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Mining Regulations 1981
Div 1ALodging, filing documents
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Division 1A — Lodging, filing documents
59A. Prescribed manner of lodging, filing documents 69
59B. Lodging mining tenement documents through Department’s website 69
Division 1 — Marking out mining tenements
59. Manner of marking out tenement (Act s. 105) 70
60. Stones used to support posts 71
61. Marking out surveyed land 71
62. Surplus land may be applied for by others 72
63. Land marked out but not applied for 72
63A. Requirement for marking out following grant of reversion licence 73
Division 2 — Applications
64. Application for mining tenement 73
64A. Notice of application for prospecting licence, exploration licence, retention licence or mining lease 75
64B. Notice of application for mining tenement to pastoral, grazing or diversification lessee (Act s. 118) 76
64C. Copy of application for miscellaneous licence (Act s. 91(9)) 76
65. Number of shares to be stated on application 76
66. Description of boundaries 76
68. Warden may obtain report 77
69. Withdrawal of applications 77
70. Refund of rent on withdrawal or refusal of application 78
70A. Amalgamation of secondary tenement (Act s. 67A) 78
70BA. Prescribed period for lodging certain applications for areas compulsorily surrendered (Act s. 105A(3)) 78
70BB. Prescribed period for lodging certain applications or marking out land after forfeiture of exploration licence, mining lease or general purpose lease (Act s. 105A(3)) 79
70BC. Prescribed period for lodging certain applications after expiry of mining tenement (Act s. 105A(3)) 80
70BD. Prescribed period for lodging other applications for exploration licences (Act s. 105A(3)) 80
70B. Agreement as to priority (Act s. 105A(3)) 80
70C. Refund where licence substituted or lease refused 81
70D. Refund when retention licence granted or refused 81
70E. Partial refund of application fee in certain circumstances 82
Division 3 — Boundary marks
71. Boundary marks to be maintained 82
72. No liability for mining if boundary marks not maintained 82
73. Holder to identify boundaries 83
74. False documents or notices not to be posted up 83