Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00794:section:48a:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00794
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 48A (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 262995–263872

for the purposes of this Part, when the land becomes Aboriginal land:
 (a) the consent of the Land Council to the grant of the exploration licence is not required; and
 (b) the agreement shall be taken, for all purposes, to be an agreement under section 44 as to terms and conditions to which the grant of that exploration licence will be subject.
 (7) Where, before an area of land becomes Aboriginal land, a Land Council had entered into an agreement under subsection (3) with a person who has made application for the grant of a mining interest in that land, then, for the purposes of this Part, when the land becomes Aboriginal land:
 (a) the person shall be treated as an intending miner; and
 (b) the agreement shall be taken, for all purposes, to be an agreement under section 46 as to the terms and conditions to which the grant of that mining interest will be subject.