Bengalla Mine Environmental Impact Statement (1993) - Part 1 of 3

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1:8 1.7 LEGISLATIVE REGIME 1.7.1 General The Bengalla Mine will be controlled by the planning, mining and environmental legislation of New South Wales which includes: · Environment Planning and Assessment Act, 1979 · Mining Act, 1992 · Protection of the Environment Administration Act, 1992 · Pollution Control Act, 1970 · Clean Air Act, 1961 · Clean Waters Act, 1970 · Dangerous Goods Act, 1975 · Noise Control Act, 1975 · Ozone Protection Act, 1989 · Environmentally Hazardous Chemicals Act, 1985 · The Environmental Penalties and Offences Act, 1989. 1.7.2 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act The Mining Act provides that the Minister for Natural Resources may not issue a mining lease unless there is development consent. Being designated development, the development application must be accompanied by this Environmental Impact Statement which describes the mine for which consent is sought. The application is lodged with the Muswellbrook Council, as the consent authority, and will be referred to the Minister for Planning, pursuant to a direction made by him under Section 101 requiring reference to him, for determination, of any application for a new coal mine that involves the granting of a new mining lease. BENGALLA EIS. F156 NOVEMBER 1993
1:9 1.7.3 Mining Act 1992 The Mining Act makes provision with respect to mining titles. The mining lease will control the conduct of the mine with provisions to protect the environment and as to rehabilitation. The Minister for Natural Resources has the power to vary the terms of the Mining Lease, including with regard to rehabilitation. Section 65 provides that a "special purpose condition" (which is defined in clause 15 of the 1st Schedule as a condition dealing with mining methods, rehabilitation and safety measures) in a development consent is void and the development consent is taken to have been given free of that condition. These are matters for the Minister for Natural Resources and not for the consent authority under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act. Prior to commencing each stage of opencut mining, it is necessary to obtain Opencut Approval which is issued subject to conditions relating to environmental matters, mining methods and rehabilitation. 1.7.4 Environment Protection Legislation The mine will be controlled by the New South Wales "Environment Protection Legislation" which is defined in the Protection of the Environment Administration Act to include Clean Air Act, Clean Waters Act, Dangerous Goods Act, Environmentally Hazardous Chemicals Act, Noise Control Act, Ozone Protection Act, and the Pollution Control Act. 1.7.5 Protection of the Environment Administration Act This Act establishes the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) which is charged with the responsibility of administering and enforcing the Environment Protection Legislation. 1.7.6 Pollution Control Act The mine will be "scheduled premises" within the meaning of the Noise Control Act and the Clean Air Act and cannot commence operation until an "approval" has been granted by the EPA. In addition, the mine will have to hold annually renewable licences each of which must be complied with at all times. BENGALLA EIS. F156 NOVEMBER 1993
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5:37 will therefore not be adversel
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6.1 6.1 ALTERNATIVES TO THE DEVELOP
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GLOSSARY Anisotropic A property, su
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. 1.0 INTR
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6 TABLE 1 SOIL TEST RESULTS Samplin
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8 APPENDIX 2 SOIL SURVEY Bengalla S
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TABLE ..... LAND OWNERSHIP AND RESI
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