New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MINING ACT 1992 - SECT 63

63 Power of Minister in relation to applications

(1) After considering an application for a mining lease, the Minister:

(a) may grant to the applicant a mining lease over all or part of the land over which a lease was sought, or

(b) may refuse the application.

(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), an application may be refused on the ground that the applicant has been convicted of an offence against this Act or the regulations or any other offence relating to mining or minerals.

(3) The Minister may grant a single mining lease in respect of more than one application.

(3A) A mining lease may not be granted until the appropriate mining lease fee (as determined under section 382A) has been paid for the grant of the lease.

(4) A mining lease may not be granted under this section otherwise than in accordance with Part 2 of Schedule 1.

(5) A mining lease may not be granted, in respect of a mining purpose or mining purposes only, unless the Minister is satisfied that the mining purpose or mining purposes is or are to be carried out in connection with and in the immediate vicinity of:

(a) a mining lease in respect of a mineral or minerals, or

(b) a mineral claim,

being a mining lease or mineral claim that has been or is proposed to be granted.