Offence to carry on extractive industry without authority
8AB Offence to carry on extractive industry without authority
S. 8AB(1) amended by No. 47/2015 s. 6(1).
A person must not carry out an extractive industry on any land without a current extractive industry work authority to carry out that extractive industry on that land.
Penalty: In the case of a corporation, 1000 penalty units.
In any other case, 200 penalty units.
S. 8AB(2) substituted by No. 47/2015 s. 6(2).
The holder of an extractive industry work authority and the manager of the place where the extractive industry is being carried out under the work authority must not carry out extractive industry under the work authority otherwise than—
in accordance with the work authority; and
in accordance with the approved work plan.
Penalty: In the case of a corporation, 1000 penalty units.
In any other case, 200 penalty units.
S. 8AB(3) amended by No. 55/2010 s. 49, substituted by No. 47/2015 s. 6(3).
The holder of an extractive industry work authority and the manager of the place where the extractive industry is being carried out under the work authority must comply with this Act and the regulations in doing any work under the work authority.
Penalty: In the case of a corporation, 1000 penalty units.
In any other case, 200 penalty units.
S. 8AB(4) inserted by No. 47/2015 s. 6(4).
A person who is convicted of an offence against this section is also liable to the following default penalty—
in the case of a corporation, 20 penalty units;
in any other case, 10 penalty units.
Note
For default penalties, see section 111A.
S. 8AC inserted by No. 8/2017 s. 4.
This provision refers to the regulations (the regulations
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