Existing applications for mining lease if no referral to Land Court

Current

(1)

This section applies if, before the commencement—

(a)

an application for a mining lease was made, but not decided, under part 7; and

(b)

the application was not referred to the Land Court under section 265; and

(c)

1 or more of the following apply—

(i)

there are no properly made objections to the application;

(ii)

all properly made objections to the application are withdrawn;

(iii)

the applicant abandons the application.

(2)

The application may—

(a)

be dealt with under section 271; or

(b)

if the application for a mining lease has been abandoned—be dealt with under section 307.

(3)

In this section—

properly made objection has the meaning given by former section 265.

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