178Application for granting of mineral claim

178 Application for granting of mineral claim

178 Application for granting of mineral claim

(1) Any person may apply for a mineral claim.

(2) An application must—

(a) be lodged with the Secretary, and

(b) include the information, if any, prescribed by the regulations, and

(c) be accompanied by the application fee prescribed by the regulations.

(3) An application for a mineral claim may not be lodged with respect to land over which the lodging of such an application is prohibited by an order in force under section 173A (1).

s 178: Am 1994 No 45, Sch 1; 1996 No 137, Sch 1 [15] [70]; 1999 No 43, Sch 1 [39] [40]; 2004 No 75, Sch 1 [11]; 2008 No 19, Sch 1 [129]; 2017 No 27, Sch 1 [4]; 2022 No 21, Sch 1[60].