Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) (Mineral Industries) Regulations 2019
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(1) An application for a prospecting licence is not required to include a survey of the boundaries of the land proposed to be covered by the licence, unless the Department Head has requested the applicant to include the survey under subregulation (2).
(2) The Department Head may request a person who intends to apply for a prospecting licence to include in the application a survey of the boundaries of the land proposed to be covered by the licence, if the Department Head is satisfied that a survey is required––
(a) to ensure that the location of the application area is specified accurately; or
(b) to avoid the possibility of a boundary dispute with a nearby licence.
1 If a survey is requested under this regulation, it must be included in the prospecting licence application—see regulation 16(h).
2 All mining licence applications and retention licence applications must include a survey of the land proposed to be covered by the licence—see section 15(1BH) of the Act.
(3) For the purposes of section 26AR(1) of the Act, a person who is required to survey the boundaries of land which is proposed to be covered by a licence must comply with the surveying requirements and standards stipulated in the Surveying (Cadastral Surveys) Regulations 2015[1].