MINING ACT 1992 - SECT 64
Power of decision-maker in relation to tenders
MINING ACT 1992 - SECT 64
Power of decision-maker in relation to tenders
64 Power of decision-maker in relation to tenders
(1) After considering a tender in respect of which one tender only is lodged,
the Minister--
(a) may grant a mining lease to the tenderer, or
(b) may
refuse the tender.
Note : Schedule 1B contains provisions about the grant or
refusal of a mining lease to a tenderer.
(2) After considering all tenders in
respect of land in respect of which more than one tender is lodged, the
Minister--
(a) may grant a mining lease to any one of the tenderers, or
(b)
may refuse all of the tenders.
(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.
(5) A mining lease may not be granted under
this section otherwise than in accordance with Part 2 of Schedule 1.