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Mineral Resources Act 1989
sec.252BDeclaration of compliance with obligations
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### sec.252B Declaration of compliance with obligations
The applicant for a proposed mining lease must give the chief executive a statutory declaration that the applicant has complied with section 252A .
The declaration must be given within the later of the following periods to end—
5 business days after the last objection day for the application for the mining lease;
if the chief executive at any time decides a longer period—the longer period.
If the chief executive considers the declaration given under subsection (2) may not identify each person to whom a document, information or notice must be given under section 252A , the chief executive may require the applicant to give the chief executive another declaration under subsection (1) within the period decided by the chief executive.
Until a declaration mentioned in subsection (2) or (3) is given—
the Land Court must not make a final recommendation to the Minister about the application for the mining lease, other than a recommendation to reject the application; and
the Land Court may refuse to hear any matter about the application.
s 252B ins 2000 No. 64 s 133
amd 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 )
(sec.252B-ssec.1) The applicant for a proposed mining lease must give the chief executive a statutory declaration that the applicant has complied with section 252A .
(sec.252B-ssec.2) The declaration must be given within the later of the following periods to end— 5 business days after the last objection day for the application for the mining lease; if the chief executive at any time decides a longer period—the longer period.
(sec.252B-ssec.3) If the chief executive considers the declaration given under subsection (2) may not identify each person to whom a document, information or notice must be given under section 252A , the chief executive may require the applicant to give the chief executive another declaration under subsection (1) within the period decided by the chief executive.
(sec.252B-ssec.4) Until a declaration mentioned in subsection (2) or (3) is given— the Land Court must not make a final recommendation to the Minister about the application for the mining lease, other than a recommendation to reject the application; and the Land Court may refuse to hear any matter about the application.
- (a) 5 business days after the last objection day for the application for the mining lease;
- (b) if the chief executive at any time decides a longer period—the longer period.
- (a) the Land Court must not make a final recommendation to the Minister about the application for the mining lease, other than a recommendation to reject the application; and
- (b) the Land Court may refuse to hear any matter about the application.