Plain language law

New Zealand law explained for everyone

Crown Minerals Act 1991

Preliminary provisions - Interpretation and application

2C: Determination of permit tier status

You could also call this:

"How the Minister decides the level of your mining permit"

Illustration for Crown Minerals Act 1991

When you get a permit, the Minister decides what tier it is. The Minister does this when they first give you the permit. They also do this if your permit is changed under section 36(1).

The Minister can decide to change the tier of your permit at any other time they think is right. They have the power to make this decision whenever they want. But there is one important rule: the Minister cannot change a Tier 3 permit to a Tier 2 permit.

This text is automatically generated. It might be out of date or be missing some parts. Find out more about how we do this.

This page was last updated on

View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM5224038.

Topics:
Environment and resources > Farming and fishingEnvironment and resources > Town planningBusiness > Industry rules
Previous

2BA: Work programme for Tier 3 permits, or

"Rules for small-scale gold mining with a Tier 3 permit"

Next

2D: Consequences of change in status of permit, or

"What happens when the Minister changes your permit's status"

Part 1Preliminary provisions
Interpretation and application

2CDetermination of permit tier status

  1. The Minister must determine the tier status of a permit—

  2. on first granting the permit; and
    1. at any time that the permit is changed under section 36(1).

      1. The Minister may determine the tier status of a permit at any other time the Minister thinks fit.

      2. Despite subsections (1) and (2), the Minister may not make a determination that would result in a Tier 3 permit becoming a Tier 2 permit.

      Notes
      • Section 2C: replaced, on , by section 8 of the Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 40).