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MINERAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 147 Compensation for damage to improvements

MINERAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 147

Division 2 - Crown land Compensation for damage to improvements

(1)  Compensation is payable by a licensee or lessee to the Crown for any damage to any improvement on the land carried out by or for the Crown if the improvement was carried out –
(a) before the lease or licence was issued; or
(b) after consultation with the licensee or lessee.
(2)  Compensation is payable by a licensee or lessee to a Crown lessee or Crown licensee or a holder of a forestry right for any damage to any improvement on the land if–
(a) the improvement was approved under the Crown Lands Act 1976 , the Forest Management Act 2013 or the Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995 ; and
(b) the improvement was carried out–
(i) before the lease or licence was issued; or
(ii) after consultation with the licensee or lessee.
(3)  This section applies –
(a) to Crown land if a Crown licence or Crown lease in respect of that land has been cancelled because of the damage; and
(b) to a person who has ceased to be a licensee or lessee after the damage has occurred.
(4)  Compensation is payable at a rate –
(a) agreed to by the parties under section 148 ; or
(b) if there is no agreement, determined by the Mining Tribunal under section 150 .