90—Reports and verification of information
(1) A tenement holder
must, at the request of the Minister, provide a report setting out or
accompanied by any information or material that is relevant to—
(a) the
operation or administration of any provision of this Act (insofar as is
relevant to any operations carried out (or to be carried out) by the
tenement holder under the tenement); or
(b)
without limiting paragraph (a)—
(i)
an assessment of the tenement holder's capability to
comply with the requirements of this Act; or
(ii)
the identification, delineation or accuracy of any
boundary of a mineral tenement.
(2) A tenement holder
must, at the request of the Minister, provide a report verifying any
information or material provided to the Minister or the Director under this
Act.
(3) A report under
subsection (1) or (2), and any information or material required under
this section, must, if the Minister so requires, be verified by an independent
person with qualifications, and in a manner, specified by the Minister.
(4) A report must be
provided to the Minister within a period specified by the Minister.
(5) Any cost
associated with a requirement under this section will be borne by the
tenement holder.
(6) A tenement holder
must not fail to comply with a requirement under this section within the
period specified by the Minister.
Maximum penalty: $20 000.
(7) If a requirement
under this section is not complied with, the Minister may take action to
obtain the relevant information or material, or to obtain the verification, so
required.
(8) The reasonable
costs and expenses incurred by the Minister taking action under
subsection (7) constitute a debt due to the Crown.