South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts30A—Term and renewal of licence
(1) An exploration
licence is to be granted for a term decided by the Minister of up to five
years.
(2) If an exploration
licence is granted for a term of less than five years, the licence may include
a right of renewal but not so the aggregate term of the licence exceeds five
years.
(3) An exploration
licence that does not include in its terms a right of renewal may be renewed
at the discretion of the Minister from time to time, but not so the aggregate
term of the licence exceeds five years.
(4) An application for
renewal of an exploration licence must be made to the Minister in a manner and
form determined by the Minister at least one month before the date of expiry
of the licence.
(4a) An application
under subsection (4) must be accompanied by—
(a) the
prescribed application fee; and
(b) any
information that the Minister may require.
(5) If an application
for the renewal of an exploration licence is not decided before the date on
which the licence is due to expire, the licence continues in operation until
the application is decided and, if the licence is renewed, the renewal dates
from the date on which the licence would, but for this subsection, have
expired.
(6) The Minister may,
on renewing an exploration licence or, with the consent of the licensee, at
any other time, alter an exploration licence in one or more of the following
ways:
(a) by
adding, varying or revoking a term or condition of the licence; or
(b) by
reducing the licence area.
(7) If an application
for the renewal of an exploration licence relates to an area within a
River Murray Protection Area, the Minister must, before making his or her
decision on the application, refer the application to the Minister
for the River Murray and consult with that Minister in relation to the matter.
(8) If an application
for the renewal of an exploration licence is referred to the
Minister for the River Murray under subsection (7) and the Minister to
whom the administration of this Act is committed and the Minister
for the River Murray cannot agree—
(a) on
whether a renewal should be granted; or
(b) if a
renewal is granted, on the conditions to which the exploration licence should
be subject,
the Ministers must take steps to refer the matter to the Governor and the
Governor will determine the matter (and any decision taken by the Governor
will be taken to be a decision of the Minister under this Act).
(9) If an application
for the renewal of an exploration licence relates to an area within or
adjacent to the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary, the Minister must, before making
his or her decision on the application, consult with and have regard to the
views of the Minister for the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary.