Div 1Entry on land

Division 1—Entry on land 31—Entry on land Subject to this Act, a person authorised under this Act to conduct prospecting or other mining operations on land may enter land for the purposes of those operations— (a) if the person has an agreement1 with the owner of the land authorising the person to enter the land to carry out mining operations on the land; or (b) if the person is authorised by a native title mining determination to enter the land to carry out mining operations on the land; or (c) if— (i) the person has given the prescribed notice of entry; and (ii) the operations will not affect native title in the land; and (iii) the person complies with any determination made on objection to entry on the land, or the use or unconditional use of the land, or portion of the land, for mining operations;2 or (d) if the land to be entered is in a precious stones field and the operations will not affect native title in the land; or (e) if the person enters the land to continue operations that had been lawfully commenced on the land before the commencement of this Act. 1 If the land is native title, the agreement is to be negotiated under Part 7. In any other case, see Part 6.