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Crown Minerals Act 1991

Permits, access to land, and other matters - Permits, access to land, and title notations - Process for dealing with applications for permits

29AB: Process for considering application for Tier 3 permit

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"How the government decides if you can get a Tier 3 permit to work with minerals"

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When you apply for a Tier 3 permit, you must give the Minister some information. You need to tell the Minister the names and contact details of the people involved in the permit and who will be in charge. You also need to say where the activity will happen, such as in a river, on a beach, or both.

Before the Minister grants a Tier 3 permit, they must be sure you can do the work and follow the rules. The Minister looks at your ability to do the technical work and if you have enough money to do it. They also check if you have broken any rules in the past when working with permits in New Zealand or other countries.

The Minister must also be sure you will report what you do and pay any fees and royalties you owe. You can find more information about this in the Crown Minerals Act 1991 and 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: Process for dealing with applications for permits

29ABProcess for considering application for Tier 3 permit

  1. An applicant for a Tier 3 permit must provide to the Minister—

  2. the name and contact details of the proposed permit participants and the proposed permit operator; and
    1. whether the activity will be carried out in the bed of a river, on a beach, or both; and
      1. any other information prescribed in the regulations.

        1. Before granting a Tier 3 permit, the Minister must be satisfied—

        2. that the applicant is highly likely to comply with, and give proper effect to, the work programme, taking into account—
          1. the applicant’s technical capability; and
            1. the applicant’s financial capability; and
              1. any relevant information on the applicant’s failure to comply with permits or rights, or conditions in respect of those permits or rights, to prospect, explore, or mine in New Zealand or internationally; and
              2. that the applicant is highly likely to comply with the relevant obligations under this Act or the regulations in respect of reporting and the payment of fees and, if applicable, royalties.

                Notes
                • Section 29AB: inserted, on , by section 19 of the Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 40).