Offshore Minerals Act 1998
sec.8Successor tenures
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sec.8 Successor tenures
If— a mining lease takes effect immediately after an exploration permit expires; and the holder of the mining lease immediately after it takes effect was the holder of the exploration permit immediately before it expired; the mining lease is a successor tenure to the exploration permit. If— a mineral development licence takes effect immediately after an exploration permit expires; and the holder of the mineral development licence immediately after it takes effect was the holder of the exploration permit immediately before it expired; the mineral development licence is a successor tenure to the exploration permit. If— a mining lease takes effect immediately after a mineral development licence expires; and the mineral development licence took effect immediately after an exploration permit expired; and the holder of the mining lease immediately after it takes effect was the holder of the mineral development licence immediately before it expired; and the holder of the mineral development licence immediately after it took effect was the holder of the exploration permit immediately before it expired; the mining lease is a successor tenure to the exploration permit and the mineral development licence. (sec.8-ssec.1) If— a mining lease takes effect immediately after an exploration permit expires; and the holder of the mining lease immediately after it takes effect was the holder of the exploration permit immediately before it expired; the mining lease is a successor tenure to the exploration permit. (sec.8-ssec.2) If— a mineral development licence takes effect immediately after an exploration permit expires; and the holder of the mineral development licence immediately after it takes effect was the holder of the exploration permit immediately before it expired; the mineral development licence is a successor tenure to the exploration permit. (sec.8-ssec.3) If— a mining lease takes effect immediately after a mineral development licence expires; and the mineral development licence took effect immediately after an exploration permit expired; and the holder of the mining lease immediately after it takes effect was the holder of the mineral development licence immediately before it expired; and the holder of the mineral development licence immediately after it took effect was the holder of the exploration permit immediately before it expired; the mining lease is a successor tenure to the exploration permit and the mineral development licence.
- (a) a mining lease takes effect immediately after an exploration permit expires; and
- (b) the holder of the mining lease immediately after it takes effect was the holder of the exploration permit immediately before it expired;
- (a) a mineral development licence takes effect immediately after an exploration permit expires; and
- (b) the holder of the mineral development licence immediately after it takes effect was the holder of the exploration permit immediately before it expired;