Reg. 12A inserted by S.R. No. 154/2011 reg. 7. 12A Prospecting licences (1) An application for a prospecting licence under section 15(1) of the Act must— (a) contain the information set out in Schedule 3A; and (b) be accompanied by the relevant fee specified in item 2A of Schedule 19. (2) A prospecting licence must be in the form set out in Schedule 18A. Reg. 12B inserted by S.R. No. 154/2011 reg. 7. 12B Retention licences r. 12B (1) An application for a retention licence under section 15(1) of the Act must— (a) contain the information set out in Schedule 3B; and (b) be accompanied by the relevant fee specified in item 2B of Schedule 19. (2) A retention licence must be in the form set out in Schedule 18B. 13 Miner's rights Reg. 13(1) substituted by S.R. Nos 11/2005 reg. 5, 108/2010 reg. 5. (1) An application may be made for a miner's right under Part 5 of the Act— (a) that will be current for a time not exceeding 2 years; or (b) that will be current for a time greater than 2 years but not exceeding 10 years.
Sch. 19 amended by S.R. Nos 88/2004 reg. 4(Sch. 1 item 28.2 (a)–(j)), 108/2010 reg. 7, 154/2011 reg. 41. SCHEDULE 19 Sch. 19 Item No. Reg. No. Nature of fee Amount 1 11 Application fee for an exploration licence 90 fee units per 500 square kilometres 2 12 Application fee for a mining licence 135 fee units for every 260 hectares 2A 12A Application fee for a prospecting licence 40 fee units 2B 12B Application fee for a retention licence 135 fee units per 260 hectares 3 13 Application fee for a miner's right that will be current for a time not exceeding 2 years 25 fee units 3A 13 Application fee for a miner's right that will be current for a time greater than 2 years but not exceeding 10 years 7 fee units 4 14 Application fee for a tourist fossicking authority (2 year term) 30 fee units 4A 14 Application fee for a tourist fossicking authority (10 year term) 40·5 fee units * * * * * 6 22 Application fee for renewal of a mining licence 85 fee units for every 260 hectares 7 22 Application fee for renewal of an exploration licence 90 fee units per 500 square kilometres 7A 22 Application fee for renewal of a retention licence 85 fee units for every 260 hectares 8 28 Rent for a mining licence 15 fee units per hectare
Column 1 Subparagraph S. 69(2)(a) Column 2 Document Column 3 Information to be included (vii) Instrument of refusal to renew licence Licence type/number, Date refused, Name/s of licensee/s, Address/es of licensee/s, Area (ha/km2), Stratum of land (if relevant) (viii) Instrument of variation of licence Licence type/number, Name/s of licensee/s, Area (ha/km2) (if relevant), Date of variation, General nature and purpose of variation, Stratum of land (if relevant) (ix) Instrument of amalgamation of licences Licence type/numbers, Date of grant of licences, Amalgamated licence number, Name/s of licensee/s, Area (ha/km2) of amalgamated licence, Date of amalgamation, Stratum of land (if relevant) (x) Notice of surrender of licence Licence type/number, Date notice of surrender submitted, Name/s of licensee/s, Address/es of licensee/s, Area surrendered (ha/km2), Area retained (ha/km2) (if relevant), Stratum of land (if relevant) (xi) Instrument of cancellation of licence Licence type/number, Date of notice of intention to cancel, Name/s of licensee/s, Address/es of licensee/s, Area (ha/km2), Date of cancellation, Stratum of land (if relevant) (xii) Instrument of variation, suspension, revocation or addition of licence conditions Licence type/number, Name/s of licensee/s, Address/es of licensee/s, Area (ha/km2) (if relevant), Date of instrument approval, General nature and purpose of instrument, Stratum of land (if relevant) (xiii) Approved instrument of transfer of licence Licence type/number, Name/s of licensee/s, Address/es of licensee/s, Area (ha/km2), Date of instrument approval, Name/s of transferee/s, Address/es of transferee/s, Stratum of
land (if relevant) Sch. 21 Column 1 Subparagraph S. 69(2)(a) Column 2 Document Column 3 Information to be included (xiv) Instrument for creating, assigning or affecting interests in, or conferred by, licences (including mortgages) Licence type/number, Name/s of licensee/s, Area (ha/km2), Name/s of other parties involved, Address/es of parties involved, General nature and purpose of instrument, Stratum of land (if relevant) (xv) Instrument for devolution of licence or interest in, or conferred by, licence Licence type/number, Name/s of licensee/s, Area (ha/km2), Name/s of other parties involved, Address/es of parties involved, Stratum of land (if relevant) (xvi) Determination of the Tribunal or the Supreme Court as to the amount of compensation payable Licence type/number, Name/s of licensee/s, Title description of land covered by agreement, Names of parties to agreement (xvii) Consent of owner to work near a dwelling house Licence type/number, Name/s of licensee/s, Address/es of licensee/s, Name/s of owner/s, Address/es of owner/s, Title details of land subject to consent (xviii) Authorisation of Minister to work near a dwelling house Licence type/number, Name/s of licensee/s, Address/es of licensee/s, Name/s of owner/s, Address/es of owner/s, Title details of land subject to authorisation Sch. 21 __________________
Sch. 22 amended by S.R. Nos 88/2004 reg. 4(Sch. 1 item 28.3 (a)–(d)), 131/2007 reg. 11(3), 108/2010 reg. 6(3), 154/2011 reg. 43. SCHEDULE 22 Sch. 22 Regulation 37 Item Mining Infringement Summary of Infringement Penalty 6010 An offence under section 8 of the Act as a person, other than the Crown, prospect, fossick or otherwise search for minerals, or carry out any exploration or mining, on any land other than in accordance with section 8(1)(a) or (b) of the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 5 penalty units 6020 An offence under section 38AA(1) of the Act as the holder of a mining licence or prospecting licence or retention licence, fail to survey and mark out boundaries of the land covered by the licence in accordance with the regulations 10 penalty units 6030 An offence under section 38AE of the Act enter any land, or carry out any surveying or marking out, without the required insurance in the required amount 10 penalty units 6040 An offence under section 39(1) of the Act as a person other than the Crown, do any work under a licence otherwise than in accordance with the licence or as authorised by a minerals exemption 10 penalty units 6050 An offence under section 39(3) of the Act as a holder of a mining licence, do work under a licence without a work authority (except as permitted by section 39(4) of the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990) 10 penalty units
Item Mining Infringement Summary of Infringement Penalty 6060 An offence under section 39(5) of the Act do work under a licence without the required insurance in the required amount 10 penalty units 6070 An offence under section 43(1) of the Act as the holder of an exploration licence or retention licence, carry out any work (other than low impact exploration) on the land covered by the licence other than in accordance with section 43(1) of the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 10 penalty units 6080 An offence under section 58(1)(a) of the Act as a holder of a miner's right, use any equipment for the purposes of excavation on the land, other than hand tools 10 penalty units 6090 An offence under section 58(1)(b) of the Act as a holder of a miner's right, use explosives on the land 10 penalty units 6100 An offence under section 58(1)(c) of the Act as a holder of a miner's right, remove or damage any tree or shrub on the land 10 penalty units 6110 An offence under section 58(1)(d) of the Act as a holder of a miner's right, disturb any Aboriginal place or Aboriginal object on the land 10 penalty units 6120 An offence under section 58(2) of the Act as a holder of a miner's right, fail to repair any damage to the land arising out of the search 5 penalty units 6130 An offence under section 62(1)(a) of the Act as a holder of a tourist fossicking authority, use any equipment for the purposes of excavation on the land, other than non-mechanical hand tools 10 penalty units Sch. 22
Item Mining Infringement Summary of Infringement Penalty 6140 An offence under section 62(1)(b) of the Act as a holder of a tourist fossicking authority, use explosives on the land 10 penalty units 6150 An offence under section 62(1)(c) of the Act as a holder of a tourist fossicking authority, remove or damage any tree or shrub on the land 10 penalty units 6160 An offence under section 62(1)(d) of the Act as a holder of a tourist fossicking authority, disturb any Aboriginal place or Aboriginal object on the land 10 penalty units 6170 An offence under section 62(2) of the Act as a holder of a tourist fossicking authority, fail to ensure that a person who searches for minerals under that authority does not do anything specified in section 62(1) of the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 10 penalty units 6180 An offence under section 62(3) of the Act as a holder of a tourist fossicking authority, fail to repair any damage to the land arising out of the searching for minerals under that authority by any person 25 penalty units * * * * * 6230 An offence under section 80(6) of the Act fail to comply with a notice under section 80(5) of the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 10 penalty units 6240 An offence under section 110(3) of the Act where no application has been made under section 110(4A) of the Act fail to comply with a notice issued by the Minister under section 110(2) of the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 10 penalty units Sch. 22