Mining Regulation 2010.

This Regulation, consisting of 83 sections divided by eleven Parts and completed by 12 Schedules, enables the Minister to exempt a person or class of persons from the operation of section 6 of the Mining Act 1992, which makes it an offence to carry out a mining purpose without a relevant authorization, and to declare that a specified activity or class of activity is not prospecting or mining for the purposes of section 11A of the Act.
The Regulation prescribes the content of notices of applications for exploration licences, assessment leases, mining leases, mineral claims, opal prospecting licences, etc.
The Regulation further provides for: exploration reports; matters related to the protection of the environment; mineral and coal royalties; members and functions of the Mine Safety Advisory Council; offences and penalties; etc.