8AAerial surveys permitted without licence

8A Aerial surveys permitted without licence (1) A person may undertake an aerial survey for the purpose of searching for minerals, or doing work preparatory to the search for minerals, without holding the authorisation required by section 8 if the person complies with subsection (2). (2) The person must supply any information acquired during the course of the survey as if section 116 applied to the person and as if the survey was work done under a licence. (3) A person conducting an aerial survey in accordance with this section may survey land covered by licences held by other people.