Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) An exploration or retention licence holder may apply to the Joint Authority for a mining licence over all or some of the blocks in the licence area of the exploration or retention licence.
(2) A person may apply for a mining licence under subsection (1) over a group of blocks only if:
(a) the group forms a discrete area; and
(b) there are not more than 20 blocks in the group.
(3) The holder may apply for 2 or more mining licences over different parts of the licence area of the exploration or retention licence.