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Mineral Resources Act 1989
sec.252Issue of mining lease notice
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### sec.252 Issue of mining lease notice
This section applies if the chief executive is satisfied the applicant for the grant of a mining lease—
is eligible to apply for the mining lease; and
has complied with the requirements of this Act for the application; and
is not disqualified under the Common Provisions Act , chapter 7 from being granted the mining lease.
The chief executive must give the applicant a written notice for the application (the mining lease notice ).
The mining lease notice must state the following—
the number of the proposed mining lease;
the date and time the application was lodged;
any documents or other information, in addition to the documents mentioned in section 252A (1) (a) and (b) , the applicant must give to each affected person within the meaning of section 252A ;
where the application and any additional documents given to the chief executive about the application may be inspected or accessed;
the last day (the last objection day ) for lodging objections to the application.
The last objection day must be at least 20 business days after the notice is given to the applicant.
s 252 amd 1995 No. 21 ss 70 , 3 sch ; 1997 No. 14 s 16 ; 1999 No. 7 s 87 sch 3 ; 2000 No. 64 s 132 ; 2005 No. 8 s 2 sch ; 2013 No. 10 s 193 sch 1
sub 2014 No. 47 s 436 (amd 2016 No. 30 s 89 )
amd 2020 No. 14 s 129
(sec.252-ssec.1) This section applies if the chief executive is satisfied the applicant for the grant of a mining lease— is eligible to apply for the mining lease; and has complied with the requirements of this Act for the application; and is not disqualified under the Common Provisions Act , chapter 7 from being granted the mining lease.
(sec.252-ssec.2) The chief executive must give the applicant a written notice for the application (the mining lease notice ).
(sec.252-ssec.3) The mining lease notice must state the following— the number of the proposed mining lease; the date and time the application was lodged; any documents or other information, in addition to the documents mentioned in section 252A (1) (a) and (b) , the applicant must give to each affected person within the meaning of section 252A ; where the application and any additional documents given to the chief executive about the application may be inspected or accessed; the last day (the last objection day ) for lodging objections to the application.
(sec.252-ssec.4) The last objection day must be at least 20 business days after the notice is given to the applicant.
- (a) is eligible to apply for the mining lease; and
- (b) has complied with the requirements of this Act for the application; and
- (c) is not disqualified under the Common Provisions Act , chapter 7 from being granted the mining lease.
- (a) the number of the proposed mining lease;
- (b) the date and time the application was lodged;
- (c) any documents or other information, in addition to the documents mentioned in section 252A (1) (a) and (b) , the applicant must give to each affected person within the meaning of section 252A ;
- (d) where the application and any additional documents given to the chief executive about the application may be inspected or accessed;
- (e) the last day (the last objection day ) for lodging objections to the application.