❓ A WA parliamentary question probes the Minister for Mines and Petroleum on their support for a Mining Warden's Court decision and the 'use it or lose it' principle in mining tenure, receiving a supportive but qualified response.
AnsweredQoN 14Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to the Mining Wardens Court decision titled,
Lake Hillman Mining Mining P/L v HB Brady CO P/L and ANOR
, delivered on 31 August 2012 concerning Mining Lease 77/39, and I ask:
(a) does the Minister agree and support the position outlined in paragraph 62 of the above referred to decision;
(b) if yes to (a), why;
(c) if no to (a), which specific parts from paragraph 62 does the Minister not agree and support;
(d) does the Minister strongly support the 'use it or lose it' principle on all mining tenure under the
Mining Act 1978
;
(e) if no to (d), why not; and
(f) if yes to (d), can the Minister explain how the public of Western Australia benefits from having a strong 'use it or lose' position in terms of utilisation of resources owned by the State of Western Australia towards all mining tenure under the
Mining Act 1978
?
Lake Hillman Mining Mining P/L v HB Brady CO P/L and ANOR
, delivered on 31 August 2012 concerning Mining Lease 77/39, and I ask:
(a) does the Minister agree and support the position outlined in paragraph 62 of the above referred to decision;
(b) if yes to (a), why;
(c) if no to (a), which specific parts from paragraph 62 does the Minister not agree and support;
(d) does the Minister strongly support the 'use it or lose it' principle on all mining tenure under the
Mining Act 1978
;
(e) if no to (d), why not; and
(f) if yes to (d), can the Minister explain how the public of Western Australia benefits from having a strong 'use it or lose' position in terms of utilisation of resources owned by the State of Western Australia towards all mining tenure under the
Mining Act 1978
?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
21 June 2017
Responded by
Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Mines and Petroleum
Response time
10 days
(b) The prime objective of the Mining Act 1978 is to encourage exploration and mining activity and to discourage holders from simply acquiring a tenement and not performing their statutory obligations in relation to it. (c) Not applicable (d) Yes, but any specific matter will need to be dealt with on its individual merits. (e) Not applicable (f) See answer (b).
(c) Not applicable (d) Yes, but any specific matter will need to be dealt with on its individual merits. (e) Not applicable (f) See answer (b).
(d) Yes, but any specific matter will need to be dealt with on its individual merits. (e) Not applicable (f) See answer (b).
(e) Not applicable (f) See answer (b).
(f) See answer (b).
(c) Not applicable (d) Yes, but any specific matter will need to be dealt with on its individual merits. (e) Not applicable (f) See answer (b).
(d) Yes, but any specific matter will need to be dealt with on its individual merits. (e) Not applicable (f) See answer (b).
(e) Not applicable (f) See answer (b).
(f) See answer (b).
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