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Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990
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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