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Crown Minerals Act 1991

Permits, access to land, and other matters - Decommissioning of petroleum infrastructure and wells - Financial securities

89ZR: What happens if permit holder or licence holder makes objection

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"What happens if you disagree with a decision about your mining permit or licence?"

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If you make an objection under section 89ZQ, the Minister must give you a chance to be heard and consider your objection within a reasonable time. The Minister will then decide to either dismiss your objection or uphold it in whole or in part. You will be told what the Minister decides.

The Minister must send you a copy of their decision, including the reasons for it, within 30 working days of making the decision. You will also be told if you need to make any changes to your financial security arrangement. If changes are required, you will be told when you need to make them.

If the Minister tells you to make changes, you must do so by the time they specify. The Minister's decision will include the reasons for any changes you need to make. You will receive written notice of any changes you need to make to your financial security arrangement.

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Decommissioning of petroleum infrastructure and wells: Financial securities

89ZRWhat happens if permit holder or licence holder makes objection

  1. If a permit holder or licence holder makes an objection under section 89ZQ, the Minister must—

  2. give the permit holder or licence holder an opportunity to be heard; and
    1. consider and determine the objection within a reasonable time after its receipt.

      1. The Minister must—

      2. dismiss the objection; or
        1. uphold the objection in whole or in part.

          1. Not later than 30 working days after deciding whether to uphold an objection, the Minister must send to the permit holder or licence holder—

          2. a copy of the decision, which must include the reasons for the decision; and
            1. written notice of any required or permitted changes to the financial security arrangement to be put in place and maintained or the amount secured, as the case requires; and
              1. if paragraph (b) applies, and the changes are required changes, the time by which the permit holder or licence holder must comply with the changes referred to in paragraph (b).

                Notes
                • Section 89ZR: inserted, on , by section 18 of the Crown Minerals (Decommissioning and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 53).
                • Section 89ZR(3)(b): amended, on , by section 55 of the Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 40).