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State Environmental Planning Policy (Mining, Petroleum Production and Extractive Industries) 2007.

Country/Territory
Australia
Territorial subdivision
New South Wales
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
2007 (2020)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Land & soil, Mineral resources, Water
Keyword
Agricultural land Biodiversity EIA Groundwater Irrigation Land-use planning Protection of environment Agricultural development Authorization/permit Business/industry/corporations Certification Climate change Coastal zone management Enforcement/compliance Concession Contract/agreement Desertification Environmental audit Environmental standards Erosion Farming Hazardous waste Mining Pollution control Public health Saltwater intrusion/siltation Soil conservation/soil improvement Soil pollution/quality Soil rehabilitation Standards Sustainable use Waste disposal Hazards Natural gas Oil Protected area Freshwater pollution Freshwater resources management Hazardous substances Industrial water use Inland waters Inspection Oil pollution Recycling/reuse Resource/damage valuation Surface water Water abstraction Water conservation zone Water quality standards Water supply Wetlands Zoning
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

The SEPP lays down the discipline concerning Mining, Petroleum Production and Extractive Industries. Under Part 2 it distinguishes developments into permissible without consents, permissible with consents, prohibited developments, coal seam gas developments prohibited in certain exclusion zones, exempt developments of minimal environmental impact and complying developments. Under permissible developments without consent fall for instance (b) rehabilitation, by or on behalf of a public authority, of an abandoned mine site and (e) the construction, maintenance or use (in each case, outside an environmentally sensitive area of State significance) of any pollution control works or pollution control equipment required as a result of the variation of a licence under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997.

Full text
English
Website
www.legislation.nsw.gov.au