Mineral Resources Act 1989

This section applies to an application for the grant of a mining lease for a prescribed mineral if—

the applicant proposes to mine a threshold amount of the prescribed mineral under the proposed lease in a lease year, in any 1 or more of the first 5 lease years for the proposed lease; or

the proposed lease is to be part of an existing mining project comprised of prescribed mineral mining leases; or

both of the following apply—

the proposed lease is to be part of an existing mining project or proposed mining project;

the applicant proposes to mine a threshold amount of the prescribed mineral under the mining project or proposed mining project in a lease year, in any 1 or more of the first 5 lease years for the proposed lease.

The application must include a proposed development plan that complies with the initial development plan requirements for the proposed mining lease.

However, if the mining lease is to be part of a mining project, the proposed development plan may—

also relate to 1 or more of the prescribed mineral mining leases that comprise the mining project; and

comply with the later development plan requirements for a prescribed mineral mining lease.

In this section—

does not exist when the application is made; and

the applicant intends will be comprised of—

the proposed mining lease; and

at least 1 other mining lease to be granted, for which the applicant has made an application.