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Mineral Resources Act 1989
sec.761Additional condition for proposed development plan for mineral hydrocarbon mining lease
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### sec.761 Additional condition for proposed development plan for mineral hydrocarbon mining lease
This section applies if—
the coal or oil shale mining lease is a mineral hydrocarbon mining lease; and
the lease holder has, under section 758, lodged a proposed development plan for the lease; and
the Minister is not satisfied as mentioned in section 760(1)(b).
The Minister may, by written notice, require the holder to carry out further investigations and lodge a written report about the investigations within a stated reasonable period at—
the office of the department for lodging the report, as stated in a gazette notice by the chief executive; or
if no office is gazetted under paragraph (a)—the office of the chief executive.
It is a condition of the lease that the holder must comply with the requirement.
In this section—
investigations includes discussions with the holder of any petroleum authority the area of which is included in the area of the mineral hydrocarbon mining lease.
s 761 ins 2004 No. 25 s 1028 (amd 2004 No. 26 s 69 (2) sch )
(sec.761-ssec.1) This section applies if— the coal or oil shale mining lease is a mineral hydrocarbon mining lease; and the lease holder has, under section 758, lodged a proposed development plan for the lease; and the Minister is not satisfied as mentioned in section 760(1)(b).
(sec.761-ssec.2) The Minister may, by written notice, require the holder to carry out further investigations and lodge a written report about the investigations within a stated reasonable period at— the office of the department for lodging the report, as stated in a gazette notice by the chief executive; or if no office is gazetted under paragraph (a)—the office of the chief executive.
(sec.761-ssec.3) It is a condition of the lease that the holder must comply with the requirement.
(sec.761-ssec.4) In this section— investigations includes discussions with the holder of any petroleum authority the area of which is included in the area of the mineral hydrocarbon mining lease.
- (a) the coal or oil shale mining lease is a mineral hydrocarbon mining lease; and
- (b) the lease holder has, under section 758, lodged a proposed development plan for the lease; and
- (c) the Minister is not satisfied as mentioned in section 760(1)(b).
- (a) the office of the department for lodging the report, as stated in a gazette notice by the chief executive; or
- (b) if no office is gazetted under paragraph (a)—the office of the chief executive.