South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Where a person has
applied for a mining lease and has been notified in writing by or on behalf of
the Minister that the Minister has approved the application, the applicant
shall be liable for the payment of rent, and any other sum, payable by the
holder of a mining lease of the kind for which approval has been granted, and
shall be deemed to be the holder of such a lease comprising the land in
respect of which the lease is sought as from the date of the notification.
(2) Where written
notification that the Minister has approved an application for a lease is
given under subsection (1), the term of the lease shall commence from the
date of the notification.