220Opal prospecting areas

#### 220 Opal prospecting areas 220 Opal prospecting areas > > (1) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, constitute any prescribed land as an opal prospecting area and may, by the same or a subsequent order so published, name the area and fix its boundaries. > > > (2) For the purposes of this section, prescribed land is— > > > > > (a) any land held under a lease or licence for grazing purposes under the [Crown Land Management Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2016-058), or > > > > > (b) Crown land other than— > > > > > > > (i) land that is held under a lease or licence (not being a lease or licence referred to in paragraph (a)) under the [Crown Land Management Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2016-058), or > > > > > > > (ii) land in respect of which a Crown land manager has been appointed or that is under the control of a council pursuant to section 48 of the [Local Government Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-030), or > > > > > > > (iii) land that is subject to an easement, or > > > > > > > (iv) any land of a class or description prescribed by the regulations. > > > (3) In subsection (2)— > > > > Crown land has the same meaning as in the [Crown Land Management Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2016-058). > > > > licence includes a permissive occupancy. > > **s 220:** Am 1999 No 43, Sch 1 \[53\] \[54\]; 2017 No 17, Sch 2.12 \[7\].