MCU14/0028 Appendix 2 EnvProtAct 1994

Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 13 Savings, transitional and related provisions
Part 2 Transitional provisions for Environmental Protection and Other Legislation
Amendment Act 2000
[s 585]

                (b)   the MRA department, or an officer of that department,
                      has accepted or approved, or purported to accept or
                      approve, the document or amendment, whether or not
                      the acceptance or approval was required by, or could
                      lawfully have been made under, the Mineral Resources
                      Act.
          (4)   In this section—
                Mineral Resources Act means that Act as in force from time
                to time before the commencement day.
                MRA department means the department through which the
                Mineral Resources Act is administered.
                planning document, for a mining tenement, means—
                (a)   if the mining tenement is a mining claim—the outline
                      under the Mineral Resources Act, section 61(1)(j)(iv)
                      for the mining claim; or
                (b)   if the mining tenement is an exploration permit—the
                      statement under the Mineral Resources Act, section
                      133(f)(i) specifying a description of the program of
                      work for the permit; or
                (c)   if the mining tenement is a mineral development
                      licence—the statement under the Mineral Resources
                      Act, section 183(1)(m) containing proposals for the
                      licence mentioned in that paragraph; or
                (d)   if the mining tenement is a mining lease—
                      (i)    any environmental management overview strategy
                             for the lease; and
                      (ii) either—
                             (A)    any plan of operations for the lease under the
                                    Mineral Resources Act, part 7; or
                             (B)    if there is no plan of operations in force for
                                    the     lease   immediately     before     the
                                    commencement day—the most recent


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