sec.38General prohibition on exploring and mining without appropriate authorisation

sec.38 General prohibition on exploring and mining without appropriate authorisation

A person must not— explore for minerals in coastal waters; or recover minerals from coastal waters; unless the exploration or recovery is authorised by a tenure or special purpose consent granted under this Act. Maximum penalty—400 penalty units. A works licence may be necessary because exploration includes activities that are directly related to exploration (see section 23 (1) ) and recovery includes activities that are directly related to recovery (see section 24 (1) ). This provision is an executive liability provision—see section 443 . s 38 amd 2013 No. 51 s 229 sch 1

• (a) explore for minerals in coastal waters; or
• (b) recover minerals from coastal waters;
• 1 A works licence may be necessary because exploration includes activities that are directly related to exploration (see section 23 (1) ) and recovery includes activities that are directly related to recovery (see section 24 (1) ).
• 2 This provision is an executive liability provision—see section 443 .