sec.317NDeciding whether to approve proposed plan

### sec.317N Deciding whether to approve proposed plan The Minister may approve or refuse to approve a proposed initial development plan for a proposed mining lease or mining lease for a prescribed mineral. The matters that must be considered in deciding whether to approve a proposed initial development plan include each of the following— the potential of the area of the proposed mining lease or mining lease for each of the following (the activities )— mining; each other purpose for which the lease is sought or was granted; the nature and extent of the activities; when and where the activities are proposed to be carried out; whether the mining of minerals specified in the lease, or that are sought to be specified in the lease under section 234 , will be optimised in the best interests of the State, having regard to the public interest. s 317N ins 2020 No. 14 s 142 (sec.317N-ssec.1) The Minister may approve or refuse to approve a proposed initial development plan for a proposed mining lease or mining lease for a prescribed mineral. (sec.317N-ssec.2) The matters that must be considered in deciding whether to approve a proposed initial development plan include each of the following— the potential of the area of the proposed mining lease or mining lease for each of the following (the activities )— mining; each other purpose for which the lease is sought or was granted; the nature and extent of the activities; when and where the activities are proposed to be carried out; whether the mining of minerals specified in the lease, or that are sought to be specified in the lease under section 234 , will be optimised in the best interests of the State, having regard to the public interest. - (a) the potential of the area of the proposed mining lease or mining lease for each of the following (the activities )— (i) mining; (ii) each other purpose for which the lease is sought or was granted; - (i) mining; - (ii) each other purpose for which the lease is sought or was granted; - (b) the nature and extent of the activities; - (c) when and where the activities are proposed to be carried out; - (d) whether the mining of minerals specified in the lease, or that are sought to be specified in the lease under section 234 , will be optimised in the best interests of the State, having regard to the public interest. - (i) mining; - (ii) each other purpose for which the lease is sought or was granted;