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Mineral Resources Act 1989
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### sec.283C Party may seek ADR
This section applies if a dispute arises between an applicant for the grant of a mining lease or a mining lease holder and an owner in relation to the lease mentioned in section 279 (1) (a) or 280 (1) (the parties ) about—
the determination of an amount of compensation for section 279 (1) (a) or 280 (1) ; or
the amendment of an agreement or determination about compensation under section 283A .
Either party may give a notice (an ADR election notice ) to the other party asking the other party to participate in ADR to seek to negotiate a resolution of the dispute.
The ADR election notice must state—
details of the matters the subject of the dispute; and
the type of ADR proposed; and
the name of an ADR facilitator, who is independent of both parties, proposed to conduct the ADR; and
that the applicant or mining lease holder is liable for the costs of the ADR facilitator; and
any other information prescribed by regulation.
A party given an ADR election notice must, within 10 business days after the notice is given, accept or refuse the request for ADR.
If a party given an ADR election notice does not accept the request for ADR within 10 business days after the notice is given, the party is taken to refuse the request.
If the request for ADR is accepted under subsection (4) , the parties may, within 10 business days after the acceptance, jointly appoint the ADR facilitator proposed in the ADR election notice, or another ADR facilitator, to conduct the ADR.
s 283C ins 2024 No. 33 s 138
(sec.283C-ssec.1) This section applies if a dispute arises between an applicant for the grant of a mining lease or a mining lease holder and an owner in relation to the lease mentioned in section 279 (1) (a) or 280 (1) (the parties ) about— the determination of an amount of compensation for section 279 (1) (a) or 280 (1) ; or the amendment of an agreement or determination about compensation under section 283A .
(sec.283C-ssec.2) Either party may give a notice (an ADR election notice ) to the other party asking the other party to participate in ADR to seek to negotiate a resolution of the dispute.
(sec.283C-ssec.3) The ADR election notice must state— details of the matters the subject of the dispute; and the type of ADR proposed; and the name of an ADR facilitator, who is independent of both parties, proposed to conduct the ADR; and that the applicant or mining lease holder is liable for the costs of the ADR facilitator; and any other information prescribed by regulation.
(sec.283C-ssec.4) A party given an ADR election notice must, within 10 business days after the notice is given, accept or refuse the request for ADR.
(sec.283C-ssec.5) If a party given an ADR election notice does not accept the request for ADR within 10 business days after the notice is given, the party is taken to refuse the request.
(sec.283C-ssec.6) If the request for ADR is accepted under subsection (4) , the parties may, within 10 business days after the acceptance, jointly appoint the ADR facilitator proposed in the ADR election notice, or another ADR facilitator, to conduct the ADR.
- (a) the determination of an amount of compensation for section 279 (1) (a) or 280 (1) ; or
- (b) the amendment of an agreement or determination about compensation under section 283A .
- (a) details of the matters the subject of the dispute; and
- (b) the type of ADR proposed; and
- (c) the name of an ADR facilitator, who is independent of both parties, proposed to conduct the ADR; and
- (d) that the applicant or mining lease holder is liable for the costs of the ADR facilitator; and
- (e) any other information prescribed by regulation.