BCL Chairman's Knighthood, page-12

Get your head out of your backside & stop bringing RTG into this.

These clauses should be in all mining acts to prevent manipulation exactly as you state. To protect minor shareholders, landowners, etc. The Bougainville Mining Act is modelled on Australian Mining Acts.

Big companies would & should be aware of it & take all due care & diligence to obey the law.

It shows the incompetence of both BCL & RIO that they didn't read the act or obey it. It could also be argued that they did know the law & chose to ignore it. That's where fraud comes in.

If RTG build & operate this mine & choose, at a later stage when it is operating satisfactorily, to exit, they will do it with full disclosure to the ABG, the Bougainville Council & their partners. And will be fully compliant with the laws that apply.

They have shown in the Phillipines, that any exit they do make when they have completed the building & operating of a mine to high standards, will be a win win for ALL parties, governments, landowners, shareholders.