222Objections

#### 222 Objections 222 Objections > > (1) A landholder of any land who has been served with a notice of the Minister’s proposal to constitute the land as an opal prospecting area, or to add the land to an existing opal prospecting area, may, within 28 days after being so served, make an objection to the proposal on any of the following grounds— > > > > > (a) on the ground that the land the subject of the proposal is agricultural land, if the landholder is a person who is entitled to use the land for agricultural purposes, > > > > > (b) on one or more grounds of the kind prescribed by the regulations. > > > (2) An objection made on a ground referred to in subsection (1)(b)— > > > > > (a) must be lodged with the Secretary, and > > > > > (b) must be in the approved form. > > > (3) Schedule 2 contains provisions dealing with objections made on the ground referred to in subsection (1)(a). > > > (4) Unless it is earlier withdrawn, the Secretary must refer any objection made on the ground referred to in subsection (1) (b) for inquiry and report by a person having such qualifications or experience as may be prescribed by the regulations. > > > (5) At the conclusion of the inquiry into the objection, the person to whom the objection has been referred must furnish the Minister with a report as to his or her findings. > > > (6) An objection made on the ground referred to in subsection (1) (b) is to be determined by the Minister on the basis of the report so furnished. > > **s 222:** Am 1999 No 43, Sch 1 \[58\] \[59\]; 2008 No 19, Sch 1 \[182\]; 2008 No 107, Sch 19 \[25\]; 2022 No 21, Sch 1\[73\] \[74\].