Mining Regulation 2016

For the Act, section 33(4)(c), the following information must accompany an application for an assessment lease—

a description, set out in the approved form, of the proposed assessment area,

a statement that the proposed assessment area—

contains no land within a protected reserve, or

contains land within a protected reserve, but the applicant understands that an assessment lease may not be granted over land within the reserve,

an assessment of the mineral bearing capacity of land in the proposed assessment area and of the extent of any mineral deposits in the land,

a specification of the mineral or minerals in relation to which the lease is sought,

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,

for an assessment (mineral owner) lease—

a specification of the privately owned mineral or minerals in relation to which the lease is sought, and

evidence of the applicant’s ownership of the mineral or minerals.

If there is more than 1 applicant for the lease, a reference in subclause (1) to the applicant is a reference to each applicant.

For the purposes of confirming an applicant’s ownership of any mineral, the Secretary may require the applicant to provide further information, which may include written advice from an Australian legal practitioner certifying that the relevant evidence establishes that the applicant owns the mineral.