Area: | School of Business Law |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Mining tenements - exploratory titles and mining titles. Exclusivity. Mining on public and private land. "Initial requirement" - lodgement and marking out. Moratorium. Grant of prospecting and miscellaneous licences. Grant of other mining tenements. Ministerial public policy powers. Curative provisions. Priority conversion. Priorities. Termination. Native Title. |
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Unit Outcomes: | Students should be able to: 1. Understand the history of Mining 2. Become competent in using the legislation and regulations together 3. Understand the nature of the role of registrars and wardens and the role of the minister 4. Understand the different type of mining tenements, applications thereof 5. Discuss the different forms of forfeiture and cancellation of tenements in the different mining jurisdictions |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Nil |
Unit Texts: | M. Hunt, Mining Law in Western Australia, 3rd Ed, Federation Press, Sydney Mining Act (WA) 1978Mining Regulations (WA) 1978 |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Tutorial Preparation and Presentation 15%. Assignment 20%. Final Examination 65%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 90999 Law not elsewhere classified | HECS Band (if applicable): | 3 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Categorised | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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