Mining Act 1978

The Minister must approve, or refuse to approve, an activity proposed in a mining development and closure proposal or a substitute mining development and closure proposal (if any).

If the Minister approves an activity under subsection (1), the Minister must —

record the approval on an approvals statement for the mining lease or the miscellaneous licence to which the mining development and closure proposal relates; and

give a copy of the approvals statement to the lessee of the mining lease or the holder of the miscellaneous licence to which the mining development and closure proposal relates.

If the decision is to refuse to approve the activity, the Minister must notify the lessee of the mining lease or the holder of the miscellaneous licence to which the mining development and closure proposal relates in writing of the Minister’s decision and include in the notification the reasons for the refusal.

The Minister may impose conditions on an approval and those conditions must be recorded on the approvals statement.

A condition recorded on an approvals statement has effect for all purposes as a condition to which the mining lease or the miscellaneous licence is subject.

The Minister may record information (the relevant information) provided in a mining development and closure proposal, that is relevant to the nature and extent of the activity in the proposal, on the approvals statement for the mining lease or the miscellaneous licence to which the mining development and closure proposal relates.

An approvals statement takes effect when it is given to the holder of the mining lease or the miscellaneous licence to which it relates and remains in force until it is cancelled by the Minister.