Western Australian Numbered Acts

MINING AMENDMENT ACT 2005 (NO. 27 OF 2005) - SECT 11

11 .         Section 120AA amended

        (1)         Section 120AA(1) is amended as follows:

            (a)         by deleting the definitions of “amending Act” and “reversion licence application”;

            (b)         by deleting the definition of “continued licence” and inserting instead —

“
        “continuing licence” means a prospecting licence, exploration licence or retention licence that has effect in relation to land to which a reversion licence application applies;

”;

            (c)         by deleting the semicolon at the end of the definition of “lease application” and inserting a full stop instead.

        (2)         Section 120AA(2) is amended by deleting “reversion licence applications” and inserting instead —

“
                applications for a prospecting licence or an exploration licence

”.

        (3)         Section 120AA(3)(b)(ii) is amended by deleting “continued” and inserting instead —

                “ continuing ”.

        (4)         After section 120AA(7) the following subsections are inserted —

“
        (8)         An order under subsection (2) has effect despite any other provision of this Act.

        (9)         Despite sections 18, 23 and 27, a reversion licence application may be made in respect of land that is the subject of a mining tenement if the mining tenement is a continuing licence held by the applicant.

        (10)         Section 40(1)(b) or (c) of the Mining Amendment Act 1990 does not apply if the land that has become available from an existing licence, as defined in section 40(3) of that Act, has been included in a

                reversion licence application and a prospecting licence is granted in respect of that application.

”.