Mining Act 1992

The following fees are refundable—

any application fee under section 13 (4) (c) paid for an application for a relevant licence,

any application fee under section 33 (4) (c) for an application for an assessment lease, being an application fee paid for an application made void by this Schedule,

any application fee paid under this Act for an application for a permit under section 252, being an application fee paid for an application made void by this Schedule,

any fee paid in accordance with condition 56 (a) of EL 7270,

any annual rental fee or administrative levy payable under Part 14A of this Act for the privilege of being the holder of a relevant licence, being a fee that has been paid or, but for this clause, would be payable,

any amount the Minister required an applicant for a relevant licence to pay under section 67, where that requirement was made in connection with an application for a relevant licence,

any fee an applicant for EL 7405 or EL 7406 was required to pay to the Department in the expression of interest process for that exploration licence, being a fee described as an assessment fee or a contribution to the Department’s coal development fund,

any other fee paid or payable to a public authority that is declared by the regulations to be refundable under this clause.

A fee that is refundable under this clause—

ceases to be payable, and

if already paid, is to be refunded to the former holder of the relevant licence in connection with which it was paid, subject to subclause (3).

A refund is to be paid from money to be appropriated by Parliament or otherwise legally available for that purpose.

In this clause—

fee includes a charge or other amount.