Victorian Numbered Acts

[Index] [Table] [Search] [Search this Act] [Notes] [Noteup] [Previous] [Next] [Download] [Help]

MINERAL RESOURCES (SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT) AMENDMENT ACT 2023 (NO. 23 OF 2023) - SECT 23

Regulations

    (1)     After section 124(1)(d) of the Principal Act insert

    "(e)     notifications by the holder or former holder of a licence or an extractive industry work authority of changes or proposed changes to work under the licence or authority, including any of the following—

              (i)     the form and content of notifications;

              (ii)     the processes and timeframes for making notifications;

              (iii)     circumstances in which notifications must be made; and

        (ea)     notifications by the holder or former holder of a licence or an extractive industry work authority of a change, or foreseeable change, in circumstances that is likely to materially increase the risk posed by work under the licence or authority, including any of the following—

              (i)     the form and content of notifications;

              (ii)     the processes and timeframes for making notifications;

              (iii)     circumstances in which notifications must be made; and".

    (2)     After section 124(1)(od) of the Principal Act insert

    "(oe)     prescribing standards for the purposes of section 12J for the elimination or minimisation of risk by the holder or former holder of a moderate risk authority when carrying out work or rehabilitation under that authority; and

        (of)     prescribing standards for the purposes of section 12K for the elimination or minimisation of risk by the holder or former holder of a higher risk authority when carrying out work or rehabilitation under that authority; and

        (og)     applications for the determination or review of the risk level for a licence or an extractive industry work authority, including but not limited to—

              (i)     the procedural requirements for applications; and

              (ii)     information that must be provided with applications; and

              (iii)     entities with which the Department Head may or must consult when determining an application; and

              (iv)     when and how the Department Head may or must consult with another entity when determining an application; and

              (v)     information or documents that the Department Head may or must provide to an entity with which the Department Head is consulting when determining an application; and

              (vi)     circumstances in which the Department Head must not determine an application inconsistently with comments from an entity that the Department Head has consulted on that application; and

              (vii)     the period within which the Department Head must make the determination; and

        (oh)     prescribing factors that determine whether a licence or an extractive industry work authority is lower risk, moderate risk or higher risk; and

        (oi)     prescribing factors that must be considered when self-assessing, determining or reviewing the risk level for work under a licence or an extractive industry work authority; and

        (oj)     prohibiting or regulating work that may be carried out under a licence or an extractive industry work authority for which a particular risk level has been determined; and".

Part 5—Rehabilitation plans



AustLII: Copyright Policy | Disclaimers | Privacy Policy | Feedback