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Mining Act 1992
182Opal prospecting blocks, reserves, mineral allocation areas and controlled release areas
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#### 182 Opal prospecting blocks, reserves, mineral allocation areas and controlled release areas
182 Opal prospecting blocks, reserves, mineral allocation areas and controlled release areas
> > (1) A mineral claim may not be granted over any land within—
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> > > (a) an opal prospecting block that is the subject of an opal prospecting licence held by a person other than the applicant for the mineral claim, or
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> > > (b) a reserve in respect of which an order prohibiting the granting of mineral claims is in force under section 367.
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> > > (c) (Repealed)
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> > (2) Except with the approval of the Minister, a mineral claim may not be granted over any land within a mineral allocation area or controlled release area that is constituted in respect of any mineral or minerals to which the application for the mineral claim relates.
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> **s 182:** Am 1996 No 137, Sch 1 \[114\]–\[116\]; 2015 No 39, Sch 1 \[14\].