Minerals Development Act 2017
Boreholes and shafts | ||
33. (1) Notwithstanding section 210 , every prospecting licence and retention licence is subject to the condition that the licensee may not drill a borehole or sink a shaft below the surface of the specified land unless the prior written consent of the Minister has been obtained. | ||
(2) Every prospecting licence and retention licence is subject to the condition that the licensee— | ||
(a) shall keep and maintain, in respect of every borehole drilled or shaft sunk, a lithological log and a record of the borehole or shaft’s diameter, depth, direction, inclination and location and such other information as may be prescribed, and | ||
(b) may not discard a drill core or other specimens obtained from a borehole or shaft unless the prior written consent of the Minister has been obtained. | ||
(3) After receiving a request for a consent under subsection (2)(b) the Minister may, at the Minister’s expense, take all or part of the drill core or specimens to be discarded. | ||
(4) An inspector may at all reasonable times do all or any of the following in respect of a borehole or shaft referred to in subsection (1): | ||
(a) inspect the site of the borehole or shaft; | ||
(b) inspect specimens obtained from the borehole or shaft within the term of the licence; | ||
(c) take samples of such specimens; | ||
(d) review and take copies of the lithological log kept in respect of the borehole or shaft. | ||
(5) Any person who fails to comply with the obligations imposed by this section commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a class A fine. |