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Mining Act 1992
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#### 224 Opal prospecting blocks
224 Opal prospecting blocks
> > (1) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, constitute any land within an opal prospecting area as an opal prospecting block.
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> > (2) Such an order—
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> > > (a) may give the opal prospecting block a designation and fix its boundaries, and
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> > > (b) may specify any periods during which an opal prospecting licence may not be granted in respect of the opal prospecting block.
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> > (3) An opal prospecting block may not exceed—
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> > > (a) an area of 500 hectares, or
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> > > (b) such smaller area as is prescribed by the regulations.
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> **s 224:** Am 1998 No 88, Sch 5 \[5\].