Bill
Blayney Gold Mine Bill 2024
lapsed, as at 2024-11-20.
- Sponsor
- Jonathon Duniam
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2024-09-12
- second reading — 2024-09-12
- second reading — 2024-09-19
- second reading — 2024-11-20
- second reading — 2024-11-20
Divisions
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2024-09-12.
The bill would reverse a federal environment minister's declaration that stopped a gold mine's tailings dam near Blayney, New South Wales.
It would repeal that declaration and prevent any future cultural heritage declarations under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act from affecting the mine site.
The bill would take effect on the day it receives royal assent.
- Repeals the environment minister's declaration made on 13 August 2024.
- Prevents the minister from making any further declarations under the Heritage Protection Act that would affect the gold mine's construction or operation.
- Defines the Blayney gold mine area to cover the full proposed mine site.
Regis Resources' proposed gold mine project near Blayney, New South Wales, and the Federal Environment Minister.
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