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MINING ACT 1978 - SECT 70K

70K .         When retention licence liable to forfeiture

                A retention licence is liable to forfeiture if —

            (a)         the prescribed rent or royalty in respect of the licence is not paid in accordance with this Act; or

            (b)         the terms and conditions of the licence, including —

                  (i)         any conditions to which the licence is deemed to be subject under section 70H; and

                  (ii)         any conditions imposed under section 70I or 70IA,

                are not complied with; or

            (ba)         a report required under section 70H(1)(f) or 115A in relation to the land the subject of the retention licence is not filed in accordance with this Act; or

            (bb)         the holder of the licence fails to comply with a requirement under section 70F(2) to lodge a security; or

            (c)         the holder of the licence is convicted of an offence against this Act; or

            (d)         the holder of the licence fails to comply with a notice under section 70M(2) requiring that person to apply for a mining lease in respect of the whole or any part of the land the subject of the licence; or

            (e)         the holder of the licence fails to comply with a notice under section 115B(2) requiring that person to file an audit statement or cause an audit statement to be filed.

        [Section 70K inserted: No. 37 of 1993 s. 10(1); amended: No. 58 of 1994 s. 26; No. 17 of 1999 s. 12(4); No. 39 of 2004 s. 37 and 97(2).]



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