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Land Act 1958
217Privilege of public officers on duty and of holders of miner's rights
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217 Privilege of public officers on duty and of holders of miner's rights
Where any person is employed or engaged in any public service or when any holder of a miner's right is actually engaged in searching upon Crown lands for any mineral within the meaning of the **Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990** if any such person or holder has with him in pursuance and for the purposes of his duty or in the reasonable prosecution of such search any cattle he may during the continuance of such employment or service or search depasture all such cattle upon any Crown lands whether commonable or otherwise and may encamp thereon.
S. 218 amended by Nos 7228 s. 7(Sch. 4 Pt 19(ta)), 7548 s. 6(g)(i)–(iii), 7623 s. 3, repealed by No. 9212 s. 2(1), new s. 218 inserted by No. 40/2009 s. 31.