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Crown Lands Act 1992
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94A Royalties
(1) The Minister may determine the following:
(a) a royalty on any material removed from the land to which a
licence relates;
(b) if a licensee removes more or different material from the land
to which the licence relates than the licensee is entitled – a
royalty that is additional to the royalty determined under
paragraph (a) (an additional royalty).
(2) For subsection (1), the Minister may determine the manner in which
a royalty or an additional royalty is calculated and the time and
place of payment for a royalty or an additional royalty.
(3) A royalty, the manner in which the royalty is calculated and the time
and place of payment is to be specified in the licence.
(4) The Minister may review a royalty determined under
subsection (1)(a) and may determine a different royalty or manner
in which the royalty is calculated at any time during the term of the
licence.
(5) An additional royalty, the manner in which the additional royalty is
calculated and the time and place of payment may be determined:
(a) at any time during the term of the licence; or
(b) at the end of the term of the licence; or
(c) if the licence is surrendered or cancelled – at or after the date
of the surrender or cancellation.
(6) The Minister may review an additional royalty determined under
subsection (1) and may determine a different additional royalty or
manner in which the additional royalty is calculated.
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(7) The Minister may, if the Minister considers it appropriate, do any of
the following in relation to a royalty or additional royalty determined
under subsection (1):
(a) exempt a licensee from payment of the royalty or additional
royalty;
(b) waive (wholly or partly) payment of the royalty or additional
royalty;
(c) refund (wholly or partly) the royalty or additional royalty.