Mining Act 1978

If an application for a mining lease is accompanied by the documentation referred to in section 74(1)(ca)(ii), the Director, Geological Survey shall give the Minister a report as to whether or not there is significant mineralisation in, on or under the land to which the application relates.

For the purposes of preparing the report, the Director, Geological Survey may request the applicant to provide further information in relation to matters dealt with in the mineralisation report.

The report shall be based solely on information contained in the mineralisation report and any further information provided by the applicant in response to a request under subsection (2).

The Director, Geological Survey shall give a copy of the report to the mining registrar and the warden.

The Director General of Mines shall ensure that the report is made available for public inspection at reasonable times.

The regulations may require a person to pay a fee specified in the regulations —

for inspecting the report; or

for obtaining a copy of the report or any part of it.

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