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Mineral Titles Act 2010
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77 Discretions relating to title area
(1) On the grant of a mineral title, the Minister may exclude land from
the title area if the Minister considers it appropriate to do so (for
example, to prevent authorised activities being conducted over or in
the vicinity of a public road or railway line).
(2) If the exclusion of land under subsection (1) has the effect of
dividing the title area into separate parts, those parts are taken to
form a single title area.
(3) If the reason for the exclusion of the land no longer exists (for
example, if a public road is permanently closed), the exclusion
ceases to have effect and the title area is varied accordingly.
(4) The Minister may grant a single mineral title for separate title areas
if there are circumstances to justify it (for example, because of the
geography or natural configuration of the land).
(5) However, if a provision of Part 3 or 4 specifies a minimum size for
the title area, the total area of the separate title areas must not be
less than the specified size.
Note for subsections (4) and (5)
Section 28 deals with separate areas for an EL.
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