Great Barrier Reef Region (Prohibition of Mining) Regulations 1999. Country/Territory Australia Document type Regulation Date 1999 (2007) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Mineral resources, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Mining Offences/penalties Protected area Management/conservation Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract These Regulations prohibit carrying on of mining operation, or research for a mining operation, in the "relevant area". "Relevant area" is a specified area of the Great Barrier Reef Region that is not, for the time being, part of the Marine Park. "Mining operation" includes operations for the recovery of minerals but does not include operations for: (a) research and investigations intended to enhance the conservation of the Marine Park; or (b) scientific research intended to enhance the conservation of the Marine Park. (4 regulations) Full text English Website www.austlii.edu.au References - Legislation Implements Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975. Legislation | Australia | 1975 (2018) Keyword: Marine pollution, Indigenous peoples, Marine fisheries, Policy/planning, Protected fishing area, Cartilaginous fishes, Institution, Biodiversity, Fishery management and conservation, Protected area, Ecosystem preservation, Management/conservation, Endangered species, Protection of species Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Great Barrier Reef Region (Prohibition of Mining) Repeal Regulations 2009 (SLI No. 303 of 2009). Legislation | Australia | 2009 Keyword: Mining, Offences/penalties, Protected area, Management/conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX