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Mineral Resources Act 1989
sec.214Improvement restoration for mineral development licence
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### sec.214 Improvement restoration for mineral development licence
This section applies on the termination of a mineral development licence, other than—
by surrender under section 210 ; or
for the granting of a new mineral development licence or mining lease over the area of the terminated licence.
If the Minister is not satisfied the holder has satisfactorily complied with the condition to carry out improvement restoration for the mineral development licence, the Minister may, by written notice, give the holder reasonable directions about carrying out the restoration.
The holder must comply with the directions.
Maximum penalty—500 penalty units.
The holder and the holder’s employees or agents may, to the extent reasonable and necessary to comply with the directions—
enter land stated in the notice; and
bring on to the land vehicles, vessels, machinery and equipment.
s 214 ins 1995 No. 21 s 62
amd 2000 No. 64 ss 124 , 174 sch ; 2012 No. 20 s 125 sch 1
(sec.214-ssec.1) This section applies on the termination of a mineral development licence, other than— by surrender under section 210 ; or for the granting of a new mineral development licence or mining lease over the area of the terminated licence.
(sec.214-ssec.2) If the Minister is not satisfied the holder has satisfactorily complied with the condition to carry out improvement restoration for the mineral development licence, the Minister may, by written notice, give the holder reasonable directions about carrying out the restoration.
(sec.214-ssec.3) The holder must comply with the directions. Maximum penalty—500 penalty units.
(sec.214-ssec.4) The holder and the holder’s employees or agents may, to the extent reasonable and necessary to comply with the directions— enter land stated in the notice; and bring on to the land vehicles, vessels, machinery and equipment.
- (a) by surrender under section 210 ; or
- (b) for the granting of a new mineral development licence or mining lease over the area of the terminated licence.
- (a) enter land stated in the notice; and
- (b) bring on to the land vehicles, vessels, machinery and equipment.