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Offshore Minerals Act 1994
182Significant changes in circumstances to be reported to Designated Authority
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#### 182 Significant changes in circumstances to be reported to Designated Authority
(1) A retention licence holder must notify the Designated Authority of any change of circumstances that significantly affects the long term viability of mining activities in the retention licence area.
> Note: The Joint Authority may cancel the retention licence if it believes that circumstances have changed so that mining activities can now commence (see section 190).
(2) Subsection (1) applies to a change of circumstances whether favourable or unfavourable to the long term viability of mining activities in the retention licence area.