sec.18Amendment of application after survey of contiguous land

sec.18 Amendment of application after survey of contiguous land

This section applies if— an application for a mining lease (the application ) is over land that is contiguous to affected land; and at the time the application was made, a survey of the affected land had not been completed; and the chief executive gives the applicant a notice (the notice ) stating— a survey of the affected land has been completed; and all survey marks defining the boundary of the affected land have been placed. To ensure the application is still over land that is contiguous to affected land, the applicant may— amend the description of the land stated in the application; or amend the application to ensure the boundary of the area of the proposed mining lease is defined. For defining the boundary of a proposed mining tenement, see section 386R of the Act . An amendment under subsection (2) must be made within— 14 days after the day the chief executive gives the applicant the notice; or if the chief executive approves a longer period—the longer period. Nothing in this section authorises or entitles the applicant to have the affected land surveyed. (sec.18-ssec.1) This section applies if— an application for a mining lease (the application ) is over land that is contiguous to affected land; and at the time the application was made, a survey of the affected land had not been completed; and the chief executive gives the applicant a notice (the notice ) stating— a survey of the affected land has been completed; and all survey marks defining the boundary of the affected land have been placed. (sec.18-ssec.2) To ensure the application is still over land that is contiguous to affected land, the applicant may— amend the description of the land stated in the application; or amend the application to ensure the boundary of the area of the proposed mining lease is defined. For defining the boundary of a proposed mining tenement, see section 386R of the Act . (sec.18-ssec.3) An amendment under subsection (2) must be made within— 14 days after the day the chief executive gives the applicant the notice; or if the chief executive approves a longer period—the longer period. (sec.18-ssec.4) Nothing in this section authorises or entitles the applicant to have the affected land surveyed.

• (a) an application for a mining lease (the application ) is over land that is contiguous to affected land; and
• (b) at the time the application was made, a survey of the affected land had not been completed; and
• (c) the chief executive gives the applicant a notice (the notice ) stating— (i) a survey of the affected land has been completed; and (ii) all survey marks defining the boundary of the affected land have been placed.
• (i) a survey of the affected land has been completed; and
• (ii) all survey marks defining the boundary of the affected land have been placed.