Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts34. Fees or compensation amounts for right to explore and mine on sanctuary
(1) The plan of management for the sanctuary shall not provide for operations for the exploration for or recovery or processing of minerals unless the Board has agreed with the applicant for a mining interest on the sanctuary for the payment of fees or amounts by the applicant to the Land Council for the right to carry out those operations.
(2) All fees or amounts paid to the Land Council pursuant to an agreement under subsection (1) shall be dealt with and paid out by the Land Council as though they were royalty payments in respect of mining on Aboriginal land, and the sanctuary was Aboriginal land, under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 of the Commonwealth.
(3) Where the Board has determined that the plan of management for the sanctuary should provide for operations for the exploration for or recovery or processing of minerals by an applicant for a mining interest or by a holder of a mining interest granted with the approval in writing of the Board in pursuance of section 33, but the Board and the applicant or holder are unable to agree on the amount of the fee referred to in subsection (1), the question shall be referred to the Chief Justice to determine the amount which, in his opinion, should be paid and, upon his so determining, the Board and the applicant for or holder of the mining interest, as the case may be, shall be deemed to have agreed to the payment of the amount accordingly.