Minerals Development Act 2017

Reducing or adding to land specified in application

29. (1) The Minister may, for any of the following purposes, grant a prospecting licence or a retention licence in which the land specified is less than the land specified in the application for the licence:

(a) to promote good prospecting practices;

(b) to protect national parks and monuments and environmentally sensitive areas;

(c) to protect areas of archaeological heritage;

(d) to avoid land used for military purposes;

(e) to avoid urban or built up areas;

(f) to have the boundaries of the land specified correspond with landmarks or well-known existing boundaries.

(2) The Minister may, for any of the following purposes, grant a prospecting licence or retention licence in which the land specified is more than the land specified in the application for the licence:

(a) to promote good prospecting practices;

(b) to have the boundaries of the land specified correspond with landmarks or well known existing boundaries;

(c) to eliminate gaps in areas to be prospected.