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Mining Act 1978
Div 7Exemption from expenditure conditions
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Division 7 — Exemption from expenditure conditions
102. Exemption from expenditure conditions 176
102A. Exemption from expenditure conditions in respect of certain holders of exploration licences 179
103. Effect of exemption 180
Part 4AA — Conditions and approvals
Division 1 — Preliminary
103AA. Terms used 181
Division 2 — Conditions and notices relating to eligible mining activities
103AB. Eligible mining activities 182
103AC. Excluded area notices 182
103AD. Certain lands excluded from EMAs 183
103AE. Condition relating to carrying out EMAs in accordance with prescribed requirements 183
103AF. EMA notices and notices of completion 184
Division 3 — Programmes of work
103AG. Conditions attached to prospecting licences, exploration licences and retention licences 184
103AH. Conditions attached to mining leases 185
103AI. Conditions attached to miscellaneous licences 186
103AJ. Lodgment of programmes of work 188
103AK. Approval of activities in programmes of work 189
Division 4 — Mining development and closure proposals
103AL. Conditions relating to mining operations on land subject of mining leases 190
103AM. Conditions relating to mining operations on land subject of miscellaneous licences 191
103AN. Lodgment of mining development and closure proposal 192
103AO. Approval of activities in mining development and closure proposals 194
103AP. Approvals statements 195
103AQ. Cancellations and variations recorded on approvals statements 195
Division 5 — Mine closure plans
103AR. Contents of mine closure plan 196
103AS. Conditions relating to mine closure plans 197
103AT. Lodgment of mine closure plans 197
Division 6 — Other conditions
103AU. Conditions for preventing, reducing or remediating injury to land and for other purposes 198
Division 7 — Securities
103AV. Security for compliance with conditions 199
Part IVA — Registration of instruments and register
103A. Terms used 200
103B. Authorised officers 200
103C. Registration 200
103D. Provisional lodgment 202
103EA. Memorial for unpaid tax 202
103E. Priority of dealings 203
103F. Register 203
103G. Amendment of register 204
103H. Regulations relating to register 204
Part V — General provisions relating to mining and mining tenements
104. Entry on land for purpose of marking out, surveying etc. 205
105. Marking out of mining tenement 206
105A. Priorities between applicants for certain tenements 208
105B. Grant of tenement subject to survey 210
106. Offence of destroying marks or obstructing surveyor etc. 210
107. Areas covered by water not required to be marked out 211
108. Rent payable for mining tenement 211
110. Mining lease restricted to certain minerals 211
111. Iron authorisations 212
111A. Minister may terminate or summarily refuse certain applications 212
112. Reservation in favour of Crown on prospecting licence or exploration licence to take rock etc. 214
113. Repossession of land on expiry, surrender or forfeiture of mining tenement 214
114. Removal of mining plant on expiry, surrender or forfeiture of mining tenement 215
114A. Rights conferred under mining tenement exercisable in respect of mining product belonging to Crown 217
114B. Continuation of liability after expiry, surrender or forfeiture of mining tenement 218
114C. Right to enter land to carry out remedial work after expiry, surrender or forfeiture of mining tenement 218
115. Power to enter on land for surveys 219
115A. Mineral exploration reports 220
115B. Verification of expenditure amounts in operations reports 221
116. Instrument of licence or lease 222
117. Mining tenements protected 223
118. Notice of application to be given to lessee of pastoral lease or diversification lease 224
118A. Tenement holder may authorise mining by third party 224
119. Mining tenement may be sold, encumbered etc. 225
119A. Mining tenement may be mortgaged 225
120. Planning schemes to be considered but not to derogate from this Act 226
120AA. Scheme for reversion licence applications 227