17Pastoral land and native title land – notice to occupier on entry

17 Pastoral land and native title land – notice to occupier on entry (1) This regulation applies if a person enters pastoral land or native title land after giving the landowner a preliminary exploration notice (or taking all reasonable steps to do so) because, when the notice was given: (a) the person could not locate the occupier of the land; or (b) there was no occupier. (2) As soon as practicable after entering the land, the person must: (a) give the occupier notice of the entry and start of preliminary exploration; or (b) take all reasonable steps to do so. (3) However, the person need not comply with subregulation (2) if: (a) the person is still unable to locate the occupier; or (b) there is still no occupier; or (c) it is impractical to do so for another reason. Example for subregulation (3)(c) The preliminary exploration is to be conducted in a remote area of pastoral land at a distance from the occupier's place of residence and it is not necessary to pass by the residence to reach the area.