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Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990
43BCertain consents etc. not required in case of unrestricted Crown land
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43B Certain consents etc. not required in case of unrestricted Crown land
S. 43B(1) amended by Nos 82/2000 s. 43(a), 64/2012 s. 34.
(1) Despite any provision to the contrary made by or under any Act (being an Act that relates to access to, or the doing of work under a licence on, unrestricted Crown land) other than this Act that requires a person to obtain any consent or other authority under that provision before carrying out exploration or mining on unrestricted Crown land but subject to any conditions imposed by the Minister on the licence (as the case requires), it is not necessary for a licensee to obtain any such consent or other authority before carrying out exploration or mining on unrestricted Crown land.
S. 43B(2) amended by Nos 82/2000 s. 43(b), 25/2008 s. 13, 39/2018 s. 44(1).
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the **Planning and Environment Act 1987**, the **Environment Protection Act 2017**, the **Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988** or the Forests (Fire Protection) Regulations 2004.