Collection, expenditure and refund of money
206 Collection, expenditure and refund of money
A fee, levy, duty or other money collected by or on behalf of the Crown, a landholder or another person before the commencement in relation to an affected mineral claim is taken to be valid.
The expenditure of a fee, levy, duty or other money by or on behalf of the Crown, a landholder or another person before, on or after the commencement in relation to an affected mineral claim is taken to be valid.
The refund of a fee, levy, duty or other money by or on behalf of the Crown, a landholder or another person before, on or after the commencement in relation to an affected mineral claim is taken to be valid, whether the refund was—
on the Secretary’s own initiative, or
on application by another person.
Example—
After the commencement, a fee paid in relation to an affected mineral claim was refunded on the basis the affected mineral claim was not valid. Despite the mineral claim being validated by the operation of this part, the refund of the fee continues to be valid.
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