Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2008C00459:clause:1_592
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2008C00459
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 592
Character Range: 400969–401589

592  Subsection 355(1)
Repeal the subsection, substitute:

 (1) A person must not carry on mining operations in a Commonwealth reserve except in accordance with a management plan in operation for the reserve.

Civil penalty:
 (a) for an individual—500 penalty units;
 (b) for a body corporate—5,000 penalty units.

 (1A) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to the Kakadu National Park or the Antarctic.

Note: Section 387 generally prohibits mining operations in the Kakadu National Park. Sections 19A and 19B of the Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980 prohibit mining activities in the Antarctic.