98Minister may grant consolidated mining lease

98 Minister may grant consolidated mining lease

98 Minister may grant consolidated mining lease

(1) After having complied with the requirements of this Part in respect of a proposed lease, the Minister may grant to the holder of the existing leases a consolidated mining lease in the same terms as those of the proposed lease.

(2) When a consolidated mining lease takes effect, each existing lease is taken to have been cancelled.

(3) The granting of a consolidated mining lease over land the subject of a mining lease in force by virtue of section 117 (1) does not constitute a renewal of that lease.

s 98: Am 1996 No 137, Sch 1 [100].