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#### 51 Lodgment of applications for opal prospecting licences
51 Lodgment of applications for opal prospecting licences
(Former clause 49 of 2010 Reg)
> > (1) Despite clause 94 (1), an application for an opal prospecting licence must be lodged as follows—
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> > > (a) in relation to land within the Lightning Ridge Mineral Claims District—in person at the Lightning Ridge office of the Department,
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> > > (b) in relation to land within the White Cliffs Mineral Claims District—
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> > > > (i) in person at, or by post or facsimile to, the Lightning Ridge office of the Department, or
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> > > > (ii) electronically.
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> > Note.
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> > Clause 94 contains provisions relating to the lodgment of applications.
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> > (2) Only one application per person may be lodged in respect of each opal prospecting block on any day on which an application may be lodged or may be taken to have been lodged.
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> **cl 51:** Am 2025 (241), Sch 1\[4\].