Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990

The Minister may grant a licence over an area that is smaller than the area in respect of which the application is made.

The Minister may impose conditions to which a licence is subject, including but not limited to conditions about—

rehabilitation of the land;

elimination and minimisation of the risks that the work may pose to the environment, to any member of the public, or to land, property or infrastructure in the vicinity of the work;

protection of groundwater;

providing and implementing environmental offsets on the land or any other land;

work undertaken under a licence;

expenditure;

reporting the discovery of minerals;

entering into a rehabilitation bond;

payment of fees;

payment of an environmental levy;

payment of royalties, other than royalties in respect of lignite;

access to and use of the land by the holder of another licence that is limited to a particular stratum;

protection of community facilities.

If, because of section 40(2)(b) or (c), a person holding a mining or prospecting licence is not required to lodge a work plan, the Minister may impose a condition requiring compliance with a Code of Practice on that mining licence or prospecting licence.

The Minister must impose, as conditions to which a licence is subject, any conditions subject to which consent to the application for the licence was obtained under section 15(9).

If the Minister has granted a waiver under section 25A, the Minister may impose, as conditions to which the licence is subject, any conditions relating to specified depth restrictions that were recommended under section 25A(8) with respect to the granting of the licence.

It is a condition of a licence that the licensee pays rent from the date of registration of the grant of the licence, in accordance with the rate or method of assessment and at the times prescribed.

Following consultation with the licensee, the Minister may by notice in writing require, as a condition to which a licence is subject, that the licensee—

submit to the Minister a report on work undertaken under the licence; and

publish that report.

A notice under subsection (4AA) must specify—

the work undertaken under the licence on which the licensee must report; and

the manner in which the licensee must submit the report to the Minister; and

the manner in which the licensee must publish the report; and

the dates by which the report must be submitted and published.

It is a condition of a licence that, in providing a document to the Minister under section 116, the licensee must give the Crown a licence to reproduce the document and any information in the document.

It is a condition of a licence that the licensee comply with any conditions specified in a land use activity agreement under section 31(3) or 31(3A) of the Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010 that were accepted by the applicant for the licence.

A licence has no effect until registered.

On the registration of the grant of a mining licence, any land covered by that licence that was, immediately before the registration, covered by an exploration licence ceases to be covered by that exploration licence.

On the registration of the grant of a mining licence, any land covered by that licence that was, immediately before the registration, covered by a prospecting licence or retention licence ceases to be covered by that prospecting licence or retention licence.

On the registration of the grant of a retention licence, any land covered by that licence that was, immediately before the registration, covered by an exploration licence or prospecting licence ceases to be covered by that exploration licence or prospecting licence.