Have your say on the Crown Minerals Amendment Bill
Friday 11 May, 2018
The bill makes changes to the Crown Minerals Act 1991 with its policy objective being to maintain the effectiveness and efficiency of the permitting regime established by the Act. Permitting regime refers to the allocation, management and regulation of, and compliance with, a permit granted under the Act.
The
Bill
• Provides that minerals programmes are
not legislative instruments for the purposes of the
Legislation Act 2012 and will continue to not be drafted by
the Parliamentary Counsel Office.
• Clarifies
and changes processes in relation to permits.
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Clarifies section 28A of the Act.
• Clarifies
that an access arrangement is needed for access to Schedule
4 land for minimum impact activities.
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Clarifies which Ministers enter into access arrangements in
respect of Crown land and land in the common marine and
coastal area.
• Allows delegation of the
Minister’s powers in relation to licences granted under
the Mining Act 1971.
• Clarifies the applicable
royalty calculations for certain permits granted before
February 2008.
• Clarifies the public notice
and submissions process around changes to be made to a
minerals programme that are consequential on changes made by
the Bill.
Tell the Economic Development, Science and
Innovation Committee what you think
Send your submission on the bill by
midnight on 22 June 2018.
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bill:
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•
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