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Environmental Protection Act 1994
sec.261Surrender may be partial
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### sec.261 Surrender may be partial
This section applies for an environmental authority for—
a mining activity; or
a petroleum activity; or
a geothermal activity.
The administering authority may approve a surrender application for a part of the environmental authority.
An environmental authority relates to a mining claim and a mining lease. Under the Mineral Resources Act , the holder of the authority seeks to surrender the mining lease. The holder may, under this part, seek to surrender that part of the authority that relates to the mining lease.
An environmental authority relates to 1 mining tenure. Under the Mineral Resources Act , the holder of the tenure may seek to surrender part of the tenure. The holder of the authority may, under this part, seek to surrender that part of the authority that relates to the part of the resource tenure to be surrendered.
s 261 ins 2000 No. 64 s 6
amd 2005 No. 53 s 68
sub 2012 No. 16 ss 7 – 8
(sec.261-ssec.1) This section applies for an environmental authority for— a mining activity; or a petroleum activity; or a geothermal activity.
(sec.261-ssec.2) The administering authority may approve a surrender application for a part of the environmental authority. An environmental authority relates to a mining claim and a mining lease. Under the Mineral Resources Act , the holder of the authority seeks to surrender the mining lease. The holder may, under this part, seek to surrender that part of the authority that relates to the mining lease. An environmental authority relates to 1 mining tenure. Under the Mineral Resources Act , the holder of the tenure may seek to surrender part of the tenure. The holder of the authority may, under this part, seek to surrender that part of the authority that relates to the part of the resource tenure to be surrendered.
- (a) a mining activity; or
- (b) a petroleum activity; or
- (c) a geothermal activity.
- 1 An environmental authority relates to a mining claim and a mining lease. Under the Mineral Resources Act , the holder of the authority seeks to surrender the mining lease. The holder may, under this part, seek to surrender that part of the authority that relates to the mining lease.
- 2 An environmental authority relates to 1 mining tenure. Under the Mineral Resources Act , the holder of the tenure may seek to surrender part of the tenure. The holder of the authority may, under this part, seek to surrender that part of the authority that relates to the part of the resource tenure to be surrendered.