Mining Act 1971
Div 3Caveats
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Division 3—Caveats 15AE Caveats 15AF Application to Warden's Court to lapse caveat or obtain compensation Division 4—Other dealings 15AG Other dealings Division 5—Protection from liability 15AH Protection from liability Division 6—Information 15AI Interpretation 15AJ Compilation, keeping and provision of material 15AK Tests 15AL Release of material Part 3—Reservation of minerals and royalty 16 Reservation of minerals 17 Royalty 17A Reduced royalty for new mines 17AB Royalty for private mines 17AC Notification of relevant event 17B Assessments by Treasurer 17C Recovery of royalty where appeal lodged 17CA Returns 17D When royalty falls due (general principles) 17DA Special principles relating to designated tenement holders 17E Penalty for unpaid royalty 17F Processed minerals 17G Means of payment 18 Passing of property in minerals Part 4—Prospecting for minerals 20 General right to prospect for minerals 21 Steps to establish a mineral claim 23 Area of claim 24 Registration of claim 24A Claim may lapse 25 Rights conferred by ownership of mineral claim 26 Mineral claim not transferable etc 27 Land not to be subject to successive mineral claims Part 5—Exploration licence 28 Preliminary 29 Nature of exploration licence 29A Application for exploration licence 29B Grant of exploration licence 30 Incidents of licence 30AAA Expenditure 30AA Area of licence