Mining Act 1978

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined term Provision(s)

absolute caveat 121

additional rent 120E(1)

aggregate exploration expenditure 102(2a)

agreement 122E(4)

agricultural 8(1)

applicant 105A(2)

application for exemption 102(1)

approvals statement 103AA, 103AP(1)

approved form 8(1)

approved surveyor 162(2)

audit amount 115B(1)

audit statement 115B(1)

authorisation 118A(1)

authorised officer 103A

available land 40A

block 95A(1)

burial ground 8(1)

caveat 121

closure outcomes 103AA

combined reporting tenements 102(2)

commencement 91A(6)

commencement day Second Sch. cl. 16(1), 17(1), 18(1), 19(1),

20, 29(1) and 30(1)

commencing date 8(1)

Commonwealth land 8(1)

consent caveat 121

conservation land 40A

conservation Minister 24A(9)

continuing licence 120AA(1)

Corporations Act 8(1)

corresponding provision Second Sch. cl. 29(1)

Crown land 8(1)

dam 8(1)

damage 8(1)

dealing 8(1)

Department 8(1)

designated area 57A(5)

designated tenement contact (DTC) 8(1)

Director General of Mines 8(1)

Director, Geological Survey 8(1)

disclose 120R(1)

diversification lease 8(1)

eligible mining activity 103AA, 103AB(1)

EMA 103AA, 103AB(1)

EMA notice 103AA, 103AF(1)

end day 65(1)

excluded area notice 103AC(1)

existing application Second Sch. cl. 18(1)

existing undetermined mining proposal Second Sch. cl. 24(1)

existing undetermined programme of work Second Sch. cl. 23(1)

expenditure 115B(1)

expenditure amount 115B(1)

expenditure conditions 8(1)

exploration licence 69A(1)

extension application 45(1b)

fisheries Minister 24A(9)

former Second Sch. cl. 20

former holder 114(7), 114C(1)

former provision Second Sch. cl. 21(1), 22(1) and 23(1)

fossick 8(1)

geological sample 8(1)

give 17(1)

Government agreement 8(1)

grant 125A(3)

granted land 65(4c)

graticular sections 56C(1)

guidelines 115A(1)

identified mineral resource 8(1)

independent assessor 120H(1)

information 120A(1)

investigator 120A(1)

JORC Code 74(7)

judgment 140(1)

LAA Minister 8(1)

land 8(1), 21(2A)

land under cultivation 8(1)

lapidary work 8(1)

late renewal application 111A(2)

later tenement 103EA(3), 122C(1)

lease application 120AA(1)

lessee 123(7), 125

licence 96A(7)

licensed activity 103AA

likely 74(7)

listed public company 8(1)

local government 8(1)

machinery 8(1)

marine management area 8(1)

marine Minister 24A(9)

marine nature reserve 8(1)

marine park 8(1)

mine 8(1)

mine closure plan 103AA, 103AR

mineral exploration report 115A(1)

mineral field 8(1)

mineralisation report 74(7), 74A(7)

minerals 8(1)

miner’s right 8(1)

mining 8(1), 123(2a)

mining development and closure proposal 8(1)

mining operations 8(1)

mining plant 114(1)

mining product 8(1)

mining registrar 8(1)

mining tenement 8(1)

mining tenement document 162(3A)

native title holders 125A(3)

new mining tenement Second Sch. cl. 10(1) and (3)

occupier 8(1)

official information 15(3)

offsets project 8(1)

offshore area 9A(2)

oil shale 8(1)

old mining tenement Second Sch. cl. 10(1) and (3)

old mining tenements Second Sch. cl. 10(1)

operations report 115A(1), 115B(1)

owner 8(1)

Part IV proceedings 162(2)

pastoral lease 8(1)

permit 40G(1)

permit land 40G(1)

premises 120A(1)

prescribed 8(1)

prescribed day 19(2d)

prescribed official 8(1), 30(8)

prescribed period 114(1)

prescribed provision 17(1)

previously approved mining proposal Second Sch. cl. 25(1)

previously approved programme of work Second Sch. cl. 23(1)

primary tenement 56A(1), 70(1), 70A, 85B(1)

private land 8(1)

processed mineral resource 8(1)

programme of work 103AA

proposal 6(1b)

prospecting licence 53(1)

publication day Second Sch. cl. 30(1)

public purpose 8(1)

qualified person 74(7)

register 8(1)

registered 116(3)

registration 8(1)

related 8(1)

relevant information 103AA, 103AO(6), 120M(1)

relevant licence 56B(1), 103AG(1)

relevant lodging party 103AJ(1), 103AN(1)

relevant portion 29(6a)

relevant tenement 118A(2)

remedial work 114C(1)

repealed Second Sch. cl. 29(1)

repealed Act 8(1)

repealed provisions Second Sch. cl. 29(1)

resource report 74(7)

restricted area 24A(9)

retention status 8(1)

reversion licence application 8(1)

royalties information 120R(1)

royalty investigation purpose 120A(1), 120I(2)

royalty payer 120A(1)

royalty return 120D(1)

secondary tenement 67A(7)

section 74A report 75(10)

significant mineralisation 70O

special prospecting licence 56A(1), 70(1), 85B(1)

specified 55A(5), 69D(5), 70IA(4)

State 56C(5)

subject to claim caveat 121

surrender day 65(1)

surrendered land 65(4c)

tax memorial 103A

tenement application 96(3b), 100(1a)

the mining registrar 8(1)

the warden 8(1)

transitional regulations Second Sch. cl. 30(1)

transitioned activity Second Sch. cl. 25(3)

transition period Second Sch. cl. 18(1) and 25(1)

vehicle 8(1)

warden 8(1)

warden’s court 8(1)

withdrawal of memorial 103A

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