sec.133Application for exploration permit

### sec.133 Application for exploration permit An application for an exploration permit may be made by an eligible person and shall— be in the approved form; and specify the name of each applicant; and specify the name and address for service of 1 person upon whom any notice may be served on behalf of the applicant or the applicants; and define the boundary of the area of the proposed exploration permit; and Section 386R sets out the requirements for defining the boundary of the area of a proposed mining tenement. specify the mineral or minerals in respect of which the exploration permit is sought; and be accompanied by— if any of the area of the proposed exploration permit has been the subject of an earlier permit mentioned in section 131 (1) (b) or an earlier exploration permit application mentioned in section 131 (1) (c) —a proposed work program (activities-based) for the term of the permit, if granted; or otherwise—a proposed work program for the term of the permit, if granted; and be accompanied by a statement detailing exploration data captured by the applicant prior to the application in relation to the land the subject of the application; and be accompanied by— a statement detailing the applicant’s financial and technical resources; and if the application relates to land that includes sub-blocks of land that do not have a common boundary—a statement detailing how the work proposed can be carried out using competent and efficient mineral exploration practices; and if the application relates to an area of land that exceeds the area prescribed for the mineral or minerals—a statement about why the applicant requires more than the prescribed area of land; and proof of the applicant’s identity; and the application fee prescribed under a regulation. s 133 amd 1995 No. 21 ss 38 , 3 sch ; 2000 No. 64 s 97 ; 2005 No. 8 s 11 ; 2007 No. 46 s 66 ; 2008 No. 33 s 83 ; 2012 No. 20 s 281 sch 2 ; 2014 No. 47 s 421A (amd 2016 No. 30 s 85 ), s 480 ; 2019 No. 17 s 248 - (a) be in the approved form; and - (b) specify the name of each applicant; and - (c) specify the name and address for service of 1 person upon whom any notice may be served on behalf of the applicant or the applicants; and - (d) define the boundary of the area of the proposed exploration permit; and Note— Section 386R sets out the requirements for defining the boundary of the area of a proposed mining tenement. - (e) specify the mineral or minerals in respect of which the exploration permit is sought; and - (f) be accompanied by— (i) if any of the area of the proposed exploration permit has been the subject of an earlier permit mentioned in section 131 (1) (b) or an earlier exploration permit application mentioned in section 131 (1) (c) —a proposed work program (activities-based) for the term of the permit, if granted; or (ii) otherwise—a proposed work program for the term of the permit, if granted; and - (i) if any of the area of the proposed exploration permit has been the subject of an earlier permit mentioned in section 131 (1) (b) or an earlier exploration permit application mentioned in section 131 (1) (c) —a proposed work program (activities-based) for the term of the permit, if granted; or - (ii) otherwise—a proposed work program for the term of the permit, if granted; and - (g) be accompanied by a statement detailing exploration data captured by the applicant prior to the application in relation to the land the subject of the application; and - (h) be accompanied by— (i) a statement detailing the applicant’s financial and technical resources; and (ii) if the application relates to land that includes sub-blocks of land that do not have a common boundary—a statement detailing how the work proposed can be carried out using competent and efficient mineral exploration practices; and (iii) if the application relates to an area of land that exceeds the area prescribed for the mineral or minerals—a statement about why the applicant requires more than the prescribed area of land; and (iv) proof of the applicant’s identity; and (v) the application fee prescribed under a regulation. - (i) a statement detailing the applicant’s financial and technical resources; and - (ii) if the application relates to land that includes sub-blocks of land that do not have a common boundary—a statement detailing how the work proposed can be carried out using competent and efficient mineral exploration practices; and - (iii) if the application relates to an area of land that exceeds the area prescribed for the mineral or minerals—a statement about why the applicant requires more than the prescribed area of land; and - (iv) proof of the applicant’s identity; and - (v) the application fee prescribed under a regulation. - (i) if any of the area of the proposed exploration permit has been the subject of an earlier permit mentioned in section 131 (1) (b) or an earlier exploration permit application mentioned in section 131 (1) (c) —a proposed work program (activities-based) for the term of the permit, if granted; or - (ii) otherwise—a proposed work program for the term of the permit, if granted; and - (i) a statement detailing the applicant’s financial and technical resources; and - (ii) if the application relates to land that includes sub-blocks of land that do not have a common boundary—a statement detailing how the work proposed can be carried out using competent and efficient mineral exploration practices; and - (iii) if the application relates to an area of land that exceeds the area prescribed for the mineral or minerals—a statement about why the applicant requires more than the prescribed area of land; and - (iv) proof of the applicant’s identity; and - (v) the application fee prescribed under a regulation.