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MINERAL TITLES REGULATIONS 2011
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In these Regulations:
administration fee, for a mineral title, means the administration fee
mentioned in regulation 77(3).
airborne survey report means a report required to be given under
regulation 9.
amalgamated report means a report required to be given under
regulation 87(6).
annual report means the report mentioned in section 94(2)(a) of
approved airborne survey, in relation to preliminary exploration,
means an airborne geoscientific survey approved under
regulation 6(3)(a).
boundary marker, see regulation 38(1).
converted mineral title, for Part 12, means a mineral title
converted under section 202(1) of the Act to a mineral title
mentioned in column 2 of the table in that subsection.
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designation of an ELR means the designation of an EL as an ELR
under section 34 of the Act.
development title means an ML, EMP or EML.
earlier applicant, for Part 4, Division 3, means the person who
made the earlier application relating to the existing proposed title
existing proposed title area, for Part 4, Division 3, see
section 65(4) of the Act.
existing title area, for Part 4, Division 3, see section 65(4) of the
Act.
expenditure condition, for an EL or ELR, means the condition in
section 32(2)(a)(ii) of the Act, that the title holder must carry out
technical work in accordance with the expenditure requirements
specified in the title.
exploration title, for Part 6, Division 1, means an EL or EMEL.
final report means a report mentioned in section 94(2)(e) of the
Act.
fossicking notice, see regulation 100(2).
fossicking request, see regulation 103(2).
geological sample means any geological sample recovered from a
title area, including drill core and cuttings.
late lodgment fee means a fee payable under regulation 131(2).
late lodgment period means the late lodgment period mentioned
in regulation 131(2).
licensed surveyor, see section 4 of the Licensed Surveyors
Act 1983.
occupation right, for Part 6, Division 1, means the right of a title
holder, mentioned in section 80(1) of the Act, to enter and occupy
land in the title area to conduct authorised activities under the title.
overlapping land, for Part 6, Division 1, means:
(a) land in the title area of a mineral title that also comprises all or
part of the title area of a mineral title held by another person;
or
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(b) in relation only to the title area of an exploration title – land in
the title area that also comprises all or part of the proposed
title area specified in an application made by another person
for the designation of an ELR or the grant of a development
preliminary exploration notice, see regulation 16(2).
preliminary exploration request, see regulation 18(2).
production report means the report mentioned in section 94(2)(c)
project area, see regulation 80(1).
relevant land, for:
(a) Part 2, Division 2 – see regulation 11; or
(b) Part 9 – see regulation 98.
relevant person, for Part 3, Division 2, see regulation 36.
rent, for a mineral title, means the rent mentioned in
regulation 77(1).
reporting day, for a particular report, means the day in a 12 month
period on or before which a person must give the report to the
reserves report means the report mentioned in section 94(2)(d) of
reviewable decision, see regulation 114(2).
specified person, for:
(a) Part 2, Division 2 – see regulation 12; or
(b) Part 9 – see regulation 99.
survey, of an area of land, includes marking out the boundaries of
the area.
survey area, see regulation 36.
technical work, in relation to expenditure under an EL or ELR,
means the work mentioned in section 32(2)(a) of the Act.
town boundary means a boundary of a town constituted and
defined under section 95(1) of the Crown Lands Act 1992.
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