Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 - SECT 36

Amalgamation of licences

36. Amalgamation of licences



(1) The Minister may, by instrument served on the licensee, determine that one
of two or more licences of the same type held by the same person over
adjoining areas applies to the combined areas.

(2) The Minister may nominate which licence covers the combined areas and must
cancel the other licence or licences.

(2A) The Minister may act under this section-

   (a)  at the request of the licensee; or

   (b)  on the Minister's own initiative, after consultation with the
        licensee.

(3) An amalgamation has no effect until the instrument of amalgamation is
registered.

(4) A cancellation has no effect until the instrument of cancellation is
registered.

(4A) On an amalgamation of licences coming into effect the term of the licence
nominated under subsection (2) is to be the term of whichever of the
amalgamated licences is to expire first.

(5) If one of the licences amalgamated under this section was a mining lease
under the Mines Act 1958 that became a mining licence as a result of section
129, for the remainder of the term for which the licence remains current the
rental payable for the amalgamated licence is the sum of the amounts that
would have been payable for each of the amalgamated licences had they not been
amalgamated.