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Petroleum Act 1923

sec.9Petroleum the property of the Crown

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### sec.9 Petroleum the property of the Crown Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Act or in any grant, instrument of title, or other document, it is hereby declared that petroleum on or below the surface of all land in Queensland, whether alienated in fee simple or not so alienated from the Crown, and if so alienated whensoever alienated, is and always has been the property of the Crown. s 9 amd 1967 No. 37 s 3 ; 1991 No. 65 s 5

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