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Mineral Resources Act 1989
sec.318AWAuthority to prospect holder’s obligations
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### sec.318AW Authority to prospect holder’s obligations
The authority to prospect holder must—
within 20 business days after receiving a copy of the application, give the applicant basic information the authority holder has about the following that the applicant may reasonably need to comply with sections 318AP and 318AT —
the type of exploration activities carried out, or proposed to be carried out under the authority;
petroleum in the land; and
after receiving a copy of the application, use reasonable attempts to reach an agreement with the applicant, about the matters mentioned in section 318AT (1) (b) and (c) , that provides the best resource use outcome without significantly affecting the parties’ rights or interests.
s 318AW ins 2004 No. 25 s 1020 (amd 2004 No. 26 s 260 (4) )
- (a) within 20 business days after receiving a copy of the application, give the applicant basic information the authority holder has about the following that the applicant may reasonably need to comply with sections 318AP and 318AT — (i) the type of exploration activities carried out, or proposed to be carried out under the authority; (ii) petroleum in the land; and
- (i) the type of exploration activities carried out, or proposed to be carried out under the authority;
- (ii) petroleum in the land; and
- (b) after receiving a copy of the application, use reasonable attempts to reach an agreement with the applicant, about the matters mentioned in section 318AT (1) (b) and (c) , that provides the best resource use outcome without significantly affecting the parties’ rights or interests.
- (i) the type of exploration activities carried out, or proposed to be carried out under the authority;
- (ii) petroleum in the land; and