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Mineral Resources Act 1989
sec.285Mining lease may be specified it is not renewable
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### sec.285 Mining lease may be specified it is not renewable
Subsection (2) applies if the Minister is satisfied the land the subject of an application for grant or renewal of a mining lease is, or will be, required for some purpose other than mining.
The Minister may grant the lease or renewal subject to a condition that the holder is not entitled to have the mining lease renewed or further renewed.
If a mining lease is granted or renewed subject to a condition mentioned in subsection (2) —
the Minister must give written notice of the reasons for the decision; and
the chief executive must record in the register the details of the condition.
s 285 amd 2010 No. 17 s 54 ; 2011 No. 2 s 65 ; 2012 No. 20 s 200 ; 2013 No. 10 s 193 sch 1 ; 2018 No. 24 s 119
(sec.285-ssec.1) Subsection (2) applies if the Minister is satisfied the land the subject of an application for grant or renewal of a mining lease is, or will be, required for some purpose other than mining.
(sec.285-ssec.2) The Minister may grant the lease or renewal subject to a condition that the holder is not entitled to have the mining lease renewed or further renewed.
(sec.285-ssec.3) If a mining lease is granted or renewed subject to a condition mentioned in subsection (2) — the Minister must give written notice of the reasons for the decision; and the chief executive must record in the register the details of the condition.
- (a) the Minister must give written notice of the reasons for the decision; and
- (b) the chief executive must record in the register the details of the condition.