Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The mining
registrar or the holder of a prescribed office in the Department may issue a
permit to prospect for minerals on Crown land that is the subject of an
exploration licence to —
(a) a
natural person who is the holder of a Miner’s Right; or
(b) 2 or
3 natural persons, each of whom is the holder of a Miner’s Right, as
joint holders of the permit.
(2) A permit cannot be
issued under subsection (1) if the applicant for the permit is already
the holder of a permit under this section in respect of the exploration
licence to which his or her application relates.
(3) An application for
a permit —
(a)
shall be made in the prescribed form;
(b)
shall be lodged at the office of the mining registrar or the principal office
of the Department at Perth; and
(c)
shall be accompanied by the prescribed application fee (if any).
(4) The area of land
in respect of which a permit is issued is to be specified in the permit in the
prescribed manner.
(5) A permit is
subject to such conditions as are imposed in accordance with the regulations
and specified in the permit.
(6) In addition to any
conditions that may be imposed under subsection (5) every permit is to be
regarded as having been issued subject to conditions that the holder or each
holder (in the case of joint holders) —
(a)
shall not use explosives or tools, other than hand tools, on the land the
subject of the permit;
(b)
shall not prospect below the prescribed depth;
(c)
shall comply with the prescribed limits referred to in section 20(2)(c);
(d)
shall not prospect within 100 metres of any activities that are being carried
out under the authority of an exploration licence; and
(e)
shall not prospect on land that is the subject of a special prospecting
licence under section 70.
(7) A permit is not
transferable.
[Section 20A inserted by No. 63 of 2000
s. 5.]