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Mineral Resources Act 1989
sec.794Existing applications for mining claim if no referral to Land Court
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### sec.794 Existing applications for mining claim if no referral to Land Court
This section applies if, before the commencement—
an application for a mining claim was made, but not decided, under part 4; and
the application was not referred to the Land Court under section 72; and
1 or more of the following apply—
there are no properly made objections to the application;
all properly made objections to the application are withdrawn;
the applicant abandons the application.
The application may—
be dealt with under section 74; or
if the application for a mining claim has been abandoned—be dealt with under section 108.
In this section—
properly made objection has the meaning given by former section 72.
s 794 ins 2012 No. 20 s 243
(sec.794-ssec.1) This section applies if, before the commencement— an application for a mining claim was made, but not decided, under part 4; and the application was not referred to the Land Court under section 72; and 1 or more of the following apply— there are no properly made objections to the application; all properly made objections to the application are withdrawn; the applicant abandons the application.
(sec.794-ssec.2) The application may— be dealt with under section 74; or if the application for a mining claim has been abandoned—be dealt with under section 108.
(sec.794-ssec.3) In this section— properly made objection has the meaning given by former section 72.
- (a) an application for a mining claim was made, but not decided, under part 4; and
- (b) the application was not referred to the Land Court under section 72; and
- (c) 1 or more of the following apply— (i) there are no properly made objections to the application; (ii) all properly made objections to the application are withdrawn; (iii) the applicant abandons the application.
- (i) there are no properly made objections to the application;
- (ii) all properly made objections to the application are withdrawn;
- (iii) the applicant abandons the application.
- (i) there are no properly made objections to the application;
- (ii) all properly made objections to the application are withdrawn;
- (iii) the applicant abandons the application.
- (a) be dealt with under section 74; or
- (b) if the application for a mining claim has been abandoned—be dealt with under section 108.