TERMS POLICY STATEMENT The Northern Territory Government has established a moratorium on granting titles permitting exploration for minerals or mining and on issuing authorisations permitting mining activities to be undertaken within the coastal waters of the Northern Territory until a review of actual or potential impacts of seabed mining has been undertaken. MORATORIUM A Moratorium is in place in respect to all activities, whether they involve substantial disturbance or not, including those related to or associated with, exploration for minerals within the coastal waters of the Northern Territory, mining in the coastal waters of the Northern Territory, or both. Despite the legislative ability to grant mineral titles under the Mineral Titles Act and to grant an authorisation to carry out mining activities under the Mining Management Act in respect of mining activities, the Minister administering those Acts (the will not for a period “Minister”) of 3 years from the date of this Moratorium (or any extension of it by the Minister): grant any: mineral exploration licence; mineral exploration licence in retention; mineral lease; mineral authority; or issue any: authorisation, in respect of exploration for minerals within the coastal waters of the Northern Territory or mining within the coastal waters of the Northern Territory. For the term of this Moratorium the Minister will not exercise any functions in respect to assessing, granting, or reviewing mineral titles relating to exploration for minerals within the coastal waters of the Northern Territory or mining in the coastal waters of the Northern Territory. For the term of this Moratorium the Minister will not exercise any functions in respect to assessing and issuing authorisations in relation to any activities for or associated with exploration for minerals or mining within the coastal waters of the Northern Territory.
TERMS POLICY STATEMENT The Northern Territory Government has established a moratorium on granting titles permitting exploration for minerals or mining and on issuing authorisations permitting mining activities to be undertaken within the coastal waters of the Northern Territory until a review of actual or potential impacts of seabed mining has been undertaken. MORATORIUM A Moratorium is in place in respect to all activities, whether they involve substantial disturbance or not, including those related to or associated with, exploration for minerals within the coastal waters of the Northern Territory, mining in the coastal waters of the Northern Territory, or both. Despite the legislative ability to grant mineral titles under the Mineral Titles Act and to grant an authorisation to carry out mining activities under the Mining Management Act in respect of mining activities, the Minister administering those Acts (the “Minister”) will not for a period of 3 years from the date of this Moratorium (or any extension of it by the Minister): grant any: mineral exploration licence; mineral exploration licence in retention; mineral lease; mineral authority; or issue any: authorisation, in respect of exploration for minerals within the coastal waters of the Northern Territory or mining within the coastal waters of the Northern Territory. For the term of this Moratorium the Minister will not exercise any functions in respect to assessing, granting, or reviewing mineral titles relating to exploration for minerals within the coastal waters of the Northern Territory or mining in the coastal waters of the Northern Territory. For the term of this Moratorium the Minister will not exercise any functions in respect to assessing and issuing authorisations in relation to any activities for or associated with exploration for minerals or mining within the coastal waters of the Northern Territory.
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