New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MINING ACT 1992 - SECT 25

25 Shape and dimensions of land over which exploration licence may be granted

(1) The land over which an exploration licence is granted must be at least 1, but not more than 100, units in area unless the Minister determines that it is appropriate, in the particular circumstances of the case, for the licence to be granted over a larger area of land.

(2) The land over which an exploration licence is granted may differ in size or shape from, but may not include land other than, the land over which the licence was sought.

(3) Land that, by operation of section 19, is excluded from the land over which an exploration licence is granted because, when the licence is granted, the land is the subject of an assessment lease, a mining lease or a mineral claim becomes subject to the exploration licence:

(a) if the assessment lease, mining lease or mineral claim ceases to have effect in respect of the land, and

(b) if, when it does so, the land is not then subject to a further assessment lease, mining lease or mineral claim.

(4) Land that, by operation of section 19, is excluded from the land over which an exploration licence is granted because, when the licence is granted, the land is subject to a pending application for an assessment lease, mining lease or mineral claim becomes subject to the exploration licence:

(a) if the application is subsequently refused or withdrawn, or

(b) if, when the assessment lease, mining lease or mineral claim is granted, the land does not become subject to the lease or claim.