Western Australian Current Acts

MINING ACT 1978 - SECT 111

111 .         Iron authorisations

        (1)         Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 48, 66, 70J and 85 —

            (a)         a prospecting licence does not authorise the holder thereof to prospect for iron on the land the subject of the prospecting licence;

            (b)         an exploration licence does not authorise the holder thereof to explore for iron on the land the subject of the exploration licence;

            (ba)         a retention licence does not authorise the holder thereof to explore for iron on the land the subject of the retention licence;

            (c)         a mining lease does not authorise the holder thereof to work and mine the land in respect of which the lease was granted for iron,

                unless the Minister, by instrument in writing under his hand, authorises such holder so to do and endorses the prospecting licence, exploration licence, retention licence or mining lease, as the case requires, accordingly.

        (2)         A reference to a licence or lease in subsection (1) does not include a reference to a licence or lease granted on an application made on or after the commencement of the Licensing Provisions Amendment Act 2016 section 23.

        [Section 111 amended: No. 37 of 1993 s. 10(2); No. 54 of 1996 s. 23; No. 44 of 2016 s. 23.]