41Notices of intention to apply for mineral claims

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—

(a) the area marked out for a proposed mineral claim must, as far as practicable, be square or rectangular in shape, and

(b) no side of the area may exceed 200 metres in length.

(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.

(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—

(a) outlines a landholder’s right to object to the application, and

(b) has been prepared by the Secretary and made available to proposed applicants for the purposes of this subclause.