Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Subject to subsection (2), the expression lessee includes any person who, by assignment, succession, sub - lease or otherwise, acquires, enjoys or is entitled to exercise any of the interests under the lease of a lessee (including of a person who is a lessee because of another application or applications of this section).
Lessee of certain mining leases
(2) In the case of a lease that is a mining lease because of subsection 242(2) (which covers licences and authorities given by or under laws), the expression lessee means:
(a) the person to whom the licence mentioned in that subsection was issued, or the authority so mentioned was given; or
(b) any person who, by assignment, succession or otherwise, acquires or enjoys the licence or authority or is entitled to exercise rights under the licence or the authority.