Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Extractive Industries Development Act 1995 - SECT 35

Return of bond if rehabilitation satisfactory

35. Return of bond if rehabilitation satisfactory



(1) The Minister must return the bond or bonds to the holder of the work
authority or former holder of the work authority as soon as possible if the
Minister-



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is satisfied-

   (c)  that the land has been rehabilitated as required by section 31; and

   (d)  that the rehabilitation is likely to be successful.

(2) If the land is private land the Minister must not return the bond or bonds
to the holder or former holder of a work authority until after the owner of
the land and the council in whose municipal district the land is situated have
been consulted.

(3) The Minister may, as a condition of returning a bond or bonds to the
holder of a work authority or the former holder of a work authority, require
that holder to enter into a further rehabilitation bond if any land or part of
the land to which the bond relates has not been rehabilitated or requires
further rehabilitation.