Section 9
QUARRIES –
of Environment Protection Prescribed Activities Environmental Impact Assessment Order 2005
(i)
Quarrying of aggregates, limestone, silica, quartzite, sandstone, sand, marble or stones for commercial or construction purposes within 3
kilometres of –
(a)
any existing settlement, residential, commercial or industrial area, major roads, or any buildings for public purposes, or
(b)
any area for which a licence, permit or approval has been granted for development of settlement, residential, commercial or indus-tries area, major roads, or any buildings for public purposes;
(ii)
Earth work involving extraction, removal, filling or dumping of earth with a volume of 40,000 cubic metres or more; or
(iii)
Excavation or dredging of sand or rock materials from watercourses, streams, rivers, coastal area or sea for commercial or construction purposes.