6Land not available for exploration, mining and searching 26

6 Land not available for exploration, mining and searching 26 6AA Land not available for searching for stone 28 6A Extent of application of licences and authorities under this Act to Deep Lead Nature Conservation Reserve (No. 2) 28 7 Minister may exempt land from being subject to a licence 29 7A Minister may declare meaning of graticular section 31 7B Ministers may declare low impact exploration activity 31 7C Ministerial Order declaring specified mines and quarries 31 8 Offence to search for minerals or do work without authority 32 8AA Offence to search for stone without consent 33 8AB Offence to carry on extractive industry without authority 33 8AC Offence to carry out exploration or mining of coal seam gas 35 8AD Offence to carry out hydraulic fracturing 35 8A Aerial surveys permitted without licence 36 9 Ownership of minerals 36 10 Tailings 37 11 Transfer of property in minerals 37 11A Ownership of stone 37 12 Royalties 38 12A Royalties for lignite 39 Part 2—Exploration licences, mining, prospecting and retention licences 43 Division 1—General licence provisions 43 13 Exploration licences 43 14 Mining licences 44 14A Licence may be limited to stratum of land 45 14B Prospecting licences 46 14BA Holder of prospecting licence must not dispose of tailings contrary to Minister's consent 47