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Mineral Resources Act 1989
sec.760Additional requirement for proposed development plan for mineral hydrocarbon mining lease
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### sec.760 Additional requirement for proposed development plan for mineral hydrocarbon mining lease
If the coal or oil shale mining lease is a mineral hydrocarbon mining lease, a proposed development plan for the lease lodged under section 758 must—
show that the lease holder proposes to commercialise coal seam gas; or
include, or be accompanied by, evidence that satisfies the Minister that—
the holder has fully investigated the opportunities to commercialise coal seam gas; and
there is no basis to commercialise coal seam gas.
In this section—
commercialise , for coal seam gas, means to carry out commercial mining of coal seam gas under the rights for the lease under section 747(1).
s 760 ins 2004 No. 25 s 1028
(sec.760-ssec.1) If the coal or oil shale mining lease is a mineral hydrocarbon mining lease, a proposed development plan for the lease lodged under section 758 must— show that the lease holder proposes to commercialise coal seam gas; or include, or be accompanied by, evidence that satisfies the Minister that— the holder has fully investigated the opportunities to commercialise coal seam gas; and there is no basis to commercialise coal seam gas.
(sec.760-ssec.2) In this section— commercialise , for coal seam gas, means to carry out commercial mining of coal seam gas under the rights for the lease under section 747(1).
- (a) show that the lease holder proposes to commercialise coal seam gas; or
- (b) include, or be accompanied by, evidence that satisfies the Minister that— (i) the holder has fully investigated the opportunities to commercialise coal seam gas; and (ii) there is no basis to commercialise coal seam gas.
- (i) the holder has fully investigated the opportunities to commercialise coal seam gas; and
- (ii) there is no basis to commercialise coal seam gas.
- (i) the holder has fully investigated the opportunities to commercialise coal seam gas; and
- (ii) there is no basis to commercialise coal seam gas.