Land reclamation and remediation – Legislation

Legislative publications

A list of commonly used legislative acts, regulations and codes of practice can be accessed below.

Acts

• Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act
• Mines and Minerals Act
• Public Lands Act
• Water Act

Regulations

• Conservation and Reclamation Regulation
• Metallic and Industrial Minerals Exploration Regulation
• Public Lands Administration Regulation
• Release Reporting Regulation
• Remediation Certificate Regulation

Codes of practice

• Code of Practice for Exploration Operations
• Code of Practice for Land Treatment of Soil Containing Hydrocarbons
• Code of Practice for Pits
• Code of Practice for the Release of Hydrostatic Test Water from Hydrostatic Testing of Petroleum Liquid and Gas Pipelines