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Mineral Resources Development Act 1995
67Surrender of retention licence
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### 67 Surrender of retention licence
> > (1) A licensee may apply to the Director for approval to surrender a licence or part of a licence.
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> > (2) An application for approval to surrender a licence or part of a licence is to be –
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> > > > (a) in an approved form; and
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> > > > (b) accompanied by the licence; and
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> > > > (c) accompanied by the prescribed fee; and
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> > > > (d) lodged with the Registrar.
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> > (3) The Director may –
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> > > > (a) approve the application, with or without any conditions; or
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> > > > (b) refuse to approve the application.
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> > (4) The Director, by notice in writing, is to notify the applicant of –
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> > > > (a) the approval of the application; or
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> > > > (b) the refusal to approve the application and the reason for the refusal.
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> > (5) [*\[Section 67 Subsection (5) inserted by No. 24 of 2013, s. 73, Applied:28 Jun 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-06-28/act-2013-024#GS73@EN) If the Director approves an application on conditions, the Director, by notice in writing, is to notify the applicant when the Director is satisfied that all the conditions have been fulfilled.
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> > (6) [*\[Section 67 Subsection (6) inserted by No. 24 of 2013, s. 73, Applied:28 Jun 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-06-28/act-2013-024#GS73@EN) If the Director approves an application, the licence, or the part of the licence, to which the application relates –
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> > > > (a) is, if the application is approved without conditions, surrendered on the date on which the Director gives to the applicant notice under [subsection (4)](#GS67@Gs4@EN) of the approval; or
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> > > > (b) is, if the application is approved with conditions, surrendered on the date on which the Director gives to the applicant notice under [subsection (5)](#GS67@Gs5@EN) that the Director is satisfied that all the conditions have been fulfilled.