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Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014
sec.53Power of Land Court to vary access agreement
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### sec.53 Power of Land Court to vary access agreement
A resource authority holder, or an owner or occupier of land, may apply to the Land Court to vary an access agreement between them.
In deciding the application, the Land Court must have regard to section 49 (2) and (3) .
The Land Court may vary the access agreement only if it considers the change is appropriate because of a material change in circumstances.
This section does not prevent the owner or occupier and the resource authority holder from agreeing to vary the access agreement.
The power of the Land Court to vary an access agreement is not limited by part 6 .
(sec.53-ssec.1) A resource authority holder, or an owner or occupier of land, may apply to the Land Court to vary an access agreement between them.
(sec.53-ssec.2) In deciding the application, the Land Court must have regard to section 49 (2) and (3) .
(sec.53-ssec.3) The Land Court may vary the access agreement only if it considers the change is appropriate because of a material change in circumstances.
(sec.53-ssec.4) This section does not prevent the owner or occupier and the resource authority holder from agreeing to vary the access agreement.
(sec.53-ssec.5) The power of the Land Court to vary an access agreement is not limited by part 6 .