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Offshore Minerals Act 1994
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#### 23 Exploration
(1) For the purposes of this Act, exploration for minerals includes any activity that is directly related to the exploration for minerals.
(2) For the purposes of this Act, exploration does not include the exploration for minerals of the subsoil of a Commonwealth‑State offshore area that is carried out by means of underground mining from State land in accordance with any law of the State governing mineral exploration.