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Hunt on Mining Law of Western Australia has been established for more than 32 years as an essential reference for all legal issues relating to the mining industry. Although it deals with the law as applied to exploration and mining in Western Australia, it is of use to mining law practitioners in other States and the Northern Territory because there are many common principles of mining law throughout Australia and because the book deals extensively with topics of native title, environmental protection and mines safety – topics of general application, as is much of the case law discussed in the book. \nThis new edition, the fifth, will be widely and warmly welcomed. Michael Hunt has been joined as co-author by Tim Kavenagh, a Western Australian mining lawyer with over 30 years’ experience both as a barrister appearing in the courts on mining matters and as an in-house counsel to major corporations. James Hunt is the third co-author, and involved on a daily basis with mining-related commercial activity, mining tenure advice and Warden’s Court matters. \nMany changes have taken place in Western Australian mining law since the previous edition was published seven years ago – 10 amendments to the Mining Act and 20 amendments to the Mining Regulations. In that period, there has been a substantial volume of case law through decisions in the High Court, the Supreme Court and the Warden’s Court. Other significant changes have arisen as a result of more experience of the impact of the Native Title Act on the application of mining law and because the intervening seven years have enabled the authors to gain much practical experience with the processes for proceedings before the Warden, which were new and untested when the fourth edition was published. \nThe authors have expanded the scope of the book to include new chapters on environmental protection and mines safety. Extensive cross-referencing to AMPLA (the Resources and Energy Law Association) articles has been included to assist readers in finding deeper analysis of issues. \nThe new edition reflects all these changes and states the law as at 1 June 2015. The basic structure of previous editions is retained – chapter-by-chapter commentary which follows the layout of the Mining Act itself.

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Reviews of previous editions: Comprising of 18 chapters, the book caters for both experienced and new readers as no prior knowledge on mining law is assumed by Hunt. Specifically, before discussing legal provisions enacted within the Act, the book starts off by providing beginners with a background of mining law in Australia and Western Australia. Fundamental background information is also consistently provided throughout the book. Similar to annotated guides, Hunt's book is commendable because it closely adopts the logical sequence of provisions legislated within the Mining Act 1978 (WA) which includes: Administration, Mineral Fields and Courts (Part II), Land Open for Mining (Part III), Mining Tenements (Part IV), Registration of Instruments and Register (Part IVA), General Provisions (Part V), Caveats (Part VI), Compensation (Part VII), Administration of Justice (Part VIII) and Miscellaneous and Regulations (Part IX).Another highlight of the book lies in Chapters 17 and 18. Chapter 17 entitled 'Uranium Mining' discusses the legal framework governing the uranium industry while Hunt dedicates Chapter 18 to explain the impact of Native Title on mining law in Western Australia. These additional Chapters are well thought because Western Australia is the largest resource industry in Australia and has a variety of mineral resource ranging from iron ore, coal to uranium. Furthermore, the interaction between native title land and mining laws is controversial because there are native title is extremely prevalent in Western Australia. I would highly recommend this book for legal professionals and students who require an insight into mining laws of Western Australia. The content of the book is succinct and encapsulates 25 years of Hunt's scholarly writing on mining law! - Ethos, ACT Law Society Journal, June 2009 The commentary is informative and easy to read. The effect of the statutory and regulatory provisions is summarised and their practical application expounded with succinct analysis of the applicable case law and a thorough knowledge of the practice of the mining industry... a valuable and natural starting point for any person who wishes to study or practice the mining law of Western Australia... recommended as a primary reference. - Australian Law Journal A very useful reference book for those actively involved in the mining industry. - Australian Mineral Foundation It should not be assumed that because the [Tasmanian] legislation is so different, the book is of no value. On the contrary it is a convenient way of finding authorities which may be of use ... it cites extensively from summaries of the Warden's Court in Western Australia, cases which have received little or no publicity otherwise... it will pay to refer to it, should a practitioner become involved in a matter under the Tasmanian legislation which is other than straightforward. - Tasmanian Law Society Newsletter

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Michael Hunt BA, LLB (Hons) was a senior partner in Perth of the law firm Blake Dawson (now the international firm Ashurst). He left there in February 1996 to establish Hunt & Humphry as a specialist project law firm. Tim Kavenagh B Juris, LLB is a senior resources, native title and litigation lawyer with over 30 years’ experience as both a private practitioner and as in-house counsel. James Hunt BA, LLB joined Hunt & Humphry in 2011 after having worked in a large Perth commercial law firm for over two years.

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