this last paragraph is the worry bit for me and has wider...

this last paragraph is the worry bit for me and has wider implications!!!!!
They have also argued that returning the tenement to Rio Tinto was in the public interest because there could have been a detrimental impact on investment in Western Australia if companies thought they could lose a tenement, despite taking reasonable steps to keep it


so if a co proves they took reasonable steps to secure the lease after they became aware of its expiry then that all that matters - end of story... that seems to be the precedent the court is looking at establishing here!