Deciding whether to approve proposed plan
318EA Deciding whether to approve proposed plan
The Minister may approve or refuse to approve the proposed development plan.
The matters that must be considered in deciding whether to approve the proposed plan include each of the following—
the potential of the area of the proposed mining lease for each of the following (the activities)—
mining;
each other purpose for which the lease is sought;
the nature and extent of the activities;
when and where the activities are proposed to be carried out;
whether the mining of minerals that, under section 234, are sought to be specified in the lease will be optimised in the best interests of the State, having regard to the public interest;
the CSG assessment criteria.
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