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Mineral Resources Act 1989
sec.230Plant remaining on former mineral development licence may be sold etc.
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### sec.230 Plant remaining on former mineral development licence may be sold etc.
This section applies if the Minister has not received, or has received but not granted, an application for approval to remove plant from the site of a terminated mineral development licence within 3 months after the licence’s termination.
The Minister may—
sell the plant by public auction or in another stated way; or
if the plant has no commercial value—dispose of or destroy it.
Proceeds of a sale are to be applied in the following order towards—
the reasonable expenses incurred in the sale;
the cost of rectifying actual damage for which an amount of security deposited for the terminated mineral development licence could have been used but was not used, or was inadequate;
costs and expenses mentioned in the Environmental Protection Act , section 316C ;
amounts owing to the State under this Act by the former holder;
any other amounts owing to the State under the Environmental Protection Act for a relevant environmental authority;
amounts owing to a mortgagee under a mortgage registered under the Common Provisions Act over the mineral development licence.
Any balance must be paid to the former holder.
If the Minister can not decide the identity of, or locate, a person entitled to the proceeds or part of the proceeds, the Minister may pay the amount to the public trustee as unclaimed moneys.
A secured party can not enforce any security interest in the proceeds of sale against an entity to whom an amount is payable under subsection (3) (a) to (e) .
Compensation is not payable for a sale, disposal or destruction under this section.
In this section—
plant has the meaning given in section 228 (3) .
PPS Act means the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cwlth) .
secured party has the meaning given by the PPS Act , section 10 .
security interest has the meaning given by the PPS Act , section 12 .
s 230 ins 1995 No. 21 s 64
amd 1997 No. 14 s 13 ; 1999 No. 35 s 40 ; 2000 No. 64 ss 125 , 174 sch ; 1994 No. 62 s 616 (2) (amd 2000 No. 64 s 52 ); 2010 No. 44 s 122 ; 2012 No. 20 s 125 sch 1 ; 2012 No. 16 s 78 sch ; 2013 No. 10 s 193 sch 1 ; 2014 No. 47 s 393 ; 2018 No. 30 s 210 ; 2020 No. 14 s 123
(sec.230-ssec.1) This section applies if the Minister has not received, or has received but not granted, an application for approval to remove plant from the site of a terminated mineral development licence within 3 months after the licence’s termination.
(sec.230-ssec.2) The Minister may— sell the plant by public auction or in another stated way; or if the plant has no commercial value—dispose of or destroy it.
(sec.230-ssec.3) Proceeds of a sale are to be applied in the following order towards— the reasonable expenses incurred in the sale; the cost of rectifying actual damage for which an amount of security deposited for the terminated mineral development licence could have been used but was not used, or was inadequate; costs and expenses mentioned in the Environmental Protection Act , section 316C ; amounts owing to the State under this Act by the former holder; any other amounts owing to the State under the Environmental Protection Act for a relevant environmental authority; amounts owing to a mortgagee under a mortgage registered under the Common Provisions Act over the mineral development licence.
(sec.230-ssec.4) Any balance must be paid to the former holder.
(sec.230-ssec.5) If the Minister can not decide the identity of, or locate, a person entitled to the proceeds or part of the proceeds, the Minister may pay the amount to the public trustee as unclaimed moneys.
(sec.230-ssec.5A) A secured party can not enforce any security interest in the proceeds of sale against an entity to whom an amount is payable under subsection (3) (a) to (e) .
(sec.230-ssec.6) Compensation is not payable for a sale, disposal or destruction under this section.
(sec.230-ssec.7) In this section— plant has the meaning given in section 228 (3) . PPS Act means the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cwlth) . secured party has the meaning given by the PPS Act , section 10 . security interest has the meaning given by the PPS Act , section 12 .
- (a) sell the plant by public auction or in another stated way; or
- (b) if the plant has no commercial value—dispose of or destroy it.
- (a) the reasonable expenses incurred in the sale;
- (b) the cost of rectifying actual damage for which an amount of security deposited for the terminated mineral development licence could have been used but was not used, or was inadequate;
- (c) costs and expenses mentioned in the Environmental Protection Act , section 316C ;
- (d) amounts owing to the State under this Act by the former holder;
- (e) any other amounts owing to the State under the Environmental Protection Act for a relevant environmental authority;
- (f) amounts owing to a mortgagee under a mortgage registered under the Common Provisions Act over the mineral development licence.