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MINING ACT 1992 - SECT 203
Grounds of cancellation
203 Grounds of cancellation
(1) The Secretary may cancel a mineral claim, as to the whole or any part of
the land to which it relates-- (a) if the holder of the claim requests the
Secretary to cancel the claim, or
(b) if, as a result of an objection made
under section 179, it is determined in accordance with Schedule 2 that the
land is agricultural land, or
(c) if the holder of the claim contravenes a
provision of this Act or the regulations (whether or not the holder is
prosecuted or convicted of any offence arising from the contravention), or
(c1) if a person contravenes a condition of the claim (whether or not the
holder is prosecuted or convicted of any offence arising from the
contravention), or
(c2) if the Secretary reasonably considers that the holder
of the claim provided false or misleading information in or in connection with
an application or any report provided under this Act for or with respect to
the claim, or
(d) if the holder of the claim fails to comply with the
requirements of any agreement or assessment under Part 13 in relation to the
payment of compensation, or
(e) if the holder of the claim is convicted of
any offence relating to mining or minerals, or
(f) if the land is required
for a public purpose, or
(g) if the decision-maker is ordered by the Land and
Environment Court to cancel the claim, or
(h) if the holder of the claim
fails to use the land comprised in the claim in good faith for the purposes
for which the claim has been granted, or uses the land for a purpose other
than that for which the claim has been granted, or
(i) if the Secretary
reasonably considers that there has been a contravention of a direction under
section 240 or 240AA.
(2) A request referred to in subsection (1) (a)-- (a)
must be lodged with the Secretary, and
(b) if the application is for the
cancellation of the claim as to part only of the land to which it
relates--must be accompanied by a description, prepared in the manner
prescribed by the regulations, of the land in respect of which the claim is to
be cancelled.
(3) The Secretary may defer cancellation of a mineral claim
that is the subject of legal proceedings, or of an inquiry under this Act,
pending the outcome of those proceedings or that inquiry.
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