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Mineral Resources Act 1989
sec.231CApplication for mineral development licence (183)
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### sec.231C Application for mineral development licence (183)
The application for the grant of a mineral development licence must—
be in the approved form; and
define the boundary of the area of the proposed mineral development licence; and
Section 386R sets out the requirements for defining the boundary of the area of a proposed mining tenement.
define the boundary of any area of land outside the area of the proposed mineral development licence intended to be used to access the surface area of the land proposed to be included in the proposed licence area; and
be lodged with the chief executive; and
be accompanied by—
a statement, acceptable to the Minister, stating the activities, if any, proposed to be conducted under the licence, including, for example, work programs, amounts to be spent and studies to be performed; and
a statement, acceptable to the Minister, separate from the statement mentioned in subparagraph (i) , detailing the applicant’s financial and technical resources; and
the application fee prescribed under a regulation.
s 231C ins 2006 No. 31 s 4
amd 2007 No. 46 s 68 ; 2012 No. 20 s 125 sch 1 , s 281 sch 2 ; 2013 No. 10 s 193 sch 1 ; 2014 No. 47 s 428
- (a) be in the approved form; and
- (b) define the boundary of the area of the proposed mineral development licence; and Note— Section 386R sets out the requirements for defining the boundary of the area of a proposed mining tenement.
- (c) define the boundary of any area of land outside the area of the proposed mineral development licence intended to be used to access the surface area of the land proposed to be included in the proposed licence area; and
- (d) be lodged with the chief executive; and
- (e) be accompanied by— (i) a statement, acceptable to the Minister, stating the activities, if any, proposed to be conducted under the licence, including, for example, work programs, amounts to be spent and studies to be performed; and (ii) a statement, acceptable to the Minister, separate from the statement mentioned in subparagraph (i) , detailing the applicant’s financial and technical resources; and (iii) the application fee prescribed under a regulation.
- (i) a statement, acceptable to the Minister, stating the activities, if any, proposed to be conducted under the licence, including, for example, work programs, amounts to be spent and studies to be performed; and
- (ii) a statement, acceptable to the Minister, separate from the statement mentioned in subparagraph (i) , detailing the applicant’s financial and technical resources; and
- (iii) the application fee prescribed under a regulation.
- (i) a statement, acceptable to the Minister, stating the activities, if any, proposed to be conducted under the licence, including, for example, work programs, amounts to be spent and studies to be performed; and
- (ii) a statement, acceptable to the Minister, separate from the statement mentioned in subparagraph (i) , detailing the applicant’s financial and technical resources; and
- (iii) the application fee prescribed under a regulation.