New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MINING ACT 1992 - SECT 22

22 Power of decision-maker in relation to applications

(1) After considering an application for an exploration licence, the decision-maker:

(a) may grant to the applicant an exploration licence over all or part of the land over which a licence was sought, or

(b) may refuse the application.

(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1) or any other provision of this Act, an application may be refused on any one or more of the following grounds:

(a) that the applicant (or, in the case of an applicant that is a corporation, a director of the corporation) has contravened this Act or the regulations (whether or not the person has been prosecuted or convicted of any offence arising from the contravention) or has been convicted of any other offence relating to mining or minerals,

(b) that the decision-maker reasonably considers that the applicant provided false or misleading information in or in connection with the application.

(3) The decision-maker may grant a single exploration licence in respect of 2 or more applications or 2 or more exploration licences in respect of a single application.