Step 5. Documents required to be lodged before a mining tenement is granted - Prospecting Licence

A Form 32 security in the sum of $5000 must be lodged  in respect to all applications within 28 days of the application being made - Sec 126 and Reg 112.

Affidavit - Special Prospecting Licence - 33 Kb

Affidavit for Special Prospecting Licence

Affidavit - Prospecting Licence (Private Land) - 35 Kb

Affidavit for Prospecting Licence for Private Land

Affidavit - Prospecting Licence (Late Service Shire) - 34 Kb

Affidavit for Prospecting Licence Late Service Shire

Affidavit - Prospecting Licence - 33 Kb

Affidavit for Prospecting Licence

Affidavit - Standard - 32 Kb

Minerals Affidavit

Affidavit of compliance

An applicant or agent for an application for a mining tenement must lodge an Affidavit of Compliance under oath to swear that the applicant/agent has complied with certain requirements of the Mining Act 1978.

In the affidavit of compliance it must be sworn that:

  • details of all notices have been served
  • the application complies with the relevant marking out provisions of the Mining Act 1978 and Regulations (if applicable)
  • if private land has been marked out the permit to enter number issued is inserted
  • the statement under Section 58 has been lodged if an exploration licence application.

The affidavit is lodged after all notices has been served. There are different affidavits of compliance for each tenement application type.

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