17Additional information requirements—retention licence applications

17 Additional information requirements—retention licence applications

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

(b) information to demonstrate that the area of land applied for may be required for the purpose of mining a mineral resource in the future;

Reg. 17(1)(c) substituted by S.R. No. 97/2022 reg. 6.

(c) a map of 1:25 000 scale that indicates the land applied for and shows the boundaries of private and Crown land;

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

(e) unless the Minister considers it unnecessary or inappropriate under section 15(6A) of the Act, details of the proposed program of work for each year of the licence, including—

(i) the nature of the work to be undertaken on intensive exploration; and

(ii) technical and economic studies related to the development of the mineral resource in accordance with the principles of sustainable development; and

(iii) technical and economic studies related to demonstrating the economic viability of the mineral resource; and

(iv) a proposed timing schedule for the program of work including key milestones and proposed expenditure against each milestone; and

(v) evidence demonstrating that the scale of proposed mining is commensurate with the efficient development of the mineral resource with consideration to its size;

(f) if a program of work is proposed—

(i) the estimated annual expenditure, for the first 2 years of the licence, to undertake the proposed program of work and rehabilitation; and

(ii) the estimated total expenditure, for the term of the licence, to undertake the proposed program of work and rehabilitation; and

(iii) evidence demonstrating that the estimated expenditure is appropriate for the proposed program of work; and

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

(v) the name, address, contact phone number, email address and qualifications of each technical advisor that will assist in the proposed program of work; and

(vi) for each technical advisor (if any) that is not an employee of the applicant, evidence that the technical advisor has consented to assist in the proposed program of work;

(g) details of the applicant's experience, or availability of experience to the applicant, in—

(i) exploration and mining activities and associated rehabilitation; and

(ii) project evaluation and development activities;

(h) a preferred annual reporting date for the purposes of regulation 53, being one of 30 June, 30 September, 31 December or 31 March;

(i) if the application is required to include a mineralisation report under section 15(1BE) of the Act—

(i) the name, address, contact phone number and email address of the person who prepared the report; and

(ii) how the person meets requirements to be a competent person under regulation 12;

(j) if the application includes land covered by an exploration licence 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 retention licence;

(k) 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 retention licence;

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

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

1 The application must also include a survey of the boundaries of the land proposed to be covered by the licence—see section 15(1BH) of the Act.

2 Further information requirements for retention licence applications are in section 15(1BB) and (1BE) of the Act.

(2) An application for a retention licence under section 26AD(1) of the Act must contain the additional information set out in subregulation (1)(a) to (i).

(3) An application for a retention licence under section 26AJ(1) of the Act must contain the additional information set out in subregulation (1)(a) to (h).