Legacy Mines Remediation Act 2023

• Jurisdiction: Northern Territory
• Year: 2023
• Type of Document: Acts

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

LEGACY MINES REMEDIATION ACT 2023

As in force at 10 February 2026

Table of provisions

Part 1 Preliminary matters

1 Short title ......................................................................................... 1

2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1

3 Definitions ........................................................................................ 1

4 Legacy mine site .............................................................................. 3

5 Legacy mine feature ........................................................................ 4

6 Application of Criminal Code ........................................................... 4

Part 2 Mining Remediation Fund

7 Mining Remediation Fund ................................................................ 4

8 Purpose of Fund .............................................................................. 4

9 Payments from Fund ....................................................................... 5

10 Annual statement ............................................................................. 6

Part 3 Mining remediation levy

11 Application of Part ........................................................................... 6

12 Mining remediation levy ................................................................... 6

13 Amount and payment of levy ........................................................... 7

Part 4 Legacy mine sites and legacy mine

features

14 Reserved legacy mine sites ............................................................. 7

15 Registers ......................................................................................... 8

Part 5 Remediation activities

16 Authorisation to carry out remediation activity ................................. 8

17 Powers on entry ............................................................................... 9

18 Duties on entry .............................................................................. 10

19 Offence to obstruct ........................................................................ 10

20 Remediation activity without prescribed statutory approval ........... 10

21 Notice to prescribed statutory decision-maker of proposed

authorisation under section 16 ....................................................... 11

22 Notice to prescribed statutory decision-maker of authorisation

under section 16 – imminent risk of environmental harm .............. 11

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Part 6 Legacy mines officers

23 Appointment of legacy mines officer .............................................. 12

24 Identity cards ................................................................................. 12

25 Functions of legacy mines officer .................................................. 13

26 Powers of legacy mines officer ...................................................... 14

27 Obstruction of legacy mines officer ................................................ 15

Part 7 Miscellaneous matters

28 Minister may request information ................................................... 15

29 Protection from liability .................................................................. 16

30 Delegation ..................................................................................... 16

31 Regulations .................................................................................... 16

Part 8 Repeals

32 Repeal of Acts ............................................................................... 16

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