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Mineral Resources Development Act 1995
95Approval of transfer of mining lease
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### 95 Approval of transfer of mining lease
> > (1) The Minister may –
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> > > > (a) [*\[Section 95 Subsection (1) amended by No. 24 of 2013, s. 95, Applied:28 Jun 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-06-28/act-2013-024#GS95@Hpa@EN) approve the application; or
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> > > > (ab) [*\[Section 95 Subsection (1) amended by No. 24 of 2013, s. 95, Applied:28 Jun 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-06-28/act-2013-024#GS95@Hpb@EN) refuse to approve the application until conditions specified by the Minister are satisfied; or
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> > > > (b) refuse to approve the application.
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> > (2) The Minister, by notice in writing, must notify the lessee of –
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> > > > (a) the approval of the application; or
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> > > > (ab) [*\[Section 95 Subsection (2) amended by No. 24 of 2013, s. 95, Applied:28 Jun 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-06-28/act-2013-024#GS95@Hpc@EN) the conditions, if any, that must be satisfied before the Minister will approve the transfer; or
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> > > > (b) the refusal to approve the application and the reasons for the refusal.
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> > (3) A transfer –
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> > > > (a) is of no effect unless approved by the Minister; and
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> > > > (b) takes effect, if approved, on the date of the approval.