hello everyone. just thinking about things and my facts maybe...

hello everyone.

just thinking about things and my facts maybe wrong but giving it a shot.

the crown owns the minerals in the ground.

the licences and leases just provide an avenue for getting the minerals out of the ground. when the stuff is out of the ground it then belongs to the party or parties that mined it.

my question relates to relationships between companies and government.

i understand how people talk about commercial disputes but a commercial minerals dispute is not entirely devoid of the crown being a consideration because what is in the ground belongs to the australian people.

i can understand how a company may do certain things for their own commercial benefit and i can understand if a company thinks they have been wronged that they should have the right to seek justice.

but the big question for me is (because the crown owns the minerals in the ground) if the crown has reason to believe that crown property has been used in a way that is less than desirable then the crown should step in and have a look at what is going on and possibly take action themselves, if need be.

and if there is no legislation regarding this then maybe there should be.

does this make sense?