5The *Mining Legislation Amendment and Validation Act 2008* Pt. 2 Div. 2 and Pt. 3 read as follows:

5 The *Mining Legislation Amendment and Validation Act 2008* Pt. 2 Div. 2 and Pt. 3 read as follows: Division 2 — Validation and pending applications 6. Validation of extension of term of certain exploration licences If, before the day on which this section comes into operation, the term of a relevant licence was extended as a result of an application lodged at an office of the Department — (a) the extension of the term of the licence; and (b) anything done or purportedly done under the licence, or in relation to the licence, after the extension, are taken to be, and always to have been, as valid and effective as they would have been if the application had been lodged at the office of the mining registrar. 7. Pending applications for extension of term If — (a) an application for the extension of the term of a relevant licence has been lodged at an office of the Department; and (b) the application has not been determined before the day on which this section comes into operation, the application is to be dealt with and determined as if it had been lodged at the office of the mining registrar.