118Application for and grant of mineral authority for general

118 Application for and grant of mineral authority for general reserved land (1) A person may apply to the Minister for the grant of a mineral authority for general reserved land if: (a) the application is not otherwise prohibited by a notice under section 113; and (b) the Minister has not, under section 117, invited applications for the grant of mineral titles for the land.

Mineral Titles Act 2010 63 (2) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), a mineral authority is a mineral title that: (a) corresponds to a mineral title, as specified in the MA, that may be granted under Part 3 or 4 (the corresponding title); and (b) gives the title holder of the MA the same rights as a holder of the corresponding title, including the right to conduct the authorised activities under the MA that may be conducted under the corresponding title; and (c) imposes the same obligations as the corresponding title; and (d) is subject to the same conditions specified by this Act for the corresponding title. (3) When the Minister grants an MA, the Minister may specify in it that a provision of this Act relating to the corresponding title does not apply in relation to the MA. (4) Also, a regulation may exclude: (a) all MAs from the application of a provision of this Act relating generally to all corresponding titles; or (b) an MA from the application of a provision of this Act relating to the corresponding title for that MA. (5) The Minister may grant or renew an MA for the period the Minister considers appropriate.