MINING ACT 1992 - SECT 19
Land subject to authority
MINING ACT 1992 - SECT 19
Land subject to authority
19 Land subject to authority
(1) An exploration licence may not be granted over any land--
(a) the subject
of some other exploration licence that includes a group of minerals in respect
of which the firstmentioned exploration licence is sought, or
(b) the subject
of a mining lease, assessment lease or mineral claim, or
(c) the subject of
an application for any of the following that was lodged before the application
for the firstmentioned exploration licence--
(i) an exploration licence that
includes a group of minerals in respect of which the firstmentioned
exploration licence is sought,
(ii) an assessment lease,
(iii) a mining
lease,
(iv) a mineral claim.
otherwise than to or with the written consent of
the holder of, or the applicant for, that licence, lease or claim.
(1A)
Despite subsection (1) (c) (i), an exploration licence may be granted over
land the subject of a preceding application for an exploration licence if--
(a) the application for the firstmentioned exploration licence was made
pursuant to an invitation under Schedule 1A (Competitive selection process for
controlled release prospecting titles), and
(b) that invitation was issued
before the preceding application was lodged.
(2) A written consent given
under this section is irrevocable.
(3) If, as a result of such a consent, an
exploration licence is granted over any such land, that land--
(a) ceases to
be subject to the exploration licence, assessment lease, mining lease or
mineral claim concerned, or
(b) is excluded from the application for the
exploration licence, assessment lease, mining lease or mineral claim
concerned,
as the case requires, unless the decision-maker makes a
determination under subsection (4).
(4) The decision-maker may determine that
subsection (3) does not apply with respect to the land or to a part of the
land if the decision-maker is satisfied that having the land or that part
subject to both the licence and the other authorisation concerned is not
likely to make the exercise of rights under the licence or the other
authorisation impracticable.