Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) (Extractive Industries) Regulations 2019

to prescribe various procedures, details, royalties, fees, forms, information required in documents and other matters authorised by the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990; and

to prescribe certain offences as infringement offences; and

to set out requirements relating to declared quarries.

is not likely to cause injury or illness; and

structurally, geotechnically and hydrogeologically sound; and

non-polluting; and

aligns with the principles of sustainable development;

a description of the proposed work including information specified in regulation 8;

information specified in regulation 9 relating to the identification of risks required by section 77G(3)(b) of the Act;

information specified in regulation 10 relating to the requirement in section 77G(3)(c) of the Act to specify how identified risks will be eliminated or minimised as far as reasonably practicable;

the applicable information specified in regulation 11, as part of the rehabilitation plan included in the work plan under section 77G(3)(d) of the Act;

the information specified in regulation 12, as part of the community engagement plan included in the work plan under section 77G(3)(e) of the Act.

a description of sensitive receptors in relation to the environment, any member of the public, or land, property or infrastructure in the vicinity of the proposed work;

a location map of the work plan area and areas within 2 km of the work plan area, drawn at an appropriate scale, that shows––

the location of sensitive receptors identified; and

the extent and status of Crown lands and private lands; and

residential, commercial and industrial development; and

public facilities and infrastructure; and

rivers and streams; and

for private land within the work plan area, any depth limitations on the land titles;

a general description of geological information pertaining to the proposed work, including—

stratigraphy; and

any adverse geological structures; and

the types of stone to be extracted; and

the estimated stone resources and reserves;

a general description of the quarry operations including––

the method and scale of extraction; and

stone processing methods and facilities; and

waste disposal methods and facilities; and

stockpiling facilities; and

other quarry infrastructure;

a site map, drawn at an appropriate scale, that shows the general layout of the quarry and associated facilities and infrastructure.

details of quarrying hazards that may arise from work under the work plan, including quarrying hazards arising from—

set up or construction; and

operations or production;

details of rehabilitation hazards that may arise from rehabilitation under the work plan;

an explanation of how the identified hazards may harm or damage the sensitive receptors described in the work plan, including evidence to support the assessment of the potential for harm or damage to be caused;

an assessment of the risks that the identified hazards may pose to identified sensitive receptors, having regard to—

the nature of the hazard; and

the likelihood of the hazard causing, or contributing to, any harm or damage; and

the severity or consequence of the harm or damage that may be caused.

measures to be applied to eliminate or minimise the risks as far as reasonably practicable;

the performance standards to be achieved by either individual measures or some combination of measures;

management systems, practices and procedures that are to be applied to monitor and manage risks and compliance with performance standards;

an outline of the roles and responsibilities of personnel accountable for the implementation, management and review of the risk management plan.

Subregulation (2) applies to a work plan lodged on or after 1 July 2021.

For the purposes of regulation 7(d), the specified information is details of the proposed rehabilitation of land disturbed by work under the work plan including—

proposed land uses for the affected land after it has been rehabilitated, that considers community views expressed during consultation; and

a land form that will be achieved to complete rehabilitation, which must—

be safe, stable and sustainable; and

be capable of supporting the proposed land uses referred to in paragraph (a); and

objectives that set out distinct rehabilitation domains that collectively amount to the land form described in paragraph (b); and

criteria for measuring whether the objectives described in paragraph (c) have been met; and

a description of, and schedule for, each measureable, significant event or step in the process of rehabilitation; and

an identification and assessment of relevant risks that the rehabilitated land may pose to the environment, to any member of the public or to land, property or infrastructure in the vicinity of the rehabilitated land, including—

the type, likelihood and consequence of the risks; and

the activities required to manage the risks; and

the projected costs to manage the risks; and

any other matter that may be relevant to risks arising from the rehabilitated land.

Subregulation (4) applies to a work plan lodged on or after commencement of these regulations but before 1 July 2021.

For the purposes of regulation 7(d), the specified information is—

concepts for the end utilisation of the proposed quarry site; and

proposals for the progressive rehabilitation, stabilisation and revegetation of extraction areas, waste disposal areas, stockpile areas, dams and other land affected by the operations; and

proposals for landscaping to minimise the visual impact of the quarry site; and

proposals for the final rehabilitation and closure of the site, including the security of the site and the removal of plant and equipment, taking into account any potential long-term degradation of the environment.

In this regulation—

identifies the community likely to be affected by the quarry operations; and

sets out how the extractive industry authority holder will—

identify community attitudes and expectations; and

share information with the community; and

receive feedback from the community; and

analyse community feedback and consider community concerns or expectations; and

register, document and respond to complaints and other communications from members of the community in relation to the quarry operations.