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Mineral Resources Development Act 1995
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### 84 Authority of mining lease
> > (1) [*\[Section 84 Subsection (1) amended by No. 24 of 2013, s. 88, Applied:28 Jun 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-06-28/act-2013-024#GS88@Hpa@EN) A lease authorises the lessee, and a person acting under a contract of service, or a contract for services, with the holder of the lease–
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> > > > (a) [*\[Section 84 Subsection (1) amended by No. 74 of 2001, s. 23, Applied:30 Oct 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-10-30/act-2001-074#GS23@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 84 Subsection (1) amended by No. 24 of 2013, s. 88, Applied:28 Jun 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-06-28/act-2013-024#GS88@Hpc@EN) [*\[Section 84 Subsection (1) amended by No. 24 of 2013, s. 88, Applied:28 Jun 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-06-28/act-2013-024#GS88@Hpb@EN) to carry out, in accordance with the conditions of the lease, mining operations in the area of land specified in the lease for minerals, or minerals within the category of minerals, specified in the lease; and
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> > > > (b) [*\[Section 84 Subsection (1) amended by No. 74 of 2001, s. 23, Applied:30 Oct 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-10-30/act-2001-074#GS23@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 84 Subsection (1) amended by No. 24 of 2013, s. 88, Applied:28 Jun 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-06-28/act-2013-024#GS88@Hpd@EN) for that purpose, to, in accordance with the conditions of the lease, enter on, and pass over, Crown land; and
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> > > > (c) [*\[Section 84 Subsection (1) amended by No. 74 of 2001, s. 23, Applied:30 Oct 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-10-30/act-2001-074#GS23@Hpc@EN) [*\[Section 84 Subsection (1) amended by No. 24 of 2013, s. 88, Applied:28 Jun 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-06-28/act-2013-024#GS88@Hpe@EN) [*\[Section 84 Subsection (1) amended by No. 44 of 2017, s. 34, Applied:21 Nov 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-11-21/act-2017-044#GS34@EN) to, in accordance with the conditions of the lease, enter on, or carry out mining operations on, private land within the mining lease if a compensation agreement is in force in respect of that land or the Mining Tribunal has made a determination under [section 150](#GS150@EN) .
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> > (2) [*\[Section 84 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 24 of 2013, s. 88, Applied:28 Jun 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-06-28/act-2013-024#GS88@Hpf@EN) A person must not hinder, or obstruct from carrying out any mining operations under the lease –
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> > > > (a) a lessee; or
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> > > > (b) a person who has a contract of service, or a contract for services, with a lessee; or
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> > > > (c) a person who is authorised, by a lessee or a person referred to in [paragraph (b)](#GS84@Gs2@Hpb@EN) , to carry out any mining operations under the lease.
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> > Penalty: Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.