Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 - SECT 14

Mining licences

14. Mining licences



(1) The holder of a mining licence who obtains a work authority is entitled to
carry out mining on the land covered by the licence and-

   (a)  to explore for minerals; and

   (b)  to construct any facilities specified in the licence, including
        drives, roads, water races, tailing dumps, tailing dams, drains, dams,
        reservoirs and pipe-lines; and

   (c)  to do anything else that is incidental to that mining.

(2) The licensee may-

   (a)  use, for any mining purpose, any tailings produced by the licensee
        during work under the licence or a former licence or a former title
        within the meaning of clause 2 of Schedule 2 (whether before or after
        6 November 1991); or

   (b)  with the consent of the Minister and in accordance with any conditions
        imposed by the Minister on that consent, dispose of any tailings
        referred to in paragraph (a).

(2A) A licensee must not dispose of any tailings referred to in subsection
(2)(a) otherwise than with the consent of the Minister under subsection (2)(b)
and in accordance with any conditions imposed by the Minister on that consent.

Penalty applying to this subsection: 60 penalty units.

(3) A mining licence-

   (a)  is current for the time specified in the licence, not exceeding 20
        years from the date on which it is registered unless the Minister
        decides otherwise; and

   (b)  may be renewed in accordance with the provisions of this Part; and

   (c)  applies to the land described in the licence.

(4) The area of the land described in a licence must not exceed 260 hectares,
unless the Minister decides otherwise.

(5) A mining licence that covers an area of more than 5 hectares does not
entitle the holder of the licence to only explore for minerals during the
currency of the licence.

(6) However, the Minister may, by notice in writing, authorise the holder of
such a mining licence to only explore for minerals for a specified period of
up to 2 years.