Western Australian Current Acts

OFFSHORE MINERALS ACT 2003 - SECT 129

129 .         Automatic expiry of exploration licence when mining licence takes effect

                If —

            (a)         an exploration licence is in force; and

            (b)         a mining licence over all or some of the blocks in the exploration licence area comes into force under section 232,

                the exploration licence expires in relation to the blocks covered by the mining licence.