Legislation

Minerals Legislation

• McArthur River Project Agreement Ratification Act
• Merlin Project Agreement Ratification Act
• Minerals (Acquisition) Act
• Mining Act
• Mining (Gove Peninsula Nabalco Agreement) Act
• Mining Management Act
  • Background to the Mining Management Act [PDF 93KB]
  • The Mining Management Act - What Does the New Legislation Mean? [PDF 2015KB]
• Mining Management Regulations
• Mining Regulations
• Tanami Exploration Agreement Ratification Act 2004
• Validation (Mining Tenements) Act

Petroleum Legislation

• Energy Pipelines Act
• Energy Pipelines Regulations
• Energy Resource Consumption Levy Act
• Energy Resource Consumption Levy (Waiver of Levy) Act
• Environmental Assessment Act
• Environmental Offences and Penalties
• Gas Pipelines Access (Northern Territory) Act 1998
• Petroleum Act
• Petroleum Regulations
• Petroleum (Occupational Health and Safety) Regulations
• Schedule of Onshore Petroleum Exploration and Production Requirements 1993 [PDF 440KB]
• Petroleum Products Subsidy Act
• Petroleum Products Subsidy Regulations
• Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act
• Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Regulations

Geothermal Legislation

• Geothermal Energy Act 2009

Commonwealth Legislation administered by RDPIFR

• Offshore Petroleum Legislation (links to list of Acts and Regulations)
• Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 
• Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Data Management) Regulation 2004
• Specific Requirements as to Offshore Petroleum Exploration and Production 1995

The following seven documents are applicable to Palm Valley and Mereenie Leases only:

• Petroleum (Prospecting and Mining) Act [PDF, 236KB]
• Petroleum (Prospecting and Mining) Regulations
• Act No. 62 of 1981 [PDF, 30.2KB]
• Act No. 97 of 1981 [PDF, 32.8KB]
• Amend ACT No. 62 of 1981 [PDF, 77.1KB]
• Reg No. 30 of 1983 [PDF, 26.5KB]
• Regulations September 1981 [PDF, 172KB]

Other Legislation

• Aboriginal Land Rights (NT) Act, 1976
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989
• Ashmore and Cartier Islands Acceptance Act 1933
• Atomic Energy Act 1953
• Dangerous Goods Act
• Dangerous Goods Regulations
• Dangerous Goods (Road and Rail Transport) Act
• Dangerous Goods (Road and Rail Transport) Regulations
• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
• Lands, Planning and Mining Tribunal Act
• Mineral Royalty Act
• Native Title Act 1993
• Northern Territory Aboriginal Sacred Sites Act, 1978
• Radioactive Ores and Concentrates (Packaging and Transport) Act
• Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973
• Workplace Health and Safety Act 2007
• Workplace Health and Safety Regulations
• View a full list of Northern Territory Legislation
• View a full list of Commonwealth Legislation