South Australian Current Acts

MINING ACT 1971 - SECT 63L

63L—Negotiation of agreements

        (1)         A person (the "proponent") who seeks a native title mining agreement may negotiate the agreement with the native title parties.

Explanatory note—

The "native title parties" are the persons who are, at the end of the period of 4 months from when notice is given under section 63M, registered under the law of the State or the Commonwealth as holders of, or claimants to, native title in the land. A person who negotiates with the registered representative of those persons will be taken to have negotiated with the native title parties. Negotiations with other persons are not precluded but any agreement reached must be signed by the registered representative on behalf of the native title parties.

        (2)         The proponent must be—

            (a)         if an agreement conferring an individual authorisation ¹ is sought—the tenement holder who seeks the authorisation;

            (b)         if an agreement conferring an umbrella authorisation ¹ is sought—the Minister or an association representing the interests of tenement holders approved by regulation for the purposes of this section.

Editorial Note—

1         See the explanatory note to section 63K(1).