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2012 Australia’s Native Vegetation Framework

policy · Made 2012-12-19

Aboriginal Land Act 1991

Act · Made 1991-06-12 · Queensland

Aboriginal Land Grant (Jervis Bay Territory) Act 1986

Act · Made 1986-12-18

Aboriginal Land (Lake Condah and Framlingham Forest) Act 1987

Act · Made 1987-06-02

Aboriginal Land Regulation 1991

Regulation · Made 1991-12-19 · Queensland

Repealed

Aboriginal Land Regulation 2011

Regulation · Made 2011-09-08 · Queensland

Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983

Act · Made 1983-12-29 · New South Wales

Aboriginal Land Rights Amendment Act 2014

Act · Made 2014-11-19 · New South Wales

Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976

Act · Made 1976-12-16

Aboriginal Lands Trust Act 2013

Act · Made 2013-12-05 · South Australia

Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act 1981

Act · Made 1981-03-19 · South Australia

Atomic Energy Act 1953

Act · Made 1953-04-15

Atomic Energy (Prescribed Substances) Regulations

Regulation · Made 2004-06-15

Australia's long-term Emission Reduction Plan: A whole-of-economy Plan to achieve net zero emissions by 2050

policy · Made 2021

Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994

Act · Made 1994-06-15 · Victoria

Central Queensland Coal Associates Agreement Act 1968

Act · Made 1968-12-24 · Queensland

Central Queensland Coal Associates Agreement and Queensland Coal Trust Act 1984

Act · Made 1984-03-29 · Queensland

Clean Coal Technology Special Agreement Act 2007

Act · Made 2007-06-15 · Queensland

Repealed

Coal Industry Act 2001

Act · Made 2001-12-14 · New South Wales

Coal Industry Regulation 2011

Regulation · Made 2011-12-20 · New South Wales

Coal Mines (General) Regulation 1999

Regulation · Made 1999-08-20 · New South Wales

Coal Mines (Investigation) Regulation 1999

Regulation · Made 1999-09-01 · New South Wales

Coal Mines (Open Cut) Regulation 1999

Regulation · Made 1999-08-20 · New South Wales

Coal Mines Regulation Act 1982

Act · Made 1982-05-20 · New South Wales

Coal Mines (Underground) Regulation 1999

Regulation · Made 1999-08-20 · New South Wales

Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999

Act · Made 1999-09-02 · Queensland

Coal Mining Safety and Health Regulation 2001

Regulation · Made 2001-03-01 · Queensland

Repealed

Coal Mining Safety and Health Regulation 2017

Regulation · Made 2017-08-24 · Queensland

Coral Sea Commonwealth Marine Reserve Management Plan 2014–24

policy · Made 2013-03

COVID-19 Legislation Amendment (Emergency Measures—Miscellaneous) Act 2020 No. 5

Act · Made 2020-05-14 · New South Wales

Critical Minerals Strategy 2023–2030

policy · Made 2023-06-20

Environment Protection (Alligator Rivers Region) Act 1978

Act · Made 1978-06-09

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Christmas Island Marine Park Management Plan) Instrument 2025

policy · Made 2025-01-17

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Cocos (Keeling) Islands Marine Park Management Plan) Instrument 2025

policy · Made 2025-01-17

Environment Protection Legislation Amendment Act 2023

Act · Made 2023-12-16 · Northern Territory

Environmental Planning and Assessment (Savings, Transitional and Other Provisions) Regulation 2017

Regulation · Made 2018-03-16 · New South Wales

Environmental Protection Act 1994

Act · Made 1994-12-01 · Queensland

Environmental Protection (Extractive Activities) Amendment Regulation 2025

Regulation · Made 2025-08-07 · Queensland

Environmental Protection Regulation 1998

Regulation · Made 1998-07-06 · Queensland

Repealed

Environmental Protection Regulation 2008

Regulation · Made 2009-01-01 · Queensland

Repealed

Environmental Protection Regulation 2019

Regulation · Made 2019-08-16 · Queensland

Extractive Industries Development Act 1995

Act · Made 1995-10-17 · Victoria

Repealed

Extractive Industries Development Regulations 1996

Regulation · Made 1996-05-28 · Victoria

Repealed

Fossicking Act 1994

Act · Made 1953-10-15 · Queensland

Fossicking Regulation 1994

Regulation · Made 1995-02-01 · Queensland

Repealed

Fossicking Regulation 2009

Regulation · Made 2009-08-20 · Queensland

Repealed

Fossicking Regulation 2019

Regulation · Made 2019 · Queensland

Geothermal Energy Act 2009

Act · Made 2009-05-26 · Northern Territory

Geothermal Energy Regulations

Regulation · Made 2009-09-02 · Northern Territory

Geothermal Energy Regulations (SL No. 29 of 2009)

Regulation · Made 2009-09-02 · Northern Territory

Geothermal Energy Resources Act 2005

Act · Made 2005-04-27 · Victoria

Geothermal Energy Resources Regulations 2006

Regulation · Made 2006-04-04 · Victoria

Repealed

Geothermal Energy Resources Regulations 2016

Regulation · Made 2016-04-06 · Victoria

Great Barrier Reef Region (Prohibition of Mining) Regulations 1999

Regulation · Made 1999-12-15

Repealed

Great Barrier Reef Region (Prohibition of Mining) Repeal Regulations 2009 (SLI No. 303 of 2009)

Regulation · Made 2009-11-12

Greenhouse Gas Geological Sequestration Regulations 2009

Regulation · Made 2009-12-01 · Victoria

Greenhouse Gas Storage (Greenhouse Gas Datum) Regulations 2010 (SLI No. 29 of 2010)

Regulation · Made 2010-02-25

Lands Acquisition (Northern Territory Pastoral Leases) Act 1981

Act · Made 1981-06-24

Lands and Mining Tribunal Rules (SL No. 51 of 2000)

Regulation · Made 2000-10-25 · Northern Territory

Lands, Planning and Mining Tribunal Act

Act · Made 1998-08-28 · Northern Territory

Repealed

Legacy Mines Remediation Act 2023

Act · Made 2024-07-01 · Northern Territory

Legacy Mines Remediation Regulations 2024 (No. 10 of 2024)

Regulation · Made 2024-06-11 · Northern Territory

Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Regulation 2016

Regulation · Made 2016-09-22 · Queensland

Mineral Resources Act 1989

Act · Made 1989-10-25 · Queensland

Mineral Resources Development Act 1995

Act · Made 1995-12-08 · Tasmania

Mineral Resources Development Regulations 2002

Regulation · Made 2002-10-22 · Victoria

Repealed

Mineral Resources Regulation 2003

Regulation · Made 2003-07-24 · Queensland

Repealed

Mineral Resources Regulation 2013

Regulation · Made 2013-08-29 · Queensland

Mineral Resources Regulations 2006

Regulation · Made 2006-06-19 · Tasmania

Repealed

Mineral Resources Regulations 2016

Regulation · Made 2016-06-15 · Tasmania

Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990

Act · Made 1990-12-18 · Victoria

Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) (Extractive Industries) Regulations 2010

Regulation · Made 2010-01-27 · Victoria

Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) (Mineral Industries) Regulations 2013

Regulation · Made 2013-10-20 · Victoria

Repealed

Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) (Mineral Industries) Interim Regulations 2018

Regulation · Made 2018-06-19 · Victoria

Mineral Royalties Act 2024 (Anc. No. 12 of 2024)

Act · Made 2024-06-11 · Northern Territory

Mineral Royalty Act 1982

Act · Made 1982-06-23 · Northern Territory

Mineral Titles Act 2010

Act · Made 2010-09-09 · Northern Territory

Mineral Titles Regulations

Regulation · Made 2015-01-01 · Northern Territory

Minerals (Acquisition) Act 1953

Act · Made 1953-04-22 · Northern Territory

Minerals and Energy Research Act 1987

Act · Made 1987-12-09 · Western Australia

Repealed

Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia Act 2013

Act · Made 2013-12-18 · Western Australia

Mines Act 1958

Act · Made 1958-09-30 · Victoria

Repealed

Mines Inspection Act 1901

Act · Made 1901-12-28 · New South Wales

Mines Inspection Amendment Act 1998

Act · Made 1998-07-02 · New South Wales

Mines Safety and Inspection Act 1994

Act · Made 1994-11-07 · Western Australia

Mines Safety and Inspection Levy Regulations 2010

Regulation · Made 2010-04-23 · Western Australia

Mines Safety and Inspection Regulations 1995

Regulation · Made 1995-12-08 · Western Australia

Mining Act 1971

Act · Made 1971-12-09 · South Australia

Mining Act 1978

Act · Made 1978-12-08 · Western Australia

Mining Act 1980

Act · Made 1982-04-15 · Northern Territory

Mining Amendment Act 2008

Act · Made 2008 · New South Wales

Repealed

Mining Amendment (Transfer of Royalty Administration) Act 2025 (No. 7 of 2025)

Act · Made 2025-07-02 · Western Australia

Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Act 1999

Act · Made 1999-09-02 · Queensland

Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Regulation 2001

Regulation · Made 2001-03-15 · Queensland

Repealed

Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Regulation 2017

Regulation · Made 2017-08-24 · Queensland

Mining Management Act 2001

Act · Made 2001-07-19 · Northern Territory

Mining Management Regulations

Regulation · Made 2001-12-12 · Northern Territory

Mining Regulation 2003

Regulation · Made 2003-08-22 · New South Wales

Repealed

Mining Regulation 2010

Regulation · Made 2010-11-15 · New South Wales

Repealed

Mining Regulations 1981

Regulation · Made 1981-11-13 · Western Australia

Mining Regulations 1998

Regulation · Made 1998-08-21 · South Australia

Repealed

Mining Regulations 2011

Regulation · Made 2011-06-09 · South Australia

Mining (Strategic Prospectivity Zones) Act 1993

Act · Made 1993-06-03 · Tasmania

Native Vegetation Regulations 2017

Regulation · Made 2017-08-28 · South Australia

Nature Conservation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (Act No. 19 of 2025)

Act · Made 2025-09-04 · Queensland

North Stradbroke Island Protection and Sustainability Act 2011

Act · Made 2011-04-14 · Queensland

Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction for Native Title Matters) Act 2014

Act · Made 2014-11-13 · Northern Territory

NSW Marine Estate Management Strategy 2018–2028

policy · Made 2018 · New South Wales

Mining Act 1992 (NSW) No 29, current

Act · NSW Parliamentary Counsel

Mining Regulation 2016 (NSW), current (save as

Regulation · NSW Parliamentary Counsel

Nuclear Activities (Prohibitions) Act, 1983

Act · Made 1983-06-23 · Victoria

Offshore Minerals Act 1994

Act · Made 1994-02-25

Offshore Minerals Act 1998

Act · Made 1998-03-12 · Queensland

Offshore Minerals Act 1999

Act · Made 1999-07-08 · New South Wales

Offshore Minerals Act 2000

Act · Made 2000-05-04 · South Australia

Offshore Minerals Act 2003

Act · Made 2003-04-17 · Western Australia

Offshore Minerals Regulation 2000

Regulation · Made 2000-03-31 · New South Wales

Repealed

Offshore Minerals Regulation 2006

Regulation · Made 2006-09-01 · New South Wales

Repealed

Offshore Minerals Regulation 2013

Regulation · Made 2013-08-30 · New South Wales

Offshore Minerals Regulations 2002

Regulation · Made 2002-05-02 · South Australia

Offshore Minerals Regulations 2010

Regulation · Made 2010-12-17 · Western Australia

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Environment) Regulations 2009

Regulation · Made 1999-09-29

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Management of Greenhouse Gas Well Operations) Regulations 2010 (SLI No. 28 of 2010)

Regulation · Made 2010-02-25

Repealed

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Safety) Regulations 2009

Regulation · Made 2009-12-17

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Safety Levies) Regulations 2004

Regulation · Made 2004-11-11

Opal Mining Act 1995

Act · Made 1995-12-14 · South Australia

Opal Mining Regulations 1997

Regulation · Made 1997-04-21 · South Australia

Repealed

Opal Mining Regulations 2012

Regulation · Made 2012-08-30 · South Australia

Parks and Water Legislation Amendment Act 2024 (Act No. 13 of 2024)

Act · Made 2024-06-11 · Northern Territory

Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources (Hydraulic Fracturing) Regulations 2017

Regulation · Made 2017-12-08 · Western Australia

Petroleum (Entry Permission - Chevron Services Australia Pty Ltd) Notice 2003

Other · Made 2003-09-19 · Queensland

Petroleum (Entry Permission - Oil Company of Australia (Moura) Transmission Pty Limited) Notice 2003

Other · Made 2003-08-22 · Queensland

Petroleum (Entry Permission—Queensland Gas Company Limited) Notice 2005

Other · Made 2005-02-03 · Queensland

Petroleum (Entry Permission - RLMS Pty Ltd) Notice 2003

Other · Made 2003-06-27 · Queensland

Petroleum Pipelines (Environment) Regulations 2012

Regulation · Made 2012-08-28 · Western Australia

Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Data Management) Regulations 2004

Regulation · Made 2004-05-27

Repealed

Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Datum) Regulations 2002 (SR 198 of 2002)

Regulation · Made 2002-08-22

Repealed

Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Management of Well Operations) Regulations 2004

Regulation · Made 2004-12-01

Repealed

Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Regulation 2022 No. 449

Regulation · Made 2022-08-12 · New South Wales

Queensland Nickel Agreement Act 1970

Act · Made 1970-12-16 · Queensland

Radiation Protection and Control Act 1982

Act · Made 1982-04-29 · South Australia

Resources Industry Legislation Amendment Act, 2009

Act · Made 2009-02-04 · Victoria

Special Purposes Lease Act 1953

Act · Made 1954-01-20 · Northern Territory

State Environmental Planning (Permissible Mining) Act 1996

Act · Made 1996-06-21 · New South Wales

Survey and Mapping Infrastructure (Survey Standards—Requirements for Mining Tenures) Notice (No. 1) 2011

Other · Made 2011-10-25 · Queensland

Torres Strait Islander Land Act 1991

Act · Made 1991-09-11 · Queensland

Underseas Mineral Resources Act 1963

Act · Made 1963-12-10 · Victoria

Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Act 1986

Act · Made 1986-12-18 · New South Wales