Description: 366 Mining divisions(1) The Governor may, by order published in the Gazette, constitute any land as a mining division and may, by the same or a subsequent order so published, name the division and fix its boundaries.(2) A mining registrar is to be appointed for each mining division constituted under this section.
Description: Identifies Mineral Allocation Areas for the State of NSW as defined by Part 17, Division 2, Section 368 of the Mining Act 1992 No 29:(1) The Governor may, by order published in the Gazette, constitute any land as a mineral allocation area and may, by the same or a subsequent order so published, name the area and fix its boundaries.Editorial note. For orders under this subsection see Gazettes No 101 of 20.8.1992, p 5946; No 127 of 19.11.1993, p 6850; No 35 of 11.2.1994, p 630; No 102 of 3.7.1998, p 5258; No 81 of 16.7.1999, p 5023; No 57 of 23.3.2001, p 1494; No 100 of 22.6.2001, p 4276; No 124 of 8.8.2003, p 7884; No 37 of 24.3.2006, p 1571; No 182 of 14.12.2007, p 9633; No 92 of 14.9.2012, p 3937; No 113 of 26.10.2012, p 4479; No 106 of 27.11.2015, p 3812 and No 23 of 1.4.2016, p 559 [and No 77 of 10.08.2018, p 5157-5163].(2) A mineral allocation area may be constituted for all minerals, for specified minerals or groups of minerals or for all minerals other than specified minerals or groups of minerals.(3) More than one mineral allocation area may be constituted in respect of any land.(4) A mineral is not an allocated mineral in an area while the mineral is a controlled release mineral in that area.
Copyright Text: The Mineral Allocation Areas dataset is compiled and maintained by the Spatial Services unit of the NSW Department of Planning and Environment, Resources and Geoscience Division.
Description: Identifies Mineral Allocation Areas for the State of NSW as defined by Part 17, Division 2, Section 368 of the Mining Act 1992 No 29:(1) The Governor may, by order published in the Gazette, constitute any land as a mineral allocation area and may, by the same or a subsequent order so published, name the area and fix its boundaries.Editorial note. For orders under this subsection see Gazettes No 101 of 20.8.1992, p 5946; No 127 of 19.11.1993, p 6850; No 35 of 11.2.1994, p 630; No 102 of 3.7.1998, p 5258; No 81 of 16.7.1999, p 5023; No 57 of 23.3.2001, p 1494; No 100 of 22.6.2001, p 4276; No 124 of 8.8.2003, p 7884; No 37 of 24.3.2006, p 1571; No 182 of 14.12.2007, p 9633; No 92 of 14.9.2012, p 3937; No 113 of 26.10.2012, p 4479; No 106 of 27.11.2015, p 3812 and No 23 of 1.4.2016, p 559 [and No 77 of 10.08.2018, p 5157-5163].(2) A mineral allocation area may be constituted for all minerals, for specified minerals or groups of minerals or for all minerals other than specified minerals or groups of minerals.(3) More than one mineral allocation area may be constituted in respect of any land.(4) A mineral is not an allocated mineral in an area while the mineral is a controlled release mineral in that area.
Copyright Text: The Mineral Allocation Areas dataset is compiled and maintained by the Spatial Services unit of the NSW Department of Planning and Environment, Resources and Geoscience Division.
Description: Identifies Mining Reserves for the State of NSW as defined by Part 17, Division 2, Section 367 of the Mining Act 1992:(1) The Governor may, by order published in the Gazette, constitute any land as a reserve and may, by the same or a subsequent order so published, name the reserve and fix its boundaries.(2) The Governor may, by an order under this section, give any one or more of the following directions:(a) that no exploration licence is to be granted over land in the reserve,(b) that no assessment lease is to be granted over land in the reserve,(c) that no mining lease is to be granted over land in the reserve,(d) that no mineral claim is to be granted over land in the reserve.(3) In an order constituting land as a reserve, the Governor may stipulate that the reserve is to extend only to the surface of the land, to the surface of the land and the subsoil below the surface, to the surface of the land and the subsoil to a specified depth below the surface, or to the subsoil below or between any specified depth or depths below the surface of the land.(4) If:(a) an application for an exploration licence is made or pending in respect of land that is the subject of a direction under subsection (2) (a), or(b) an application for an assessment lease is made or pending in respect of land that is the subject of a direction under subsection (2) (b), or(c) an application for a mining lease is made or pending in respect of land that is the subject of a direction under subsection (2) (c), or(d) an application for a mineral claim is made or pending in respect of land that is the subject of a direction under subsection (2) (d),the application is a nullity to the extent to which it is made in respect of the land the subject of the direction, but, if the application is also made in respect of other land, the application is taken to have been made in respect of that other land.There are 6 restrictions in use at present. A reserve may have multiple restrictions. These include: 1. Exempted from the provisions of the Mining Act 1992 and the Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991;2. No exploration licence is to be granted; 3. No assessment licence to be granted;4. No mining lease to be granted;5. No mineral claim is to be granted;6. Reserved Block, Offshore Minerals Act, 1999.
Copyright Text: The Mining Reserves dataset is compiled and maintained by the Spatial Services unit of the NSW Department of Planning and Environment, Resources and Geoscience Division.
Description: The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) Estate database provides information on areas reserved under the NP&W Act 1974. Areas include National Parks, Nature Reserves, Regional Parks, State Conservation Areas, Aboriginal Areas, Historic Sites and Karst Conservation Reserves.