Offshore Minerals Act 2000. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision South Australia Document type Legislation Date 2000 (2011) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act relating to exploration for, and the recovery of, minerals (other than petroleum) in the first 3 nautical miles of the territorial sea in respect of South Australia, and for related purposes. Subject Mineral resources, Sea Keyword Management/conservation Policy/planning Access-to-information Exploration Mining Royalties/fees Enforcement/compliance Maritime zone Minerals Authorization/permit Indigenous peoples Territorial sea Monitoring Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract This Act regulates the exploration for and the recovery of minerals, other than petroleum, in the first three nautical miles of the territorial sea in respect of South Australia. The Act provides for the management and use of mineral resources in the area and contains provisions on licences for the exploration, retention and mining of minerals and related fees. The Act also provides for access to information related to mineral resources and their management and use (Chapter 4), and for monitoring and enforcement of its provisions (Chapter 5). Full text English Website www.legislation.sa.gov.au References - Legislation Implemented by Offshore Minerals Regulations 2002. Legislation | Australia | 2002 Keyword: Environmental planning, Soil rehabilitation, Exploration, Authorization/permit, Mining, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX