Mining Regulation 2016
45Applications for transfer of mineral claims
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 45
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Mining Regulation 2016.
45 Applications for transfer of mineral claims
45 Applications for transfer of mineral claims
(Former clause 43 of 2010 Reg)
(1) For the Act, section 200(2)(b), an application for the transfer of a mineral claim must include the following information—
(a) the mineral claim number or other identifying code for the mineral claim,
(b) the name of the holder of the mineral claim,
(c) the name and written consent of the proposed transferee,
(d) a statement, set out in the approved form, of the corporate compliance, environmental performance history and financial capability of the proposed transferee,
(d1) a copy of the notice required to be given under the Act, section 200(2A) and a statement by the applicant that the notice was given as required,
(e) the consent of any person who has a registered legal or equitable interest in the mineral claim being transferred.
(2) Despite clause 94 (1), an application for the transfer of a mineral claim must be lodged as follows—
(a) in relation to land within the Lightning Ridge Mineral Claims District—in person at the Lightning Ridge office of the Department,
(b) in relation to land within the White Cliffs Mineral Claims District—
(i) in person at, or by post or facsimile to, the Lightning Ridge office of the Department, or
(ii) electronically.
Note.
Clause 94 contains provisions relating to the lodgment of applications.
cl 45: Am 2022 (802), Sch 1[32] [33]; 2025 (241), Sch 1[3].