Mining Act 1992

Before granting an assessment lease, the Minister must cause notice of the proposal to be served on—

each Government agency that, in the opinion of the Minister, would be materially affected by the granting of the lease, and

the Planning Secretary, and

each council within whose local government area the land the subject of the proposed lease is situated.

Such a notice—

must state that an application for the lease has been lodged, and

must contain a description or a plan of the land over which the lease is sought, and

must state that objections to the granting of the lease (on the grounds that the person or body concerned has major proposals for some other use of that land) may be made to the Minister on or before the date specified in the notice.

The date specified in a notice under this clause must be a date occurring not less than 28 days after the date of service of the notice.