❓ Hon George Cash asks the Minister for State Development about partially proclaimed Acts of Parliament within their responsibility. The Minister identifies several Mining Acts and the Offshore Minerals Act 2003, explaining the reasons for the delays, including Native Title Act implications, the need for supporting regulations, and pending amendments.
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(1) Are there any Acts of Parliament within your Ministerial responsibility that have only been partially proclaimed?
(2) If so, will you provide the relevant unproclaimed sections and the reasons for not proclaiming these sections?
(2) If so, will you provide the relevant unproclaimed sections and the reasons for not proclaiming these sections?
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Answered
11 December 2003
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for State Development
Response time
23 days
(1) Yes. (2) The following Acts of Parliament contain unproclaimed provisions: Mining Amendment Act 1994 Section 5 remains unproclaimed. The section is no longer required and its repeal is contained in the Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Bill 2001 which is currently before Parliament. The amendment to section 5 would have changed the rights of the holder of a Miner’s Right. Legal advice was received that under the Commonwealth Native Title Act 1993 (NTA) it would have required submission to the NTA procedures. For that reason the amendment was not proclaimed. Mining Amendment Act 1996 Sections 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12 & 14 to 22 remain unproclaimed. All these sections relate to the registration of dealings provisions and require supporting regulations. The regulations have been part drafted, however the Crown Solicitor’s Office has agreed that amendments are necessary to the Mining Amendment Act 1996 to clarify some registration requirements that refer to legal interests and caveats. These amendments have been drafted and are included in the Mining Amendment Bill 2003 which is expected to be introduced in the 2004 Parliament. Mining Amendment Act 2002 Section 12 remains unproclaimed. This section amends section 65 of the Mining Act 1978 to provide prospectors with a “window” to mark out and apply for a prospecting licence or mining lease over ground released under section 65 and for such applications to be entered into a ballot along with any exploration licence application if it is over the same ground. The amendment to section 65 needs to be supported with an amendment to the priority provisions in section 105A to provide that any mining tenement marked out within the “window” has the same priority as any exploration licence application lodged at the same release time. The amendment has been drafted and is included in the Mining Amendment Bill 2003 which is expected to be introduced in the 2004 Parliament. Offshore Minerals Act 2003 The whole Act is yet to be proclaimed. The Act requires supporting regulations before it can be proclaimed to operate. Drafting instructions for the regulations are being prepared, however some transitional issues have been referred to the Crown Solicitor’s Office for advice. Petroleum Safety Act 1999 It is unlikely that the above Act will be proclaimed, as its objectives have been overtaken by the National Offshore Safety Authority proposal.
(2) The following Acts of Parliament contain unproclaimed provisions: Mining Amendment Act 1994 Section 5 remains unproclaimed. The section is no longer required and its repeal is contained in the Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Bill 2001 which is currently before Parliament. The amendment to section 5 would have changed the rights of the holder of a Miner’s Right. Legal advice was received that under the Commonwealth Native Title Act 1993 (NTA) it would have required submission to the NTA procedures. For that reason the amendment was not proclaimed. Mining Amendment Act 1996 Sections 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12 & 14 to 22 remain unproclaimed. All these sections relate to the registration of dealings provisions and require supporting regulations. The regulations have been part drafted, however the Crown Solicitor’s Office has agreed that amendments are necessary to the Mining Amendment Act 1996 to clarify some registration requirements that refer to legal interests and caveats. These amendments have been drafted and are included in the Mining Amendment Bill 2003 which is expected to be introduced in the 2004 Parliament. Mining Amendment Act 2002 Section 12 remains unproclaimed. This section amends section 65 of the Mining Act 1978 to provide prospectors with a “window” to mark out and apply for a prospecting licence or mining lease over ground released under section 65 and for such applications to be entered into a ballot along with any exploration licence application if it is over the same ground. The amendment to section 65 needs to be supported with an amendment to the priority provisions in section 105A to provide that any mining tenement marked out within the “window” has the same priority as any exploration licence application lodged at the same release time. The amendment has been drafted and is included in the Mining Amendment Bill 2003 which is expected to be introduced in the 2004 Parliament. Offshore Minerals Act 2003 The whole Act is yet to be proclaimed. The Act requires supporting regulations before it can be proclaimed to operate. Drafting instructions for the regulations are being prepared, however some transitional issues have been referred to the Crown Solicitor’s Office for advice. Petroleum Safety Act 1999 It is unlikely that the above Act will be proclaimed, as its objectives have been overtaken by the National Offshore Safety Authority proposal.
Mining Amendment Act 1994 Section 5 remains unproclaimed. The section is no longer required and its repeal is contained in the Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Bill 2001 which is currently before Parliament. The amendment to section 5 would have changed the rights of the holder of a Miner’s Right. Legal advice was received that under the Commonwealth Native Title Act 1993 (NTA) it would have required submission to the NTA procedures. For that reason the amendment was not proclaimed. Mining Amendment Act 1996 Sections 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12 & 14 to 22 remain unproclaimed. All these sections relate to the registration of dealings provisions and require supporting regulations. The regulations have been part drafted, however the Crown Solicitor’s Office has agreed that amendments are necessary to the Mining Amendment Act 1996 to clarify some registration requirements that refer to legal interests and caveats. These amendments have been drafted and are included in the Mining Amendment Bill 2003 which is expected to be introduced in the 2004 Parliament. Mining Amendment Act 2002 Section 12 remains unproclaimed. This section amends section 65 of the Mining Act 1978 to provide prospectors with a “window” to mark out and apply for a prospecting licence or mining lease over ground released under section 65 and for such applications to be entered into a ballot along with any exploration licence application if it is over the same ground. The amendment to section 65 needs to be supported with an amendment to the priority provisions in section 105A to provide that any mining tenement marked out within the “window” has the same priority as any exploration licence application lodged at the same release time. The amendment has been drafted and is included in the Mining Amendment Bill 2003 which is expected to be introduced in the 2004 Parliament. Offshore Minerals Act 2003 The whole Act is yet to be proclaimed. The Act requires supporting regulations before it can be proclaimed to operate. Drafting instructions for the regulations are being prepared, however some transitional issues have been referred to the Crown Solicitor’s Office for advice. Petroleum Safety Act 1999 It is unlikely that the above Act will be proclaimed, as its objectives have been overtaken by the National Offshore Safety Authority proposal.
Section 5 remains unproclaimed. The section is no longer required and its repeal is contained in the Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Bill 2001 which is currently before Parliament. The amendment to section 5 would have changed the rights of the holder of a Miner’s Right. Legal advice was received that under the Commonwealth Native Title Act 1993 (NTA) it would have required submission to the NTA procedures. For that reason the amendment was not proclaimed. Mining Amendment Act 1996 Sections 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12 & 14 to 22 remain unproclaimed. All these sections relate to the registration of dealings provisions and require supporting regulations. The regulations have been part drafted, however the Crown Solicitor’s Office has agreed that amendments are necessary to the Mining Amendment Act 1996 to clarify some registration requirements that refer to legal interests and caveats. These amendments have been drafted and are included in the Mining Amendment Bill 2003 which is expected to be introduced in the 2004 Parliament. Mining Amendment Act 2002 Section 12 remains unproclaimed. This section amends section 65 of the Mining Act 1978 to provide prospectors with a “window” to mark out and apply for a prospecting licence or mining lease over ground released under section 65 and for such applications to be entered into a ballot along with any exploration licence application if it is over the same ground. The amendment to section 65 needs to be supported with an amendment to the priority provisions in section 105A to provide that any mining tenement marked out within the “window” has the same priority as any exploration licence application lodged at the same release time. The amendment has been drafted and is included in the Mining Amendment Bill 2003 which is expected to be introduced in the 2004 Parliament. Offshore Minerals Act 2003 The whole Act is yet to be proclaimed. The Act requires supporting regulations before it can be proclaimed to operate. Drafting instructions for the regulations are being prepared, however some transitional issues have been referred to the Crown Solicitor’s Office for advice. Petroleum Safety Act 1999 It is unlikely that the above Act will be proclaimed, as its objectives have been overtaken by the National Offshore Safety Authority proposal.
The amendment to section 5 would have changed the rights of the holder of a Miner’s Right. Legal advice was received that under the Commonwealth Native Title Act 1993 (NTA) it would have required submission to the NTA procedures. For that reason the amendment was not proclaimed. Mining Amendment Act 1996 Sections 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12 & 14 to 22 remain unproclaimed. All these sections relate to the registration of dealings provisions and require supporting regulations. The regulations have been part drafted, however the Crown Solicitor’s Office has agreed that amendments are necessary to the Mining Amendment Act 1996 to clarify some registration requirements that refer to legal interests and caveats. These amendments have been drafted and are included in the Mining Amendment Bill 2003 which is expected to be introduced in the 2004 Parliament. Mining Amendment Act 2002 Section 12 remains unproclaimed. This section amends section 65 of the Mining Act 1978 to provide prospectors with a “window” to mark out and apply for a prospecting licence or mining lease over ground released under section 65 and for such applications to be entered into a ballot along with any exploration licence application if it is over the same ground. The amendment to section 65 needs to be supported with an amendment to the priority provisions in section 105A to provide that any mining tenement marked out within the “window” has the same priority as any exploration licence application lodged at the same release time. The amendment has been drafted and is included in the Mining Amendment Bill 2003 which is expected to be introduced in the 2004 Parliament. Offshore Minerals Act 2003 The whole Act is yet to be proclaimed. The Act requires supporting regulations before it can be proclaimed to operate. Drafting instructions for the regulations are being prepared, however some transitional issues have been referred to the Crown Solicitor’s Office for advice. Petroleum Safety Act 1999 It is unlikely that the above Act will be proclaimed, as its objectives have been overtaken by the National Offshore Safety Authority proposal.
Mining Amendment Act 1996 Sections 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12 & 14 to 22 remain unproclaimed. All these sections relate to the registration of dealings provisions and require supporting regulations. The regulations have been part drafted, however the Crown Solicitor’s Office has agreed that amendments are necessary to the Mining Amendment Act 1996 to clarify some registration requirements that refer to legal interests and caveats. These amendments have been drafted and are included in the Mining Amendment Bill 2003 which is expected to be introduced in the 2004 Parliament. Mining Amendment Act 2002 Section 12 remains unproclaimed. This section amends section 65 of the Mining Act 1978 to provide prospectors with a “window” to mark out and apply for a prospecting licence or mining lease over ground released under section 65 and for such applications to be entered into a ballot along with any exploration licence application if it is over the same ground. The amendment to section 65 needs to be supported with an amendment to the priority provisions in section 105A to provide that any mining tenement marked out within the “window” has the same priority as any exploration licence application lodged at the same release time. The amendment has been drafted and is included in the Mining Amendment Bill 2003 which is expected to be introduced in the 2004 Parliament. Offshore Minerals Act 2003 The whole Act is yet to be proclaimed. The Act requires supporting regulations before it can be proclaimed to operate. Drafting instructions for the regulations are being prepared, however some transitional issues have been referred to the Crown Solicitor’s Office for advice. Petroleum Safety Act 1999 It is unlikely that the above Act will be proclaimed, as its objectives have been overtaken by the National Offshore Safety Authority proposal.
Sections 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12 & 14 to 22 remain unproclaimed. All these sections relate to the registration of dealings provisions and require supporting regulations. The regulations have been part drafted, however the Crown Solicitor’s Office has agreed that amendments are necessary to the Mining Amendment Act 1996 to clarify some registration requirements that refer to legal interests and caveats. These amendments have been drafted and are included in the Mining Amendment Bill 2003 which is expected to be introduced in the 2004 Parliament. Mining Amendment Act 2002 Section 12 remains unproclaimed. This section amends section 65 of the Mining Act 1978 to provide prospectors with a “window” to mark out and apply for a prospecting licence or mining lease over ground released under section 65 and for such applications to be entered into a ballot along with any exploration licence application if it is over the same ground. The amendment to section 65 needs to be supported with an amendment to the priority provisions in section 105A to provide that any mining tenement marked out within the “window” has the same priority as any exploration licence application lodged at the same release time. The amendment has been drafted and is included in the Mining Amendment Bill 2003 which is expected to be introduced in the 2004 Parliament. Offshore Minerals Act 2003 The whole Act is yet to be proclaimed. The Act requires supporting regulations before it can be proclaimed to operate. Drafting instructions for the regulations are being prepared, however some transitional issues have been referred to the Crown Solicitor’s Office for advice. Petroleum Safety Act 1999 It is unlikely that the above Act will be proclaimed, as its objectives have been overtaken by the National Offshore Safety Authority proposal.
The regulations have been part drafted, however the Crown Solicitor’s Office has agreed that amendments are necessary to the Mining Amendment Act 1996 to clarify some registration requirements that refer to legal interests and caveats. These amendments have been drafted and are included in the Mining Amendment Bill 2003 which is expected to be introduced in the 2004 Parliament. Mining Amendment Act 2002 Section 12 remains unproclaimed. This section amends section 65 of the Mining Act 1978 to provide prospectors with a “window” to mark out and apply for a prospecting licence or mining lease over ground released under section 65 and for such applications to be entered into a ballot along with any exploration licence application if it is over the same ground. The amendment to section 65 needs to be supported with an amendment to the priority provisions in section 105A to provide that any mining tenement marked out within the “window” has the same priority as any exploration licence application lodged at the same release time. The amendment has been drafted and is included in the Mining Amendment Bill 2003 which is expected to be introduced in the 2004 Parliament. Offshore Minerals Act 2003 The whole Act is yet to be proclaimed. The Act requires supporting regulations before it can be proclaimed to operate. Drafting instructions for the regulations are being prepared, however some transitional issues have been referred to the Crown Solicitor’s Office for advice. Petroleum Safety Act 1999 It is unlikely that the above Act will be proclaimed, as its objectives have been overtaken by the National Offshore Safety Authority proposal.
Mining Amendment Act 2002 Section 12 remains unproclaimed. This section amends section 65 of the Mining Act 1978 to provide prospectors with a “window” to mark out and apply for a prospecting licence or mining lease over ground released under section 65 and for such applications to be entered into a ballot along with any exploration licence application if it is over the same ground. The amendment to section 65 needs to be supported with an amendment to the priority provisions in section 105A to provide that any mining tenement marked out within the “window” has the same priority as any exploration licence application lodged at the same release time. The amendment has been drafted and is included in the Mining Amendment Bill 2003 which is expected to be introduced in the 2004 Parliament. Offshore Minerals Act 2003 The whole Act is yet to be proclaimed. The Act requires supporting regulations before it can be proclaimed to operate. Drafting instructions for the regulations are being prepared, however some transitional issues have been referred to the Crown Solicitor’s Office for advice. Petroleum Safety Act 1999 It is unlikely that the above Act will be proclaimed, as its objectives have been overtaken by the National Offshore Safety Authority proposal.
Section 12 remains unproclaimed. This section amends section 65 of the Mining Act 1978 to provide prospectors with a “window” to mark out and apply for a prospecting licence or mining lease over ground released under section 65 and for such applications to be entered into a ballot along with any exploration licence application if it is over the same ground. The amendment to section 65 needs to be supported with an amendment to the priority provisions in section 105A to provide that any mining tenement marked out within the “window” has the same priority as any exploration licence application lodged at the same release time. The amendment has been drafted and is included in the Mining Amendment Bill 2003 which is expected to be introduced in the 2004 Parliament. Offshore Minerals Act 2003 The whole Act is yet to be proclaimed. The Act requires supporting regulations before it can be proclaimed to operate. Drafting instructions for the regulations are being prepared, however some transitional issues have been referred to the Crown Solicitor’s Office for advice. Petroleum Safety Act 1999 It is unlikely that the above Act will be proclaimed, as its objectives have been overtaken by the National Offshore Safety Authority proposal.
The amendment to section 65 needs to be supported with an amendment to the priority provisions in section 105A to provide that any mining tenement marked out within the “window” has the same priority as any exploration licence application lodged at the same release time. The amendment has been drafted and is included in the Mining Amendment Bill 2003 which is expected to be introduced in the 2004 Parliament. Offshore Minerals Act 2003 The whole Act is yet to be proclaimed. The Act requires supporting regulations before it can be proclaimed to operate. Drafting instructions for the regulations are being prepared, however some transitional issues have been referred to the Crown Solicitor’s Office for advice. Petroleum Safety Act 1999 It is unlikely that the above Act will be proclaimed, as its objectives have been overtaken by the National Offshore Safety Authority proposal.
The amendment has been drafted and is included in the Mining Amendment Bill 2003 which is expected to be introduced in the 2004 Parliament. Offshore Minerals Act 2003 The whole Act is yet to be proclaimed. The Act requires supporting regulations before it can be proclaimed to operate. Drafting instructions for the regulations are being prepared, however some transitional issues have been referred to the Crown Solicitor’s Office for advice. Petroleum Safety Act 1999 It is unlikely that the above Act will be proclaimed, as its objectives have been overtaken by the National Offshore Safety Authority proposal.
Offshore Minerals Act 2003 The whole Act is yet to be proclaimed. The Act requires supporting regulations before it can be proclaimed to operate. Drafting instructions for the regulations are being prepared, however some transitional issues have been referred to the Crown Solicitor’s Office for advice. Petroleum Safety Act 1999 It is unlikely that the above Act will be proclaimed, as its objectives have been overtaken by the National Offshore Safety Authority proposal.
The whole Act is yet to be proclaimed. The Act requires supporting regulations before it can be proclaimed to operate. Drafting instructions for the regulations are being prepared, however some transitional issues have been referred to the Crown Solicitor’s Office for advice. Petroleum Safety Act 1999 It is unlikely that the above Act will be proclaimed, as its objectives have been overtaken by the National Offshore Safety Authority proposal.
Petroleum Safety Act 1999 It is unlikely that the above Act will be proclaimed, as its objectives have been overtaken by the National Offshore Safety Authority proposal.
It is unlikely that the above Act will be proclaimed, as its objectives have been overtaken by the National Offshore Safety Authority proposal.
(2) The following Acts of Parliament contain unproclaimed provisions: Mining Amendment Act 1994 Section 5 remains unproclaimed. The section is no longer required and its repeal is contained in the Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Bill 2001 which is currently before Parliament. The amendment to section 5 would have changed the rights of the holder of a Miner’s Right. Legal advice was received that under the Commonwealth Native Title Act 1993 (NTA) it would have required submission to the NTA procedures. For that reason the amendment was not proclaimed. Mining Amendment Act 1996 Sections 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12 & 14 to 22 remain unproclaimed. All these sections relate to the registration of dealings provisions and require supporting regulations. The regulations have been part drafted, however the Crown Solicitor’s Office has agreed that amendments are necessary to the Mining Amendment Act 1996 to clarify some registration requirements that refer to legal interests and caveats. These amendments have been drafted and are included in the Mining Amendment Bill 2003 which is expected to be introduced in the 2004 Parliament. Mining Amendment Act 2002 Section 12 remains unproclaimed. This section amends section 65 of the Mining Act 1978 to provide prospectors with a “window” to mark out and apply for a prospecting licence or mining lease over ground released under section 65 and for such applications to be entered into a ballot along with any exploration licence application if it is over the same ground. The amendment to section 65 needs to be supported with an amendment to the priority provisions in section 105A to provide that any mining tenement marked out within the “window” has the same priority as any exploration licence application lodged at the same release time. The amendment has been drafted and is included in the Mining Amendment Bill 2003 which is expected to be introduced in the 2004 Parliament. Offshore Minerals Act 2003 The whole Act is yet to be proclaimed. The Act requires supporting regulations before it can be proclaimed to operate. Drafting instructions for the regulations are being prepared, however some transitional issues have been referred to the Crown Solicitor’s Office for advice. Petroleum Safety Act 1999 It is unlikely that the above Act will be proclaimed, as its objectives have been overtaken by the National Offshore Safety Authority proposal.
Mining Amendment Act 1994 Section 5 remains unproclaimed. The section is no longer required and its repeal is contained in the Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Bill 2001 which is currently before Parliament. The amendment to section 5 would have changed the rights of the holder of a Miner’s Right. Legal advice was received that under the Commonwealth Native Title Act 1993 (NTA) it would have required submission to the NTA procedures. For that reason the amendment was not proclaimed. Mining Amendment Act 1996 Sections 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12 & 14 to 22 remain unproclaimed. All these sections relate to the registration of dealings provisions and require supporting regulations. The regulations have been part drafted, however the Crown Solicitor’s Office has agreed that amendments are necessary to the Mining Amendment Act 1996 to clarify some registration requirements that refer to legal interests and caveats. These amendments have been drafted and are included in the Mining Amendment Bill 2003 which is expected to be introduced in the 2004 Parliament. Mining Amendment Act 2002 Section 12 remains unproclaimed. This section amends section 65 of the Mining Act 1978 to provide prospectors with a “window” to mark out and apply for a prospecting licence or mining lease over ground released under section 65 and for such applications to be entered into a ballot along with any exploration licence application if it is over the same ground. The amendment to section 65 needs to be supported with an amendment to the priority provisions in section 105A to provide that any mining tenement marked out within the “window” has the same priority as any exploration licence application lodged at the same release time. The amendment has been drafted and is included in the Mining Amendment Bill 2003 which is expected to be introduced in the 2004 Parliament. Offshore Minerals Act 2003 The whole Act is yet to be proclaimed. The Act requires supporting regulations before it can be proclaimed to operate. Drafting instructions for the regulations are being prepared, however some transitional issues have been referred to the Crown Solicitor’s Office for advice. Petroleum Safety Act 1999 It is unlikely that the above Act will be proclaimed, as its objectives have been overtaken by the National Offshore Safety Authority proposal.
Section 5 remains unproclaimed. The section is no longer required and its repeal is contained in the Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Bill 2001 which is currently before Parliament. The amendment to section 5 would have changed the rights of the holder of a Miner’s Right. Legal advice was received that under the Commonwealth Native Title Act 1993 (NTA) it would have required submission to the NTA procedures. For that reason the amendment was not proclaimed. Mining Amendment Act 1996 Sections 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12 & 14 to 22 remain unproclaimed. All these sections relate to the registration of dealings provisions and require supporting regulations. The regulations have been part drafted, however the Crown Solicitor’s Office has agreed that amendments are necessary to the Mining Amendment Act 1996 to clarify some registration requirements that refer to legal interests and caveats. These amendments have been drafted and are included in the Mining Amendment Bill 2003 which is expected to be introduced in the 2004 Parliament. Mining Amendment Act 2002 Section 12 remains unproclaimed. This section amends section 65 of the Mining Act 1978 to provide prospectors with a “window” to mark out and apply for a prospecting licence or mining lease over ground released under section 65 and for such applications to be entered into a ballot along with any exploration licence application if it is over the same ground. The amendment to section 65 needs to be supported with an amendment to the priority provisions in section 105A to provide that any mining tenement marked out within the “window” has the same priority as any exploration licence application lodged at the same release time. The amendment has been drafted and is included in the Mining Amendment Bill 2003 which is expected to be introduced in the 2004 Parliament. Offshore Minerals Act 2003 The whole Act is yet to be proclaimed. The Act requires supporting regulations before it can be proclaimed to operate. Drafting instructions for the regulations are being prepared, however some transitional issues have been referred to the Crown Solicitor’s Office for advice. Petroleum Safety Act 1999 It is unlikely that the above Act will be proclaimed, as its objectives have been overtaken by the National Offshore Safety Authority proposal.
The amendment to section 5 would have changed the rights of the holder of a Miner’s Right. Legal advice was received that under the Commonwealth Native Title Act 1993 (NTA) it would have required submission to the NTA procedures. For that reason the amendment was not proclaimed. Mining Amendment Act 1996 Sections 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12 & 14 to 22 remain unproclaimed. All these sections relate to the registration of dealings provisions and require supporting regulations. The regulations have been part drafted, however the Crown Solicitor’s Office has agreed that amendments are necessary to the Mining Amendment Act 1996 to clarify some registration requirements that refer to legal interests and caveats. These amendments have been drafted and are included in the Mining Amendment Bill 2003 which is expected to be introduced in the 2004 Parliament. Mining Amendment Act 2002 Section 12 remains unproclaimed. This section amends section 65 of the Mining Act 1978 to provide prospectors with a “window” to mark out and apply for a prospecting licence or mining lease over ground released under section 65 and for such applications to be entered into a ballot along with any exploration licence application if it is over the same ground. The amendment to section 65 needs to be supported with an amendment to the priority provisions in section 105A to provide that any mining tenement marked out within the “window” has the same priority as any exploration licence application lodged at the same release time. The amendment has been drafted and is included in the Mining Amendment Bill 2003 which is expected to be introduced in the 2004 Parliament. Offshore Minerals Act 2003 The whole Act is yet to be proclaimed. The Act requires supporting regulations before it can be proclaimed to operate. Drafting instructions for the regulations are being prepared, however some transitional issues have been referred to the Crown Solicitor’s Office for advice. Petroleum Safety Act 1999 It is unlikely that the above Act will be proclaimed, as its objectives have been overtaken by the National Offshore Safety Authority proposal.
Mining Amendment Act 1996 Sections 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12 & 14 to 22 remain unproclaimed. All these sections relate to the registration of dealings provisions and require supporting regulations. The regulations have been part drafted, however the Crown Solicitor’s Office has agreed that amendments are necessary to the Mining Amendment Act 1996 to clarify some registration requirements that refer to legal interests and caveats. These amendments have been drafted and are included in the Mining Amendment Bill 2003 which is expected to be introduced in the 2004 Parliament. Mining Amendment Act 2002 Section 12 remains unproclaimed. This section amends section 65 of the Mining Act 1978 to provide prospectors with a “window” to mark out and apply for a prospecting licence or mining lease over ground released under section 65 and for such applications to be entered into a ballot along with any exploration licence application if it is over the same ground. The amendment to section 65 needs to be supported with an amendment to the priority provisions in section 105A to provide that any mining tenement marked out within the “window” has the same priority as any exploration licence application lodged at the same release time. The amendment has been drafted and is included in the Mining Amendment Bill 2003 which is expected to be introduced in the 2004 Parliament. Offshore Minerals Act 2003 The whole Act is yet to be proclaimed. The Act requires supporting regulations before it can be proclaimed to operate. Drafting instructions for the regulations are being prepared, however some transitional issues have been referred to the Crown Solicitor’s Office for advice. Petroleum Safety Act 1999 It is unlikely that the above Act will be proclaimed, as its objectives have been overtaken by the National Offshore Safety Authority proposal.
Sections 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12 & 14 to 22 remain unproclaimed. All these sections relate to the registration of dealings provisions and require supporting regulations. The regulations have been part drafted, however the Crown Solicitor’s Office has agreed that amendments are necessary to the Mining Amendment Act 1996 to clarify some registration requirements that refer to legal interests and caveats. These amendments have been drafted and are included in the Mining Amendment Bill 2003 which is expected to be introduced in the 2004 Parliament. Mining Amendment Act 2002 Section 12 remains unproclaimed. This section amends section 65 of the Mining Act 1978 to provide prospectors with a “window” to mark out and apply for a prospecting licence or mining lease over ground released under section 65 and for such applications to be entered into a ballot along with any exploration licence application if it is over the same ground. The amendment to section 65 needs to be supported with an amendment to the priority provisions in section 105A to provide that any mining tenement marked out within the “window” has the same priority as any exploration licence application lodged at the same release time. The amendment has been drafted and is included in the Mining Amendment Bill 2003 which is expected to be introduced in the 2004 Parliament. Offshore Minerals Act 2003 The whole Act is yet to be proclaimed. The Act requires supporting regulations before it can be proclaimed to operate. Drafting instructions for the regulations are being prepared, however some transitional issues have been referred to the Crown Solicitor’s Office for advice. Petroleum Safety Act 1999 It is unlikely that the above Act will be proclaimed, as its objectives have been overtaken by the National Offshore Safety Authority proposal.
The regulations have been part drafted, however the Crown Solicitor’s Office has agreed that amendments are necessary to the Mining Amendment Act 1996 to clarify some registration requirements that refer to legal interests and caveats. These amendments have been drafted and are included in the Mining Amendment Bill 2003 which is expected to be introduced in the 2004 Parliament. Mining Amendment Act 2002 Section 12 remains unproclaimed. This section amends section 65 of the Mining Act 1978 to provide prospectors with a “window” to mark out and apply for a prospecting licence or mining lease over ground released under section 65 and for such applications to be entered into a ballot along with any exploration licence application if it is over the same ground. The amendment to section 65 needs to be supported with an amendment to the priority provisions in section 105A to provide that any mining tenement marked out within the “window” has the same priority as any exploration licence application lodged at the same release time. The amendment has been drafted and is included in the Mining Amendment Bill 2003 which is expected to be introduced in the 2004 Parliament. Offshore Minerals Act 2003 The whole Act is yet to be proclaimed. The Act requires supporting regulations before it can be proclaimed to operate. Drafting instructions for the regulations are being prepared, however some transitional issues have been referred to the Crown Solicitor’s Office for advice. Petroleum Safety Act 1999 It is unlikely that the above Act will be proclaimed, as its objectives have been overtaken by the National Offshore Safety Authority proposal.
Mining Amendment Act 2002 Section 12 remains unproclaimed. This section amends section 65 of the Mining Act 1978 to provide prospectors with a “window” to mark out and apply for a prospecting licence or mining lease over ground released under section 65 and for such applications to be entered into a ballot along with any exploration licence application if it is over the same ground. The amendment to section 65 needs to be supported with an amendment to the priority provisions in section 105A to provide that any mining tenement marked out within the “window” has the same priority as any exploration licence application lodged at the same release time. The amendment has been drafted and is included in the Mining Amendment Bill 2003 which is expected to be introduced in the 2004 Parliament. Offshore Minerals Act 2003 The whole Act is yet to be proclaimed. The Act requires supporting regulations before it can be proclaimed to operate. Drafting instructions for the regulations are being prepared, however some transitional issues have been referred to the Crown Solicitor’s Office for advice. Petroleum Safety Act 1999 It is unlikely that the above Act will be proclaimed, as its objectives have been overtaken by the National Offshore Safety Authority proposal.
Section 12 remains unproclaimed. This section amends section 65 of the Mining Act 1978 to provide prospectors with a “window” to mark out and apply for a prospecting licence or mining lease over ground released under section 65 and for such applications to be entered into a ballot along with any exploration licence application if it is over the same ground. The amendment to section 65 needs to be supported with an amendment to the priority provisions in section 105A to provide that any mining tenement marked out within the “window” has the same priority as any exploration licence application lodged at the same release time. The amendment has been drafted and is included in the Mining Amendment Bill 2003 which is expected to be introduced in the 2004 Parliament. Offshore Minerals Act 2003 The whole Act is yet to be proclaimed. The Act requires supporting regulations before it can be proclaimed to operate. Drafting instructions for the regulations are being prepared, however some transitional issues have been referred to the Crown Solicitor’s Office for advice. Petroleum Safety Act 1999 It is unlikely that the above Act will be proclaimed, as its objectives have been overtaken by the National Offshore Safety Authority proposal.
The amendment to section 65 needs to be supported with an amendment to the priority provisions in section 105A to provide that any mining tenement marked out within the “window” has the same priority as any exploration licence application lodged at the same release time. The amendment has been drafted and is included in the Mining Amendment Bill 2003 which is expected to be introduced in the 2004 Parliament. Offshore Minerals Act 2003 The whole Act is yet to be proclaimed. The Act requires supporting regulations before it can be proclaimed to operate. Drafting instructions for the regulations are being prepared, however some transitional issues have been referred to the Crown Solicitor’s Office for advice. Petroleum Safety Act 1999 It is unlikely that the above Act will be proclaimed, as its objectives have been overtaken by the National Offshore Safety Authority proposal.
The amendment has been drafted and is included in the Mining Amendment Bill 2003 which is expected to be introduced in the 2004 Parliament. Offshore Minerals Act 2003 The whole Act is yet to be proclaimed. The Act requires supporting regulations before it can be proclaimed to operate. Drafting instructions for the regulations are being prepared, however some transitional issues have been referred to the Crown Solicitor’s Office for advice. Petroleum Safety Act 1999 It is unlikely that the above Act will be proclaimed, as its objectives have been overtaken by the National Offshore Safety Authority proposal.
Offshore Minerals Act 2003 The whole Act is yet to be proclaimed. The Act requires supporting regulations before it can be proclaimed to operate. Drafting instructions for the regulations are being prepared, however some transitional issues have been referred to the Crown Solicitor’s Office for advice. Petroleum Safety Act 1999 It is unlikely that the above Act will be proclaimed, as its objectives have been overtaken by the National Offshore Safety Authority proposal.
The whole Act is yet to be proclaimed. The Act requires supporting regulations before it can be proclaimed to operate. Drafting instructions for the regulations are being prepared, however some transitional issues have been referred to the Crown Solicitor’s Office for advice. Petroleum Safety Act 1999 It is unlikely that the above Act will be proclaimed, as its objectives have been overtaken by the National Offshore Safety Authority proposal.
Petroleum Safety Act 1999 It is unlikely that the above Act will be proclaimed, as its objectives have been overtaken by the National Offshore Safety Authority proposal.
It is unlikely that the above Act will be proclaimed, as its objectives have been overtaken by the National Offshore Safety Authority proposal.
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