16B
In forceApplication for mining licence where retention licence covers same land
Part 2Exploration licences, mining, prospecting and retention licences
Division 2Licence process
16B Application for mining licence where retention licence covers same land
(1)
This section applies if—
(a)
an application is made for a mining licence in relation to land covered by a retention licence; and
(b)
the retention licence will expire before the Minister grants or refuses to grant the mining licence.
(2)
Despite anything to the contrary in this Act, the part of the retention licence that covers the land that is the subject of the application continues in effect after the date it would have otherwise expired until the Minister grants or refuses to grant the mining licence.
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