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#### 41 Notices of intention to apply for mineral claims
41 Notices of intention to apply for mineral claims
(Former clause 39 of 2010 Reg)
> > (1) For the purposes of section 176 (2) of the Act—
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> > > (a) the area marked out for a proposed mineral claim must, as far as practicable, be square or rectangular in shape, and
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> > > (b) no side of the area may exceed 200 metres in length.
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> > (2) For the purposes of section 177 (2) of the Act, the land to which an application for a mineral claim relates must be identified on a map of at least 1:100,000 scale that clearly indicates the extent and location of that land relative to property boundaries and man-made features such as roads, fences and buildings.
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> > (3) The notice of the proposed application for a mineral claim that is served on a landholder under section 177 of the Act must include a copy of an information sheet (if any) that—
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> > > (a) outlines a landholder’s right to object to the application, and
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> > > (b) has been prepared by the Secretary and made available to proposed applicants for the purposes of this subclause.