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Crown Minerals Act 1991

Permits, access to land, and other matters - Permits, access to land, and title notations - Notation on land titles

88: Notification of expiry of permit

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"Telling officials when your mining permit runs out"

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When a permit expires, you must tell the Registrar-General of Land if the permit was granted before 21 August 2003 and was not for petroleum. You have to do this if you are the permit holder. The permit holder is responsible for giving this notice.

If your permit is for Māori land, you must tell the Registrar of the Māori Land Court when it expires. This rule applies to permits granted before 21 August 2003 that are not for petroleum, and to permits granted on or after 21 August 2003. You must give this notice as the permit holder.

If you do not give the required notice within a reasonable time, the chief executive may give the notice instead, as stated in the Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2025.

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Part 1BPermits, access to land, and other matters
Permits, access to land, and title notations: Notation on land titles

88Notification of expiry of permit

  1. A permit holder must notify the Registrar-General of Land when a permit expires if the permit was granted before 21 August 2003 and was a permit other than in respect of petroleum.

  2. A permit holder must notify the Registrar of the Māori Land Court when a permit granted in respect of Māori land expires if—

  3. the permit was granted before 21 August 2003 and was a permit other than in respect of petroleum; or
    1. the permit was granted on or after 21 August 2003.

      1. If the permit holder fails to comply with either or both of subsections (1) and (2) within a reasonable time of the expiry of the permit, the chief executive may give the required notice.

      Notes
      • Section 88: inserted, on , by section 39 of the Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 40).