Minerals Development Act 2017

Reports by licensees

37. (1) Every prospecting licence and retention licence is subject to the condition that the licensee shall report to the Minister all prospecting carried out under the licence, and all data and results obtained, in accordance with regulations made under this section.

(2) The Minister may prescribe the form, timing, and contents of reports to be made under this section.

(3) A licensee under a prospecting licence or a retention licence commits an offence if he or she—

(a) fails to report to the Minister in accordance with this section, or

(b) furnishes the information in a report knowing it to be false or misleading in a material particular.

(4) A person who commits an offence under subsection (3) is liable on summary conviction to a class A fine.