sec.784Existing mining tenement applications

### sec.784 Existing mining tenement applications This section applies to a mining tenement application if— it was made before the start day; and there is an overlapping geothermal tenure for the proposed mining tenement. The repealed coordination provisions cease to apply to the mining tenement application. Part 7AAC applies to the mining tenement application. If the mining tenement application is for a mining lease, subsections (5) to (9) apply for the application of part 7AAC under subsection (3). The mining lease application is taken to have been validly made even though it was made without complying with the requirements under section 318ELAQ. However, the applicant must, as soon as practicable after the start day, lodge with the mining registrar documents for the mining lease application that comply with the requirements. A reference to a mining lease application is taken to be a reference to the mining lease application and the documents. A reference to the making of a mining lease application is taken to be a reference to the lodgement of the documents. In this section— converted geothermal permit application means a tender under the repealed Geothermal Exploration Act 2004 for a proposed geothermal exploration permit that, under the Geothermal Act, chapter 9, part 2 becomes an application for a geothermal permit. overlapping geothermal tenure means a geothermal tenure that is an overlapping authority (geothermal or GHG) for the proposed mining tenement, as defined under section 318ELAN. repealed coordination provisions means the following provisions as in force before the start day— sections 51 and 248 to the extent they applied for a converted geothermal permit; section 249 to the extent it applied for a converted geothermal permit application. s 784 ins 2010 No. 31 s 527 (amd 2011 No. 20 s 149 ) (sec.784-ssec.1) This section applies to a mining tenement application if— it was made before the start day; and there is an overlapping geothermal tenure for the proposed mining tenement. (sec.784-ssec.2) The repealed coordination provisions cease to apply to the mining tenement application. (sec.784-ssec.3) Part 7AAC applies to the mining tenement application. (sec.784-ssec.4) If the mining tenement application is for a mining lease, subsections (5) to (9) apply for the application of part 7AAC under subsection (3). (sec.784-ssec.5) The mining lease application is taken to have been validly made even though it was made without complying with the requirements under section 318ELAQ. (sec.784-ssec.6) However, the applicant must, as soon as practicable after the start day, lodge with the mining registrar documents for the mining lease application that comply with the requirements. (sec.784-ssec.7) A reference to a mining lease application is taken to be a reference to the mining lease application and the documents. (sec.784-ssec.8) A reference to the making of a mining lease application is taken to be a reference to the lodgement of the documents. (sec.784-ssec.9) In this section— converted geothermal permit application means a tender under the repealed Geothermal Exploration Act 2004 for a proposed geothermal exploration permit that, under the Geothermal Act, chapter 9, part 2 becomes an application for a geothermal permit. overlapping geothermal tenure means a geothermal tenure that is an overlapping authority (geothermal or GHG) for the proposed mining tenement, as defined under section 318ELAN. repealed coordination provisions means the following provisions as in force before the start day— sections 51 and 248 to the extent they applied for a converted geothermal permit; section 249 to the extent it applied for a converted geothermal permit application. - (a) it was made before the start day; and - (b) there is an overlapping geothermal tenure for the proposed mining tenement. - (a) sections 51 and 248 to the extent they applied for a converted geothermal permit; - (b) section 249 to the extent it applied for a converted geothermal permit application.