A proposed transferee of a mineral tenement under the Mineral Resources Development Act 1995 (Tas) is not 'an applicant for a mineral tenement' within the meaning of s 150 and therefore has no standing to apply to the Mining Tribunal for a determination of compensation. Proposed transferees should make contractual arrangements with the transferor to protect their interests in compensation negotiations. Context and purpose of legislation must be considered from the outset of the interpretive exercise, not only when ambiguity or absurdity is identified.
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