A person shall not, without the consent of the Minister, give or offer, or agree to give or offer, any payment or other consideration (not being payment or other consideration given as a complete or partial discharge of a liability under this Act or payment of a royalty under this Act for any minerals recovered from the relevant land) with the intention of obtaining the permission of the Corporation to carry out any mining operation on the relevant land.
(a) if the person is a natural person-- 20 penalty units ; or
(b) if the person is a body corporate-- 100 penalty units .