South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts33—Cancellation, suspension etc of licence
(1) Where the holder
of an exploration licence has contravened, or failed to comply with, any
provision of this Act or any condition of the licence, the Minister may
suspend the licence (in which case the licence shall, during the period of
suspension, be of no force or effect) or cancel the licence.
(2) Where a licence is
cancelled or suspended under subsection (1), the licensee may, within 28
days after the cancellation or suspension, appeal to the ERD Court and the
Court may, if it is satisfied that there is no proper ground for the
cancellation or suspension, declare that cancellation or suspension void.
(4) Where, in the
opinion of the Minister, any land comprised in an exploration licence is
required for a public purpose, the Minister may, by notice published in the
Gazette, excise that land from the total area comprised in the licence, and
the licence shall then cease to apply to that land.
(5) Where the Minister
exercises his powers under subsection (4), the holder of the licence may
apply to the ERD Court for an order that the Minister compensate him for the
money expended by him in prospecting for minerals in the area excised from the
total area comprised in the licence, and the ERD Court, upon the hearing of
any such application, may determine what amount would fairly compensate the
holder of the licence for such expenditure and order that the amount so
determined be paid by the Minister to the holder of the licence.
(6) The Minister shall
pay any amount that he is ordered to pay under subsection (5) out of
money provided by Parliament.
(7) The holder of an
exploration licence may, with the consent of the Minister, surrender any land
comprised in the licence, and the licence shall then cease to apply to that
land.