148Conducting activities without mineral title

148 Conducting activities without mineral title (1) A person commits an offence if the person: (a) conducts exploration for, or mining or other extraction of, minerals or extractive minerals on an area of land of the Territory; and (b) no mineral title is in force giving the person the right to conduct the activities on the land. (a) intentionally conducts exploration for, or mining or other extraction of, minerals or extractive minerals on an area of land of the Territory; and (b) is reckless about whether a mineral title is in force giving the person the right to conduct the activities on the land. Maximum penalty: 5 000 penalty units or imprisonment for 5 years. (2) An offence against this section is a summary offence.