“25A Record of permit

• “(1) On the granting of a permit, the Secretary must forward 1 copy of the permit to the permit holder.

  “(2) The Secretary must also forward 1 copy of the permit to the Registrar of the Maori Land Court if the permit was granted in respect of Maori land.

  “(3) On receipt of a copy of a permit under subsection (2), the Registrar of the Maori Land Court must enter in his or her records the particulars of the permit.”

• “(4) The duration of a prospecting permit may not be changed under this section to any date that is more than 4 years from the commencement date of the permit.

• “(4A) The duration of an exploration permit must not be changed under this section and may only be changed under section 37.”

• “(5A) A permit that is the subject of an application for an extension of duration under this section or section 37 continues in force until the Minister determines the application.

• “(5B) On the granting of a certificate of change in relation to a permit, the Secretary must forward 1 copy of the certificate of change to the permit holder.

• “(5C) If the certificate of change is for an extension of land to which a permit relates and that extension of land was granted in respect of Maori land, the Secretary must also forward 1 copy of the certificate to the Registrar of the Maori Land Court.

• “(5D) On receiving a copy of a certificate of change under subsection (5C), the Registrar of the Maori Land Court must enter in his or her records the particulars of that certificate.”

• “(9) Subsection (8) applies only to permits granted before the commencement of the Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2003.”

• “(9A) Subsection (9) applies only to permits granted before the commencement of the Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2003.”

• “(2) This section does not apply to particulars of a permit granted after the commencement of the Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2003.”

• “(2) This section does not apply to particulars of a permit granted after the commencement of the Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2003.”

• “(2) This section applies only to permits lodged before the commencement of the Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2003.”

• “(7A) Nothing in subsection (4) or subsection (7) requires the Secretary to send or make available any records, reports, information, or returns relating to the calculation and payment of royalties by permit holders.”

“91A Correction of errors or omissions

• The Secretary may correct any clerical error or omission in a permit document that was made by the department of State that is for the time being responsible for the administration of this Act.”

• “(9) Despite section 107(1)(c), the functions, powers, and duties—

  • “(a) that before the commencement of this Act would have been exercisable by an inspector and that would have arisen in respect of an existing privilege, or of any condition of an existing privilege, or of any provisions of an Act that relate to an existing privilege; and

  • “(b) that concern matters that are not within the functions of a local authority under section 30 or section 31 of the Resource Management Act 1991 or an inspector under section 29(1) of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992—

  “are exercisable by the Secretary, and the provisions of the Act relating to the existing privilege, with all the necessary modifications, apply accordingly.”

“111 Right to new permits

• “(1) If, after 5 pm on 19 September 2002, a holder of an existing privilege makes an application to which any of the enactments specified in subsection (2) would have applied if this Act or the Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2003 had not been enacted, then, despite section 107,—

  • “(a) the Acts specified in subsection (2) do not apply in respect of the application; but

  • “(b) this Act (including, in particular, section 32) applies in respect of the application for Crown owned minerals as if the existing privilege were a minerals permit of the appropriate kind.

  “(2) The enactments for the purposes of subsection (1) are

  • “(a) sections 57A, 68, and 77 of the Mining Act 1971:

  • “(b) sections 40 and 48 of the Coal Mines Act 1979:

  • “(c) section 11 of the Petroleum Act 1937.

  “(3) The rights of any person who has made an application referred to in this section before 5 pm on 19 September 2002 must be determined under the final judgment, decision, or order given or made (including any appeal) in the proceedings Glenharrow Holdings Limited v The Attorney-General and Te Runanga O Ngai Tahu (filed in the High Court of New Zealand at Wellington under CP 242/00).”

“111A No application under section 103D of Mining Act 1971 for extension of duration of mining privilege

• “(1) No extension of the duration of a mining privilege may be granted on an application for a variation of conditions under section 103D of the Mining Act 1971 made after 5 pm on 19 September 2002.

  “(2) The rights of any person who has made an application for an extension of duration of a mining privilege under section 103D of the Mining Act 1971 before 5 pm on 19 September 2002 must be determined under the final judgment, decision, or order given or made (including any appeal) in the proceedings in Glenharrow Holdings Limited v The Attorney-General and Te Runanga O Ngai Tahu (filed in the High Court of New Zealand at Wellington under CP 242/00).”

“119A No compensation

• No person is entitled to compensation from the Crown in respect of any losses arising from—

  • “(a) the loss of the right to apply for a new mining licence under section 77 of the Mining Act 1971:

  • “(b) the loss of the right to apply for a new coal mining licence under section 48 of the Coal Mines Act 1979:

  • “(c) the loss of the right to apply for an extension to the duration of a mining privilege under section 103D of the Mining Act 1971.”