{"id":"validation-mining-tenements-act-1987","name":"Validation (Mining Tenements) Act 1987","slug":"validation-mining-tenements-act-1987","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"nt","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":30697,"registerId":"nt-validation-mining-tenements-act-1987-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Validation (Mining Tenements) Act 1987","content":"NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nVALIDATION (MINING TENEMENTS) ACT 1987\nAs in force at 28 August 1987\nTable of provisions\n1 Short title ......................................................................................... 1\n2 Validation of certain mining tenements ............................................ 1\nENDNOTES\n\n\n\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\n____________________\nAs in force at 28 August 1987\n____________________\nVALIDATION (MINING TENEMENTS) ACT 1987\nAn Act to ensure the validity of certain mining tenement granted under\nthe Mining Act 1986\n1 Short title\nThis Act may be cited as the Validation (Mining Tenements)\nAct 1987.\n2 Validation of certain mining tenements\n(1) For the avoidance of doubt:\n(a) a mining tenement within the meaning of the Mining Act 1986\ngranted or purported to be granted under that Act before the\ncommencement of this Act is declared to have been validly\ngranted notwithstanding that, in respect of that grant or\npurported grant, a recommendation of a warden may not have\nbeen made, transmitted or considered; and\n(b) a mineral claim within the meaning of the Mining Act 1986\ngranted or purported to be granted under that Act before the\ncommencement of this Act is declared to have been validly\ngranted to an applicant who was not in breach of that Act or\nthe Regulations made under that Act notwithstanding that the\nMinister or the delegate of the Minister, before granting or\npurporting to grant that mineral claim, may not have satisfied\nhimself of that requirement,\nas required by that Act.\n(2) A mineral claim within the meaning of the Mining Act 1986 granted\nor purported to be granted under that Act before the\ncommencement of this Act in respect of an application for a mineral\nclaim or dredging claim referred to in section 191(18) of that Act,\ndeemed, by virtue of that subsection to be an application for a\nmineral claim under that Act, is declared to be not invalid by reason\nonly that the application or the grant or purported grant of that\nmineral claim was in respect of an area of land greater than that\npermitted by that Act or that the Minister or the delegate of the\nMinister may not have satisfied himself as required by section 86 of\n\nValidation (Mining Tenements) Act 1987 2\nthat Act.\n\nENDNOTES\nValidation (Mining Tenements) Act 1987 3\nENDNOTES\n1 KEY\nKey to abbreviations\namd = amended od = order\napp = appendix om = omitted\nbl = by-law pt = Part\nch = Chapter r = regulation/rule\ncl = clause rem = remainder\ndiv = Division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired rep = repealed\nf = forms s = section\nGaz = Gazette sch = Schedule\nhdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision\nins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation\nlt = long title sub = substituted\nnc = not commenced\n2 LIST OF LEGISLATION\nValidation (Mining Tenements) Act 1987 (Act No. 35, 1987)\nAssent date 28 August 2987\nCommenced 28 August 2987\n3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS\nGeneral amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table\nof amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation\nAmendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: s 2.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"No substantive change to the Act's validation scope is indicated in the source. Endnotes record only formal amendments to section 2 by the Interpretation Legislation Amendment Act 2018; the core retrospective validation effect remains as originally enacted."},"complexity_factors":["Retrospective validation of past acts (s2(1)–(2)) creates legal effects backdated to grants before commencement.","Cross-references to the Mining Act 1986 and specific subsections (notably s191(18) and s86) mean interpretation depends on external provisions.","Discretion and factual determinations by the Minister or delegate (s2(1)(b)) are insulated from invalidity challenges, affecting review pathways.","Potential factual issues about whether an applicant was \"not in breach\" or whether area limits were exceeded (s2(1)(b), s2(2)) create case-by-case application complexity.","Statutory brevity: only two operative subsections limit internal drafting complexity but increase reliance on the Mining Act's definitions and procedures."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act declares that mining tenements and mineral claims granted (or purportedly granted) under the Mining Act 1986 before this Act commenced are to be treated as valid even if certain procedural steps were not completed. It affects tenement holders, applicants and the Minister or delegates by removing specified grounds for invalidity (such as missing warden recommendations, Ministerial satisfaction checks or area limits for certain claims), creating retrospective legal certainty for past grants."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation performs exactly the narrow, technical function described in its long title: validating specific mining tenements with procedural defects. It has not expanded beyond this original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 2 operative sections","No defined terms section (relies entirely on definitions in the Mining Act 1986)","Simple declaratory structure: \"is declared to have been validly granted\"","Limited conditional logic: only three specific validation scenarios in subsections (1)(a), (1)(b), and (2)","Single cross-reference: only refers to the Mining Act 1986 and one specific section (191(18))","No exceptions, penalties, or enforcement mechanisms"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, technical law from the Northern Territory that fixes a specific legal problem with mining permits.\n\n**What it does:**\nIn 1986, the Northern Territory passed a new Mining Act to replace old laws. However, some mining permits (called \"tenements\") granted under the new 1986 Act had technical flaws in how they were approved. Specifically:\n- Some permits were granted without proper recommendations from mining wardens (officials who investigate mining applications)\n- Some mineral claims were granted to people who technically shouldn't have qualified\n- Some claims covered larger areas of land than the law allowed\n\nRather than risk these permits being challenged in court and declared invalid, this 1987 Act declares them legally valid anyway. It's essentially a \"get out of jail free\" card for administrative mistakes made during the transition to the new mining law.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Mining companies and individual miners who received permits between 1986 and 1987\n- The Northern Territory government, which avoids legal challenges over flawed permits\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this law, dozens or hundreds of mining permits could have been declared void, creating chaos for miners who had already invested money and started work. It provides legal certainty by saying \"even if we didn't follow every procedural step perfectly, these permits still count.\""}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/validation-mining-tenements-act-1987","history":"/api/acts/validation-mining-tenements-act-1987/history","analysis":"/api/acts/validation-mining-tenements-act-1987/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/validation-mining-tenements-act-1987/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/validation-mining-tenements-act-1987/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/validation-mining-tenements-act-1987/documents"}}