Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) A person may apply to the Minister in accordance with the regulations for a licence to carry out the exploration or mining of coal on exempted land.
S. 26AD(2) amended by Nos 59/2010 s. 15, 64/2012 s. 23, 68/2014 s. 28(1).
(2) Sections 15(1BC) to (1BG), 15(1BH), 15(1C), 15(2), 15(6), 15(6A) to (6C), 15(7), 15(8), 16 and 16A apply to an application under this Subdivision as if the application were made under Division 2.
(3) If the Minister accepts an application, he or she must notify the applicant in writing that the application has been accepted.
(4) An applicant for a licence must, within 14 days after being notified under subsection (3) that the application has been accepted—
(a) advertise the application in accordance with the regulations; and
(b) if the application is for a mining licence, give notice of it in accordance with the regulations to the owner and occupier of the land affected.
(5) The Minister must, as soon as practicable after an applicant for a licence covering unrestricted Crown land is notified under subsection (3) that the application has been accepted, consult with the Crown land Minister in relation to the carrying out of work on that land and the Crown land Minister may recommend to the Minister conditions to which the licence should be made subject.
(6) Until regulations are made for the purposes of subsections (1) and (4), the relevant regulations relating to applications for licences under Division 2 will apply (with any necessary modifications).
S. 26AE inserted by No. 63/2006 s. 12.