MINERAL TITLES ACT 2010 (NO 27 OF 2010) - SECT 62 Grant application – EL for Aboriginal land
MINERAL TITLES ACT 2010 (NO 27 OF 2010) - SECT 62
Grant application – EL for Aboriginal land(1) A person must not, under Part IV of the ALRA, enter into negotiations with a Land Council for consent to the grant of an EL for Aboriginal land unless the person:
(a) has applied under this Act for the EL; and
(b) has the Minister's consent to enter into the negotiations.
(2) For subsection (1)(b), the Minister may:
(a) give consent conditionally or unconditionally; or
(b) withdraw consent at any time during the negotiations under the ALRA and refuse to grant the EL; or
(c) refuse to give consent and refuse to grant the EL.
(3) If section 48(1) of the ALRA applies in relation to particular Aboriginal land, a person must not make an application for an EL except with the Minister's approval.