Mineral Resources Act 1989

The Land Court must hear and decide all issues in relation to an application for a mining claim and any objections to the application at the same hearing.

At a hearing pursuant to subsection (1) the Land Court shall take such evidence, shall hear such persons and inform itself in such manner as it considers appropriate in order to determine the relative merits of the application, objections and other matters (if any) and shall not be bound by any rule or practice as to evidence.

The Land Court shall not entertain an objection to an application or any ground thereof or any evidence in relation to any ground if the objection or ground is not contained in an objection that has been duly lodged in respect of the application.

The Land Court may direct an inspection or view of the land the subject of the hearing.

Nothing in subsection (1) shall prevent the adjournment from time to time of a hearing.

Nothing in subsection (1) shall prevent the question of compensation being determined by the Land Court pursuant to section 85.

The Minister may require at any time the Land Court to advise the reasons why a hearing under this section has not been finalised.