Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 - SECT 9

Ownership of minerals

9. Ownership of minerals



(1) The Crown owns all minerals except-

   (a)  those in respect of which a minerals exemption is current; and

   (b)  those in which the property has passed under section 11.

(2) A minerals exemption continues in operation after the commencement of this
section until the exemption expires or is revoked.

(3) The Minister may, after giving 14 days' written notice to the person who
benefits from a minerals exemption, transfer, vary or revoke that exemption.

(4) The person who benefits from a minerals exemption may apply to the
Minister for a transfer, variation or revocation of the exemption, and the
Minister may grant or refuse the application.

(5) Ownership of the minerals in respect of which a minerals exemption was
granted reverts to the Crown when the exemption expires or is revoked.