South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts (1) The Minister may
issue a direction under this section (a
"compliance direction") for the purpose of—
(a)
securing compliance with a requirement under this Act, a mineral tenement
(including a term or condition of a mineral tenement) or any authorisation or
direction under or in relation to a mineral tenement; or
(b)
preventing or bringing to an end specified operations that are contrary to
this Act or a mineral tenement (including a term or condition of a
mineral tenement); or
(c)
without limiting any other provision, requiring the rehabilitation of land on
account of any authorised operations carried out without an authority required
by this Act.
(2) A
compliance direction—
(a) must
be in the form of a written notice given to the person to whom the direction
is issued; and
(b)
must—
(i)
specify the person to whom it is issued (whether by name
or by description sufficient to identify the person); and
(ii)
specify the grounds on which it is issued; and
(c) may
impose any requirement reasonably required for the purpose for which the
direction is issued including 1 or more of the following:
(i)
a requirement that the person discontinue, or not
commence, specified operations indefinitely or for a specified period or until
further notice from the Minister;
(ii)
a requirement that the person not carry on specified
operations except at specified times or subject to specified conditions;
(iii)
a requirement that the person take specified action
within a specified period.
(3) The Minister may,
by written notice given to the person to whom a compliance direction is
issued, vary or revoke the direction.
(4) A person to whom a
compliance direction relates must comply with a direction under this section
within the time allowed in the direction.
Maximum penalty: $250 000.