South Australia
Opal Mining Variation Regulations 2005
under the Opal Mining Act 1995

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1	Short title
2	Commencement
3	Variation provisions
Part 2—Variation of Opal Mining Regulations 1997
4	Substitution of Schedule 2
Schedule 2—Fees

Part 1—Preliminary
1—Short title
These regulations may be cited as the Opal Mining Variation Regulations 2005.
2—Commencement
These regulations will come into operation on 1 July 2005.
3—Variation provisions
In these regulations, a provision under a heading referring to the variation of specified regulations varies the regulations so specified.

Part 2—Variation of Opal Mining Regulations 1997
4—Substitution of Schedule 2
Schedule 2—delete the Schedule and substitute:
Schedule 2—Fees

1	Application for a permit under section 7 of the Act	$50.00	
2	Application for renewal of a permit under section 9 of the Act	$50.00	
3	Application for a set of identification plates (other than the first set of plates)	$5.95	
4	Application for issue of a replacement identification plate	$4.70	
5	Application for issue of a duplicate permit	$11.20	
6	Application for registration of a tenement under section 19 of the Act—		
		(a)	small precious stones claim	$ 20.80	
		(b)	large precious stones claim	$42.25	
		(c)	extra large precious stones claim	$59.50	
		(d)	opal development lease	$67.00	
7	Application for renewal of a tenement under section 22 of the Act—		
		(a)	small precious stones claim	$77.50	
		(b)	large precious stones claim	$156.00	
		(c)	extra large precious stones claim	$212.00	
8	Lodging a caveat under section 26 of the Act	$50.00	
9	Withdrawal of a caveat	$50.00	
10	Application for an authorisation under the Act	$11.30	
11	Lodging a bond under section 36 of the Act	$11.30	
12	Registration of an agreement under Part 6 of the Act	$62.50	
13	Lodging for registration of mining native title agreement under section 59 of the Act or mining native title determination under section 64 of the Act	$133.00	
14	Inspection fee under section 76 of the Act	$30.50	
15	Extraction of claim	$4.75	
16	Application for an exemption under section 79 of the Act	$67.00	
17	Recovering a post stored at an office of the Mining Registrar	$16.20	
18	Exemption from removing posts	$7.70	
19	Registration of any other documents	$11.30	
Note—
As required by section 10AA(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978, the Minister has certified that, in the Minister's opinion, it is necessary or appropriate that these regulations come into operation as set out in these regulations.
Made by the Governor
with the advice and consent of the Executive Council
on 26 May 2005
No 51 of 2005
MMRD05/004CS