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Mineral Resources Act 1989
sec.238Mining lease over surface of restricted land
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### sec.238 Mining lease over surface of restricted land
A mining lease may be granted over the surface of land that was restricted land when the application for the lease was lodged only if—
each relevant owner for the restricted land consents in writing to the application; and
the applicant lodges each relevant owner’s consent with the chief executive.
A relevant owner for restricted land can not withdraw a consent under subsection (1) once it has been lodged with the chief executive.
In this section—
relevant owner , for restricted land, has the meaning given under the Common Provisions Act , section 69 .
s 238 sub 1995 No. 21 s 66 ; 2012 No. 20 s 191
amd 2013 No. 10 s 193 sch 1 ; 2014 No. 47 s 431 (amd 2016 No. 30 s 87 ); 2018 No. 24 s 110
(sec.238-ssec.1) A mining lease may be granted over the surface of land that was restricted land when the application for the lease was lodged only if— each relevant owner for the restricted land consents in writing to the application; and the applicant lodges each relevant owner’s consent with the chief executive.
(sec.238-ssec.2) A relevant owner for restricted land can not withdraw a consent under subsection (1) once it has been lodged with the chief executive.
(sec.238-ssec.3) In this section— relevant owner , for restricted land, has the meaning given under the Common Provisions Act , section 69 .
- (a) each relevant owner for the restricted land consents in writing to the application; and
- (b) the applicant lodges each relevant owner’s consent with the chief executive.