Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts90. Application for renewal of mineral claim
(1) Subject to Parts XIA and XIB as applicable, the holder of a mineral claim may, at any time before 3 months before the expiration of the claim or such later time, being not later than that expiration, as the Minister allows, apply to the Minister for the renewal or further renewal of the claim.
(2) An application referred to in subsection (1) shall be in writing lodged with the Department and be accompanied by the prescribed rent for the first 12 months of the proposed renewed claim, the prescribed fee, details of the holder's exploration and mining activities on the claim area during the previous term of the claim, and such other information as the mining registrar may require.
(3) Subject to Parts XIA and XIB as applicable, the Minister may grant an application under this section for such term, not exceeding 10 years, and subject to such conditions, in addition to or varying those to which the claim is already subject, as he thinks fit.
(4) Where an application for the renewal of a mineral claim has been made in accordance with this section, the claim shall be deemed to continue in force until that renewal is granted or refused, as the case may be.