140Savings and transitional provisions—Resources Legislation Amendment (BTEX Prohibition and Other Matters) Act 2014

140 Savings and transitional provisions—Resources Legislation Amendment (BTEX Prohibition and Other Matters) Act 2014 (1) A person who made an application for a mining licence, prospecting licence or retention licence (whether or not that application has been granted) immediately before the commencement of section 15(1BH) of the **Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990** as inserted by section 20 of the **Resources Legislation Amendment (BTEX Prohibition and Other Matters) Act 2014** must continue to comply with sections 38AA to 38AE of the **Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990** (as in force immediately before their repeal). (2) The requirements of section 15(1BH) of the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 as inserted by section 20 of the Resources Legislation Amendment (BTEX Prohibition and Other Matters) Act 2014 do not apply to an application for a mining licence, prospecting licence or retention licence that was made immediately before the commencement of that section. (3) If, immediately before the commencement of section 37 of the **Resources Legislation Amendment (BTEX Prohibition and Other Matters) Act 2014**, the Minister received a request to approve an instrument of transfer under section 33 of the **Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990**, section 33(3) of the **Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990** (as in force immediately before that commencement) applies to that request for approval. (4) A person who complied with the requirements of section 77S(1) of the **Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990** (as in force immediately before the commencement of section 48 of the **Resources Legislation Amendment (BTEX Prohibition and Other Matters) Act 2014**) is not required to comply with section 77S(1) as amended by section 48 of the **Resources Legislation Amendment (BTEX Prohibition and Other Matters) Act 2014** in respect of that application for an extractive industry work authority. S. 141 inserted by No. 32/2019 s. 62.