Title: National Parks and Wildlife (Arkaroola—Mt. PainterSanctuary Mining Prohibition) Amendment Bill 2008
Author: Office of Parliamentary Counsel
Category: parliamentary.copy
Document comments: lc12

Legislative Council—No 12
As introduced and read a first time, 24 September 2008

National Parks and Wildlife (Arkaroola—Mt. Painter Sanctuary Mining Prohibition) Amendment Bill 2008

National Parks and Wildlife (Arkaroola—Mt. Painter Sanctuary Mining Prohibition) Amendment Bill 2008
Part 1—Preliminary

National Parks and Wildlife (Arkaroola—Mt. Painter Sanctuary Mining Prohibition) Amendment Bill 2008
Preliminary—Part 1

National Parks and Wildlife (Arkaroola—Mt. Painter Sanctuary Mining Prohibition) Amendment Bill 2008
Part 2—Amendment of National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972

National Parks and Wildlife (Arkaroola—Mt. Painter Sanctuary Mining Prohibition) Amendment Bill 2008
Amendment of National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972—Part 2

South Australia
National Parks and Wildlife (Arkaroola—Mt. Painter Sanctuary Mining Prohibition) Amendment Bill 2008
A Bill For
An Act to amend the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972.

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1	Short title
2	Amendment provisions
Part 2—Amendment of National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972
3	Insertion of section 44A
44A	Prohibition of prospecting and mining in Arkaroola—Mt. Painter Sanctuary

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:
Part 1—Preliminary
1—Short title
This Act may be cited as the National Parks and Wildlife (Arkaroola—Mt. Painter Sanctuary Mining Prohibition) Amendment Act 2008.
2—Amendment provisions
In this Act, a provision under a heading referring to the amendment of a specified Act amends the Act so specified.

Part 2—Amendment of National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972
3—Insertion of section 44A
After section 44 insert:
44A—Prohibition of prospecting and mining in Arkaroola—Mt. Painter Sanctuary
	(1)	Subject to this section, rights of entry, prospecting, exploration or mining cannot be acquired or exercised pursuant to a mining Act in respect of the land declared to be a sanctuary under the name Arkaroola—Mt. Painter Sanctuary on 15 February 1996 (Gazette 15.2.1996 p1144).
	(2)	Subsection (1) applies—
	(a)	to the acquisition of rights after the commencement of this section; and
	(b)	to the exercise of rights whenever acquired or purported to be acquired; and
	(c)	to the land referred to in subsection (1)—
	(i)	whatever interests exist in relation to the land (or any part of it) at or after the commencement of this section; and
	(ii)	whether or not the land (or any part of it) remains a sanctuary at or after the commencement of this section.
	(3)	This section does not apply—
	(a)	to the acquisition (by grant, transfer, renewal or otherwise) of—
	(i)	a mining lease under the Mining Act 1971 granted pursuant to an application for a lease made under that Act on or before 3 September 2008; or
	(ii)	a miscellaneous purposes licence under the Mining Act 1971 granted for purposes ancillary to the conduct of mining operations under such a lease; or
	(b)	to the exercise of rights conferred by a lease or licence referred to in paragraph (a).

LC GP 035-B: the Hon Mark Parnell MLC