161FAuthorisation to conduct geological investigation

161F Authorisation to conduct geological investigation

[Section 161F Inserted by No. 24 of 2013, s. 118, Applied:28 Jun 2013]

(1)  [Section 161F Subsection (1) amended by No. 50 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:11 Dec 2013] An applicant for a licence, permit or lease under the Crown Lands Act 1976 or the Forest Management Act 2013 may apply to the Director for an authorisation to conduct a geological investigation.

(2)  The Director may, on the application of a person under subsection (1)  –

(a) issue to the person an authorisation to conduct a geological investigation; or

(b) refuse to issue such an authorisation to the person.

(3)  The Director may only issue an authorisation if the Director is satisfied that the authorisation is required to enable the carrying out of works for the purposes of collecting data to enable the determination by the Minister of whether all or part of the area of land has significant prospectivity.

(4)  An authorisation is issued subject to –

(a) the conditions specified in subsection (5) ; and

(b) any other conditions that the Director thinks fit and specifies on the authorisation.

(5)  It is a condition of an authorisation that –

(a) work is to be conducted under the authorisation in accordance with the Mineral Exploration Code of Practice; and

(b) work is only to be conducted under the authorisation if the work is approved by the Director under section 161G(3) .

(6)  The conditions that the Director may specify on an authorisation include, but are not limited to including, a condition that the person must provide to the Director a security deposit in the form and the amount required by the Director.