New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MINING ACT 1992 - SECT 32E

32E Change of class of licence--additional prospecting operations

(1) The holder of a low-impact exploration licence may apply to the Minister for a variation of the prospecting operations authorised by the licence.

(2) After considering the application, the Minister may vary the licence or may refuse the application.

(3) If the prospecting operations authorised by a licence as so varied are not of a kind permitted by this Division, the licence ceases to be a low-impact exploration licence.

(4) The variation of an exploration licence takes effect on the date on which written notice of the variation is served on the holder of the licence or such later date as may be specified in the notice.

Note : The right to negotiate or other procedures may apply to the variation of the licence under the Commonwealth Native Title Act if section 26A of that Act no longer applies because of the variation.