Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) If —
(a) a
mining licence holder requests the Minister in writing to —
(i)
suspend a licence condition; or
(ii)
exempt the holder from complying with a licence
condition;
or
(b) part
of the licence area of a mining licence is surrendered under section 235,
the Minister may
—
(c)
suspend a licence condition; or
(d)
exempt the holder from complying with a licence condition.
(2) If the Minister
gives —
(a) a
direction under section 387; or
(b) an
approval, consent or exemption under the regulations,
to a mining licence
holder, the Minister may suspend a licence condition, or exempt the holder
from compliance with a licence condition, to the extent necessary to avoid
inconsistency between the licence conditions and the direction, approval,
consent or exemption.
(3) The Minister may
—
(a)
suspend a licence condition; or
(b)
exempt the licence holder from complying with a licence condition,
subject to whatever
conditions the Minister thinks appropriate.
(4) If the Minister
—
(a)
suspends a licence condition; or
(b)
exempts the licence holder from complying with a licence condition,
the Minister must give
the holder a written notice that —
(c)
informs the holder of the exemption or suspension; and
(d)
specifies the conditions which have been suspended or affected by the
exemption; and
(e)
specifies any conditions to which the suspension or exemption is subject.
(5) This section does
not apply to a licence condition that is specified in a resolution referred to
in section 38A(2).
Note:
A suspension or
exemption of a condition does not take effect until registered (see
section 337).