(1) Where pursuant to
section 82(1) or 83(1) the CEO gives notice in respect of any area of public
land the care, control and management of which are not placed with the Crown
or the CEO, the CEO shall forthwith give a copy of the notice to the person
with whom the care, control and management of the area of public land are
placed.
(2) Before he makes a
recommendation under section 82(1) or 83(1), the Minister shall consult the
Minister to whom the administration of the Mining Act 1978 is for the time
being committed.
(3) The Minister shall
not make a recommendation under section 82(1) or 83(1) unless he has given the
person referred to in subsection (1) the opportunity to make a submission in
writing on the matter within reasonable time of receiving the copy of the
notice under that subsection.
[Section 84 amended: No. 31 of 1997 s. 15(17); No.
28 of 2006 s. 208 and 209.]