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Mineral Resources Act 1989
sec.318BOApplication of pt 3
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### sec.318BO Application of pt 3
This part applies if—
land is in the area of an authority to prospect; and
a person as follows wishes to apply for a coal mining lease or an oil shale mining lease for all or part of the land—
the holder of a coal or oil shale exploration tenement or prospecting permit;
a person who wishes to make the application jointly with the exploration tenement or prospecting permit holder; and
either—
the applicant is the authority holder; or
the authority holder has given written consent to the making of the application.
However, this part does not apply if the land is also in the area of a petroleum lease and the same person holds the authority to prospect and the petroleum lease.
For the circumstances mentioned in subsection (2) , see part 6 .
s 318BO ins 2004 No. 25 s 1020
amd 2011 No. 20 s 159 ; 2012 No. 20 s 323 sch 3
(sec.318BO-ssec.1) This part applies if— land is in the area of an authority to prospect; and a person as follows wishes to apply for a coal mining lease or an oil shale mining lease for all or part of the land— the holder of a coal or oil shale exploration tenement or prospecting permit; a person who wishes to make the application jointly with the exploration tenement or prospecting permit holder; and either— the applicant is the authority holder; or the authority holder has given written consent to the making of the application.
(sec.318BO-ssec.2) However, this part does not apply if the land is also in the area of a petroleum lease and the same person holds the authority to prospect and the petroleum lease. For the circumstances mentioned in subsection (2) , see part 6 .
- (a) land is in the area of an authority to prospect; and
- (b) a person as follows wishes to apply for a coal mining lease or an oil shale mining lease for all or part of the land— (i) the holder of a coal or oil shale exploration tenement or prospecting permit; (ii) a person who wishes to make the application jointly with the exploration tenement or prospecting permit holder; and
- (i) the holder of a coal or oil shale exploration tenement or prospecting permit;
- (ii) a person who wishes to make the application jointly with the exploration tenement or prospecting permit holder; and
- (c) either— (i) the applicant is the authority holder; or (ii) the authority holder has given written consent to the making of the application.
- (i) the applicant is the authority holder; or
- (ii) the authority holder has given written consent to the making of the application.
- (i) the holder of a coal or oil shale exploration tenement or prospecting permit;
- (ii) a person who wishes to make the application jointly with the exploration tenement or prospecting permit holder; and
- (i) the applicant is the authority holder; or
- (ii) the authority holder has given written consent to the making of the application.