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Mineral Resources Development Act 1995
119Deposit by licensee of drill core or cutting
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### 119 Deposit by licensee of drill core or cutting
> > (1) A licensee, unless the drill core or cutting has been disposed of, is to deposit with the Director, at the licensee's expense, the drill core or cutting recovered from land as soon as practicable after the land ceases to be –
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> > > > (a) in a licence area; or
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> > > > (b) [*\[Section 119 Subsection (1) amended by No. 24 of 2013, s. 113, Applied:28 Jun 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-06-28/act-2013-024#GS113@Hpa@EN) the subject of an application for the grant of an exploration licence, a special exploration licence, a production licence, a retention licence or a lease.
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> > (2) [*\[Section 119 Subsection (2) amended by No. 24 of 2013, s. 113, Applied:28 Jun 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-06-28/act-2013-024#GS113@Hpb@EN) The Director may require the licensee to deposit, in an approved container or approved packaging, with the Director, at the licensee's expense, a drill core or cutting which is stored under [section 123](#GS123@EN) .