New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MINING ACT 1992 - SECT 23

23 Power of Minister in relation to tenders

(1) After considering a tender in respect of land in respect of which one tender only is lodged, the Minister:

(a) may grant an exploration licence to the tenderer, or

(b) may refuse the tender.

(2) After considering all tenders in respect of land in respect of which more than one tender is lodged, the Minister:

(a) may grant an exploration licence to any one of the tenderers and refuse the other tenders, or

(b) may refuse all of the tenders.

(3) Without limiting the generality of subsections (1) and (2), a tender may be refused on the ground that the tenderer has been convicted of an offence against this Act or the regulations or any other offence relating to mining or minerals.

(4) For the purposes of this section, only one tender is lodged in respect of land if no other tender is lodged in respect of the land or any part of the land.