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Mining Act 1978
Div 3Private land
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Division 3 — Private land
27. Private land open for mining 44
28. Unlawful entry on private land 45
29. Granting of mining tenements in respect of private land 45
30. Granting of permits in respect of private land 48
31. Holder of permit to give notice to owner and occupier 50
32. Rights conferred by a permit 52
33. Application for mining tenement by permit holder 53
35. Compensation to be agreed upon or determined before mining operation commences 54
37. Application to bring certain private land under this Division 55
38. Right of owner to apply for mining tenement 55
39. Owner to comply with mining tenement conditions 56
Part IIIA — Miner’s rights and related permits
40A. Terms used 57
40B. Conservation land 57
40C. Issue of miner’s right 58
40D. Authorisation under miner’s right 58
40E. Permit to prospect on Crown land or conservation land subject of exploration licence 61
40F. Power to remove Crown land or conservation land from operation of s. 40E 62
40G. Limitation on actions in tort 62
Part IV — Mining tenements
Division 1 — Prospecting licence
40. Grant of prospecting licence 64
41. Application for prospecting licence 64
42. Determination of application for prospecting licence 65
43. Prospecting licence not to include land already subject of mining tenement 66
44. Power to grant prospecting licence over all or part of land in application 67
45. Term of prospecting licence 67
46. Conditions attached to every prospecting licence 69
47. Survey of area of prospecting licence not required in first instance 70
48. Rights conferred by prospecting licence 70
49. Holder of prospecting licence to have priority for grant of mining leases or general purpose leases 71
50. Compliance with expenditure conditions 72
51. Reports of work and expenditure 73
51A. Geological samples 73
52. Security relating to prospecting licence 73
53. Application for retention status 74
54. Approval of retention status 74
55. Consultation with other Ministers 76
55A. Programme of work 76
55B. Holder of prospecting licence with retention status may be required to apply for mining lease 77
56. Appeal against refusal to grant prospecting licence 78
56A. Special prospecting licences 78
56B. Certain licence holders to have right to apply for further prospecting licence 85
Division 2 — Exploration licence
56C. Graticular sections 86
57. Grant of exploration licence 87
57A. Designation of areas for purposes of s. 57(2aa) 90
58. Application for exploration licence 90
59. Determination of application for exploration licence 92
60. Security relating to exploration licence 94
61. Term of exploration licence 95
62. Expenditure conditions 95
63. Conditions attached to exploration licence 96
63A. When exploration licence liable to forfeiture 97
64. Consent to dealing in exploration licence 98
65. Surrender of certain areas subject to exploration licence 99
66. Rights conferred by exploration licence 101
67. Holder of exploration licence to have priority for grant of mining leases or general purpose leases 102
67A. Holder of exploration licence may apply to amalgamate secondary tenement 103
68. Holder of exploration licence to keep geological records 105
69. Land the subject of exploration licence not to be again marked out for a certain period 106
69A. Application for retention status 107
69B. Approval of retention status 107
69C. Consultation with other Ministers 109
69D. Programme of work 109
69E. Holder of exploration licence with retention status may be required to apply for mining lease 110
70. Special prospecting licence on an exploration licence 110