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Mining Act 1980.

Country/Territory
Australia
Territorial subdivision
Northern Territory
Document type
Legislation
Date
1982 (2007)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act relating to mining.
Subject
Mineral resources
Keyword
Basic legislation Access right Mining Minerals Royalties/fees Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Concession Court/tribunal Dispute settlement Special fund Exploration Authorization/permit Indigenous peoples
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

This Act covers all matters related to mining activities in Northern Territory, it consists of 193 sections and is divided into 14 Parts. Part 2 is dedicated to the administration of the Act; Part 3 defines miner’s rights; Part 4 covers exploration licences and related registration and fees; Part 5 concerns exploration retention licences; Part 6 mineral leases and related procedures and Part 7 mineral claims. Part 8 is dedicated to extractive minerals and related leases, permits and compensation. Part 10 concerns fossicking, i.e. search for or extract a mineral by digging by hand or hand-held instrument or by using a hand-held instrument, and related permits. The Act also provides for exploration and exploitation of mineral resources in Aboriginal lands (Part 11), the establishment and operation of the warden’s Court (Part 12) and for the creation and operation of the Mining Trust Fund (Part 13A).

Full text
English
Website
legislation.nt.gov.au

References - Legislation

Amended by

Miscellaneous Act Amendment (Aboriginal Community Living Areas) Act 1989.

Legislation | Australia | 1989 (2019)

Keyword: Traditional rights/customary rights, Land tenure, Land-use planning, Dispute settlement, Court/tribunal, Indigenous peoples, Access right, Institution, Pastoralism

Source: FAO, FAOLEX