16Additional information requirements—prospecting licence applications

16 Additional information requirements—prospecting licence applications

An application for a prospecting licence under section 15(1) of the Act must contain the following additional information—

(b) a map of 1:25 000 scale that indicates the land applied for and shows—

(i) the boundaries of private and Crown land; and

(ii) the extent of land used as agricultural land;

(c) the names and addresses of all owners and occupiers of any private land covered by the application;

(d) details of the proposed program of work for each year of the licence including—

(i) a map of the location of the proposed works in relation to the boundaries of the land included in the application; and

(ii) a brief description of the proposed type of works;

(e) the estimated expenditure to undertake the proposed program of work and rehabilitation, including—

(i) the estimated annual expenditure for the first 2 years of the licence; and

(ii) the estimated total expenditure for the term of the licence;

(f) evidence of the applicant's financial capability to fund the estimated expenditure;

(g) details of the applicant's experience in exploration and mining activities and associated rehabilitation;

(h) if the applicant is requested to include a survey of the boundaries of land proposed to be covered by the licence under regulation 24(2), the survey undertaken in the manner required by regulation 24(3);

(i) if the application includes land covered by an exploration licence, other than an exploration licence that was first registered more than 2 years before the application is to be lodged, and the applicant is not the holder of that licence, the written consent of the holder of the exploration licence to the granting of the prospecting licence;

(j) if the application includes land that is the subject of an application for an exploration licence and the applicant is not the applicant for the exploration licence, the written consent of the applicant for the exploration licence to the granting of the prospecting licence;

(k) if the application includes land covered by a retention licence and the applicant is not the holder of that licence, the written consent of the holder of the retention licence to the granting of the prospecting licence;

(l) if the application includes land that is the subject of an application for a retention licence and the applicant is not the applicant for the retention licence, the written consent of the applicant for the retention licence to the granting of the prospecting licence.