Mining Regulation 2016

For the purposes of section 113 (3) of the Act, the following information is prescribed—

the licence number or other identifying code for the licence and the date of expiry of the licence,

the contact details of the current licence holder,

(Repealed)

particulars of the financial resources and relevant technical advice available to the applicant,

a statement, set out in the approved form, of the corporate compliance, environmental performance history and financial capability of the applicant,

a renewal justification statement, that is, a statement that contains the following information—

details of the operations carried out on the land comprised in the licence during the current term of the authority, including the following—

the types of operations carried out,

a map showing the location of operations carried out,

any expenditure incurred in relation to those operations,

a summary of the results of such operations and the conclusions reached in relation to the potential resources of the land comprised in the licence,

a statement giving reasons the decision-maker should be satisfied of the matters referred to in the Act, section 114A(1)(a) and (b),

a statement giving the reasons for which the applicant considers the renewal to be justified,

a work program for the proposed term of renewal that complies with the requirements of section 129A of the Act.

In the case of an application for the renewal of an exploration licence in respect of part only of the land subject to the licence, the prescribed manner of describing the land over which renewal of the licence is sought is by means of—

in the case of an exploration licence for Group 9 or Group 9A minerals—a standard map showing the boundaries of the land, or

in the case of an exploration (mineral owner) licence—the lot and deposited plan numbers of the land, or

in any other case—the area, block and unit references identifying the land, as determined in accordance with Schedule 4.

For the purposes of section 113 (6) of the Act, the maximum number of parts of an exploration area in respect of which an application for the renewal of an exploration licence may be made is 5.