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MINERAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 25

Extension of term of licence

(1)  A person may apply to the Minister for an extension of the term of a licence.
(2)  An application is to be –
(a) in an approved form; and
(b) accompanied by the prescribed fee; and
(c) lodged with the Registrar before the licence ceases to be in force.
(3)  The Minister may –
(a) grant the application for any further period the Minister determines and with or without any conditions; or
(b) refuse to grant the application.
(4)  The Minister must grant the application if satisfied that –
(a) the exploration to be carried out during the term of the licence has been completed; and
(b) the licensee has submitted any report or return as required; and
(c) the licensee has submitted a suitable program of work for the period of extension; and
(d) further detailed exploration is justified because substantiated results indicate the probability of a discovery leading to profitable mining operations.
(5)  The Minister, by notice in writing, must notify the applicant of –
(a) the grant of the application; or
(b) the refusal to grant the application and the reasons for the refusal.
(6)  A licensee may appeal to the Mining Tribunal against the Minister's refusal to grant the application within 28 days after receipt of a notice under subsection (5)(b).
(7)  A licence to which an application under subsection (1) relates remains in force until–
(a) the Minister makes a decision under subsection (3) ; or
(b) if an appeal is made under subsection (6) , the Mining Tribunal makes an order in relation to the appeal; or
(c) if the date on which the licence would, if the application were not granted, expire is a date later than the date on which a decision or order referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) occurs – the date on which the licence would expire.



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