Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00638:section:8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00638
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 8
Character Range: 48269–49505

8  Successor licences
 (1) If:
 (a) a mining licence takes effect immediately after an exploration licence expires; and
 (b) the holder of the mining licence immediately after it takes effect was the holder of the exploration licence immediately before it expired;
the mining licence is a successor licence to the exploration licence.
 (2) If:
 (a) a retention licence takes effect immediately after an exploration licence expires; and
 (b) the holder of the retention licence immediately after it takes effect was the holder of the exploration licence immediately before it expired;
the retention licence is a successor licence to the exploration licence.
 (3) If:
 (a) a mining licence takes effect immediately after a retention licence expires; and
 (b) the retention licence took effect immediately after an exploration licence expired; and
 (c) the holder of the mining licence immediately after it takes effect was the holder of the retention licence immediately before it expired; and
 (d) the holder of the retention licence immediately after it took effect was the holder of the exploration licence immediately before it expired;
the mining licence is a successor licence to the exploration licence and the retention licence.