South Australian Consolidated Acts

MINING ACT 1971 - SECT 84A

84A—Safety net

        (1)         The Minister may enter into an agreement with the holder of a mining tenement—

            (a)         that, if the tenement should at some future time be found to be wholly or partially invalid due to circumstances beyond the control of the holder of the tenement, the holder of the tenement will have a preferential right to the grant of a new tenement; and

            (b)         dealing with the terms and conditions on which the new tenement will be provided.

        (2)         The Minister must consider any proposal by the holder of a mining tenement for an agreement under this section.