollution occurs in the course of carrying out a mining activity which is authorised under an environmental (mining) licence under the
Environment Protection Act 2019.
Section 16 does not apply to waste that comes into contact with water, or water that is polluted, if:
the contact or pollution occurs in the course of carrying out a petroleum activity; and
the waste or polluted water is confined within the petroleum site on which the activity is being carried out.
Part 6, Division 5 applies to the disposal underground of waste in the course of carrying out a petroleum activity on a petroleum site if the waste is not confined within the petroleum site.
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