Mining Regulation 2016 (2016-498) (NSW)

Mining Regulation 2016

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Regulation This Regulation is the Mining Regulation 2016.

2 Commencement This Regulation commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website.

3 Definitions (1) In this Regulation— affected coal mining region means an area of the State prescribed by clause 89A. agricultural lime means limestone sold or used for the purposes of application to land for agricultural purposes to improve the chemical and physical characteristics of the soil on that land. appointed member means a member of a board who is appointed by the Minister. area of operations of a board means the area for which the board is constituted. block means a graticular section referred to in clause 10 or, if the Minister so directs in a particular case, part of such a graticular section. board means a board of management constituted by the Minister under section 359 of the Act. clay/shale does not include structural clay or clay or shale used in road making or as fill. dimension stone means any rock, other than sandstone, that is quarried in blocks or slabs for building, decorative or other purposes. excluded helium means helium in a naturally occurring mixture with 1 or more hydrocarbons, whether the mixture is in a gaseous, liquid or solid state.

Note— Because excluded helium is not prescribed as a mineral it is a form of petroleum and is subject to the Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991 instead of the Mining Act 1992. See— (a) the Mining Act 1992, Dictionary, definitions of mineral and petroleum, and (b) the Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991, section 3(1), definition of petroleum, paragraph (c). Expert Panel means a Royalties for Rejuvenation Expert Panel established by the Minister under the Act, section 292X. geothermal energy means the heat energy contained or stored in rock, geothermal water or any other material occurring naturally within the earth. grant anniversary date means the anniversary, each year, of the date on which an authorisation is granted. Map Grid of Australia means a rectangular coordinate system using a Transverse Mercator projection with zones 6 degrees wide and based on the Geocentric Datum of Australia. marker post means— (a) a steel star picket, or (b) a post with a diameter of at least 75 millimetres, that is fixed in the ground and projects at least 1 metre above the ground. other relevant legislation means the Acts (and the regulations and other instruments made under those Acts) specified in Schedule 5. Panel Member, for Schedule 7A—see Schedule 7A, clause 1. quartzite does not include sandstone. rehabilitation cost estimate means an estimate of the rehabilitation costs in relation to any land or water, prepared and calculated in accordance with guidelines approved by the Secretary. security deposit condition has the same meaning as in the Act, Part 12A. standard map—see clause 9. statutory surveying requirements means the requirements of the Surveying and Spatial Information Act 2002, and the regulations under that Act, in relation to the conduct of surveys. structural clay means clay or shale used in the manufacture of fired clay building or construction products, such as bricks, pipes and quarry tiles. survey mark includes a survey mark placed by the Secretary for the purpose of surveying or placed in accordance with the statutory surveying requirements. the Act means the Mining Act 1992. unit means a unit into which a block is divided as referred to in clause 10 (2) or, if the Minister so directs in a particular case, part of such a unit.