Mining Act 1971
Responsible Minister
Mineral Resources Development: Gazette 5.3.2002 p1141
This legislation is affected by amending provisions that have not yet come into operation or taken effect. Only amendments that have commenced are incorporated.
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| Current | PDF 350kb | RTF 838kb |
| Historical 01.01.2006 - 03.09.2006 | PDF 475kb | RTF 835kb |
| Historical 01.07.2005 - 31.12.2005 | PDF 330kb | RTF 792kb |
| Historical 02.09.2004 - 30.06.2005 | PDF 449kb | RTF 772kb |
| Historical 24.11.2003 - 01.09.2004 | PDF 248kb | |
| Historical 30.10.2003 - 23.11.2003 | PDF 228kb | |
| Historical 12.06.2003 - 29.10.2003 | PDF 228kb | |
| Historical 04.05.2002 - 11.06.2003 | PDF 225kb | |
| Historical 03.02.2002 - 03.05.2002 | PDF 223kb | |
| Historical 15.07.2001 - 02.02.2002 | PDF 222kb | |
| Historical 14.06.2001 - 14.07.2001 | PDF 222kb | |
| Historical 01.03.2001 - 13.06.2001 | PDF 217kb | |
| Historical 01.09.2000 - 28.02.2001 | PDF 217kb | |
| Historical 01.07.2000 - 31.08.2000 | PDF 190kb | |
| Historical 08.06.2000 - 30.06.2000 | PDF 185kb | |
| Historical 29.07.1999 - 07.06.2000 | PDF 184kb | |
| Historical 01.04.1999 - 28.07.1999 | PDF 184kb | |
| Historical 21.05.1998 - 31.03.1999 | PDF 181kb | |
| Historical 21.04.1997 - 20.05.1998 | PDF 181kb | |
| Historical 17.06.1996 - 20.04.1997 | PDF 190kb | |
| Historical 15.01.1994 - 02.11.1994 | PDF 140kb |
Past and Future Operation
The legislative history at the back of the Act provides detail about the past and future operation of the Act.
Subordinate Legislation
Regulations
- All regulations previously made under the Mining Act 1971
- Mining Act - 1997 Revocation Regulations—ceased
- Mining (Precious Stones) Regulations 1996—ceased
- Mining Regulations 1998
Revoked by Mining Regulations 1998.
Rules
Proclamations and Notices made by the Governor 2003+
Proclamations 1976-2002
| Section | Reference |
|---|---|
| ss 6 & 8 | Gazette 18.1.1979 p96 |
| s 8 | Gazette 25.3.1976 p1405 |
| s 8 | Gazette 8.4.1976 p1894 |
| s 8 | Gazette 22.7.1976 p190 |
| s 8 | Gazette 22.7.1976 p192 |
| s 8 | Gazette 13.1.1977 p45 |
| s 8 | Gazette 3.3.1977 p590 |
| s 8 | Gazette 13.10.1977 p1063 |
| s 8 | Gazette 3.11.1977 p1350 |
| s 8 | Gazette 16.2.1978 p540 |
| s 8 | Gazette 2.3.1978 p728 |
| s 8 | Gazette 16.3.1978 p878 |
| s 8 | Gazette 1.6.1978 p1878 |
| s 8 | Gazette 22.6.1978 p2126 |
| s 8 | Gazette 13.7.1978 p120 |
| s 8 | Gazette 31.8.1978 p716 |
| s 8 | Gazette 19.10.1978 p1266 |
| s 8 | Gazette 30.11.1978 p2094 |
| s 8 | Gazette 7.12.1978 p2155 |
| s 8 | Gazette 8.2.1979 p306 |
| s 8 | Gazette 15.2.1979 p348 |
| s 8 | Gazette 1.3.1979 p550 |
| s 8 | Gazette 22.3.1979 p732 |
| s 8 | Gazette 14.6.1979 p1824 |
| s 8 | Gazette 4.10.1979 p871 |
| s 8 | Gazette 20.12.1979 p2290 |
| s 8 | Gazette 17.4.1980 p998 |
| s 8 | Gazette 27.11.1980 p1972 |
| s 8 | Gazette 15.1.1981 p82 |
| s 8 | Gazette 30.7.1981 p322 |
| s 8 | Gazette 2.10.1981 p1139 |
| s 8 | Gazette 2.10.1981 p1140 |
| s 8 | Gazette 5.11.1981 p1428 |
| s 8 | Gazette 3.12.1981 p2204 |
| s 8 | Gazette 17.12.1981 p2390 |
| s 8 | Gazette 18.3.1982 p811 |
| s 8 | Gazette 6.5.1982 p1415 |
| s 8 | Gazette 20.5.1982 p1714 |
| s 8 | Gazette 19.8.1982 p512 |
| s 8 | Gazette 2.9.1982 p633 |
| s 8 | Gazette 7.10.1982 p1052 |
| s 8 | Gazette 3.3.1983 p520 |
| s 8 | Gazette 26.5.1983 p1230 |
| s 8 | Gazette 1.9.1983 p573 |
| s 8 | Gazette 20.10.1983 p1151 |
| s 8 | Gazette 7.6.1984 p1526 |
| s 8 | Gazette 21.6.1984 p1720 |
| s 8 | Gazette 12.7.1984 p134 |
| s 8 | Gazette 9.8.1984 p509 |
| s 8 | Gazette 20.9.1984 p903 |
| s 8 | Gazette 25.10.1984 p1312 |
| s 8 | Gazette 21.2.1985 p430 |
| s 8 | Gazette 14.3.1985 p624 |
| s 8 | Gazette 30.5.1985 p1796 |
| s 8 | Gazette 18.7.1985 p144 |
| s 8 | Gazette 19.12.1985 p1882 |
| s 8 | Gazette 19.12.1985 p1883 |
| s 8 | Gazette 9.1.1986 p64 |
| s 8(2) | Gazette 30.1.1986 p207 |
| s 8 | Gazette 13.2.1986 p300 |
| s 8 | Gazette 3.4.1986 p780 |
| s 8(2) | Gazette 15.5.1986 p1255 |
| s 8 | Gazette 3.7.1986 p2 |
| s 8 | Gazette 21.8.1986 p562 |
| s 8 | Gazette 28.8.1986 p644 |
| s 8(2) | Gazette 16.10.1986 p1372 |
| s 8 | Gazette 11.12.1986 p1820 |
| s 8 | Gazette 30.4.1987 p1114 |
| s 8(2) | Gazette 30.4.1987 p1115 |
| s 8 | Gazette 7.5.1987 p1205 |
| s 8 | Gazette 9.7.1987 p58 |
| s 8 | Gazette 23.7.1987 p205 |
| s 8 | Gazette 8.10.1987 p1068 |
| s 8 | Gazette 15.10.1987 p1122 |
| s 8 | Gazette 3.12.1987 p1733 |
| s 8(2) | Gazette 25.2.1988 p455 |
| s 8 | Gazette 3.3.1988 p512 |
| s 8 | Gazette 10.3.1988 p566 |
| s 8 | Gazette 28.4.1988 p1066 |
| s 8 | Gazette 16.6.1988 p1932 |
| s 8 | Gazette 4.8.1988 p624 |
| s 8 | Gazette 1.9.1988 p924 |
| s 8 | Gazette 15.9.1988 p1042 |
| s 8 | Gazette 22.9.1988 p1114 |
| s 8(2) | Gazette 27.10.1988 p1398 |
| s 8(2) | Gazette 22.12.1988 p2097 |
| s 8(1) | Gazette 20.4.1989 p1082 |
| s 8(1) | Gazette 27.4.1989 p1152 |
| s 8(2) | Gazette 11.5.1989 p1250 |
| s 8 | Gazette 21.9.1989 p914 |
| s 8 | Gazette 22.2.1990 p506 |
| s 8 | Gazette 8.3.1990 p656 |
| s 8 | Gazette 22.3.1990 p804 |
| s 8(1) | Gazette 5.4.1990 p960 |
| s 8 | Gazette 10.5.1990 p1260 |
| s 8(1) | Gazette 10.5.1990 p1275 |
| s 8 | Gazette 17.5.1990 p1359 |
| s 8(2) | Gazette 31.5.1990 p1479 |
| s 8(2) | Gazette 26.7.1990 p397 |
| s 8(1) | Gazette 9.8.1990 p542 |
| s 8 | Gazette 23.8.1990 p656 |
| s 8 | Gazette 13.9.1990 p828 |
| s 8(2) | Gazette 8.11.1990 p1452 |
| s 8(2) | Gazette 20.12.1990 p1846 |
| s 8 | Gazette 21.2.1991 p594 |
| s 8 | Gazette 4.4.1991 p1150 |
| s 8 | Gazette 11.4.1991 p1209 |
| s 8 | Gazette 13.6.1991 p1864 |
| s 8(1) | Gazette 29.8.1991 p690 |
| s 8 | Gazette 19.9.1991 p842 |
| s 8 | Gazette 14.11.1991 p1288 |
| s 8 | Gazette 28.11.1991 p1376 |
| s 8(2) | Gazette 6.2.1992 p401 |
| s 8 | Gazette 2.4.1992 p993 |
| s 8 | Gazette 16.4.1992 p1151 |
| s 8 | Gazette 14.5.1992 p1384 |
| s 8(2) | Gazette 25.6.1992 p1884 |
| s 8(2) | Gazette 3.9.1992 p1004 |
| s 8 | Gazette 15.10.1992 p1308 |
| s 8(2) | Gazette 17.12.1992 p2188 |
| s 8(1) | Gazette 4.3.1993 p794 |
| s 8 | Gazette 8.4.1993 p1254 |
| s 8 | Gazette 16.9.1993 p1128 |
| s 8(2) | Gazette 23.9.1993 p1290 |
| s 8(2) | Gazette 17.2.1994 p470 |
| s 8(1) | Gazette 17.3.1994 p736 |
| s 8 | Gazette 5.5.1994 p1132 |
| s 8 | Gazette 12.1.1995 p84 |
| s 8 | Gazette 12.10.1995 p970 |
| s 8 | Gazette 14.11.1996 p1638 |
| s 8(2) | Gazette 20.3.1997 p1292 |
| s 8(2) | Gazette 24.12.1998 p2074 |
| s 8(2) | Gazette 13.5.1999 p2502 |
| s 8(2) | Gazette 1.7.1999 p2 |
| s 8(1) | Gazette 20.7.2000 p163 |
| s 8(2) | Gazette 6.12.2001 p5266 |
| s 8(2) | Gazette 9.5.2002 p1838 |
| s 8(2) | Gazette 1.8.2002 p2968 |
| s 19 | Gazette 12.2.1976 p610 |
| s 19 | Gazette 1.4.1976 p1668 |
| s 19 | Gazette 15.4.1976 p1978 |
| s 19 | Gazette 22.4.1976 p2082 |
| s 19 | Gazette 20.5.1976 p2620 |
| s 19 | Gazette 8.7.1976 p79 |
| s 19 | Gazette 23.9.1976 p969 |
| s 19 | Gazette 14.10.1976 p1268 |
| s 19 | Gazette 25.11.1976 p1745 |
| s 19 | Gazette 2.12.1976 p1812 |
| s 19 | Gazette 23.12.1976 p2320 |
| s 19(7) | Gazette 17.3.1977 p828 |
| s 19(7) | Gazette 31.3.1977 p1005 |
| s 19(7) | Gazette 16.6.1977 p1709 |
| s 19(7) | Gazette 9.3.1978 p796 |
| s 19(7) & (8) | Gazette 29.6.1978 p2233 |
| s 19(7) & (8) | Gazette 24.8.1978 p612 |
| s 19(7) & (8) | Gazette 26.10.1978 p1320 |
| s 19(7) & (8) | Gazette 16.11.1978 p1555 |
| s 19(7) & (8) | Gazette 18.1.1979 p97 |
| s 19(7) & (8) | Gazette 16.8.1979 p385 |
| s 19(1) | Gazette 23.8.1979 p436 |
| s 19(1) | Gazette 29.11.1979 p1827 |
| s 19(7) & (8) | Gazette 10.1.1980 p37 |
| s 19(7) & (8) | Gazette 28.8.1980 p634 |
| s 19(7) & (8) | Gazette 6.11.1980 p1325 |
| s 19(7) & (8) | Gazette 12.2.1981 p358 |
| s 19(7) & (8) | Gazette 19.2.1981 p455 |
| s 19(7) & (8) | Gazette 23.12.1982 p1931 |
| s 19(7) & (8) | Gazette 3.3.1983 p520 |
| s 19(7) & (8) | Gazette 6.10.1983 p1054 |
| s 19(7) & (8) | Gazette 31.5.1984 p1320 |
| s 19(7) & (8) | Gazette 20.9.1984 p903 |
| s 19(7) & (8) | Gazette 4.10.1984 p1028 |
| s 19(7) & (8) | Gazette 4.10.1984 p1031 |
| s 19(7) & (8) | Gazette 5.12.1985 p1695 |
| s 19 | Gazette 14.8.1986 p514 |
| s 19(7) & (8) | Gazette 14.1.1988 p74 |
| s 19(7) & (8) | Gazette 14.1.1988 p75 |
| s 19(7) & (8) | Gazette 21.4.1988 p1016 |
| s 19(7) | Gazette 28.7.1988 p522 |
| s 19(7) | Gazette 12.9.1991 p796 |
| s 19(7) | Gazette 12.9.1991 p798 |
| s 19(7) | Gazette 9.1.1992 p28 |
| s 19(7) | Gazette 12.3.1992 p684 |
| s 19(7) | Gazette 2.7.1992 p208 |
| s 19(7) | Gazette 18.3.1993 p912 |
| s 19(7) | Gazette 7.4.1994 p952 |
| s 19(7) | Gazette 23.6.1994 p1784 |
| s 19(7) | Gazette 1.12.1994 p1868 |
| s 19(7) | Gazette 30.3.1995 p1119 |
| s 19(7) | Gazette 28.9.1995 p822 |
| s 19(7) | Gazette 1.2.1996 p1002 |
| s 19(7) | Gazette 14.11.1996 p1638 |
| s 19(7) | Gazette 22.1.1998 p210 |
| s 19(7) | Gazette 16.4.1998 p1706 |
| s 19(7) | Gazette 15.10.1998 p1124 |
| s 19(7) | Gazette 21.1.1999 p472 |
| s 19(7) | Gazette 11.3.1999 p1335 |
| s 19(7) | Gazette 16.9.1999 p1151 |
| s 19(7) | Gazette 17.2.2000 p954 |
| s 19(7) | Gazette 20.7.2000 p163 |
| s 73N | Gazette 28.3.2002 p1443 |
| s 73N | Gazette 18.4.2002 p1595 |
| s 73N | Gazette 28.11.2002 p4292 |
| s 73R | Gazette 20.9.2001 p4212 |
| s 73R | Gazette 13.12.2001 p5352 |
Notices 1976+
| Section | Reference |
|---|---|
| s 17A | Gazette 30.11.2006 p4109 |
| s 17A | Gazette 8.3.2007 p707 |
| s 17A | Gazette 2.8.2007 p3244 |
| s 17A | Gazette 24.7.2008 p3436 |
| s 51B | Gazette 8.4.1993 p1341 |
| s 51B | Gazette 14.11.1996 p1641 |