MINING ACT 1992 - SECT 172A
Effect of change of inner limit of coastal waters
MINING ACT 1992 - SECT 172A
Effect of change of inner limit of coastal waters
172A Effect of change of inner limit of coastal waters
(1) If-- (a) an area is covered by an authority, and
(b) there is a change to
the inner limit of the coastal waters of the State as defined in the
Offshore Minerals Act 1999 , and
(c) as a result of the change, the area
covered by the authority comes within those coastal waters,
this Act continues
to apply to the area, while the authority or any successor authority remains
in force, as if the change had not been made.
(2) If-- (a) a mining lease
takes effect immediately after an exploration licence expires, and
(b) the
holder of the mining lease immediately after it takes effect was the holder of
the exploration licence immediately before it expired,
the mining lease is a
successor authority to the exploration permit for the purposes of subsection
(1).
(3) If-- (a) an assessment lease takes effect immediately after an
exploration licence expires, and
(b) the holder of the assessment lease
immediately after it takes effect was the holder of the exploration licence
immediately before it expired,
the assessment lease is a successor authority
to the exploration licence for the purposes of subsection (1).
(4) If-- (a) a
mining lease takes effect immediately after an assessment lease expires, and
(b) the assessment lease took effect immediately after an exploration licence
expired, and
(c) the holder of the mining lease immediately after it takes
effect was the holder of the assessment lease immediately before it expired,
and
(d) the holder of the assessment lease immediately after it took effect
was the holder of the exploration licence immediately before it expired,
the
mining lease is a successor authority to the exploration licence and the
assessment lease for the purposes of subsection (1).
