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Mining Act 1992
76Fencing of land subject to mining lease
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#### 76 Fencing of land subject to mining lease
76 Fencing of land subject to mining lease
> > (1) The holder of a mining lease may fence the whole or any part of the mining area.
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> > (2) The holder of the mining lease must erect and maintain a fence around any unfenced shaft, machinery or other works on the surface of the mining area if required to do so by notice in writing—
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> > > (a) given by the landholder of the land concerned, or
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> > > (b) in the case of Crown land (within the meaning of the [Crown Land Management Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2016-058)) for which there is no landholder other than the Crown—given by the Minister.
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> > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
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> **s 76:** Am 1999 No 43, Sch 1 \[7\]; 2008 No 19, Sch 1 \[71\]; 2017 No 17, Sch 2.12 \[3\].