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Crown Minerals Act 1991

Permits, access to land, and other matters - Permits, access to land, and title notations

23: Purpose of permits

You could also call this:

"What a permit lets you do with minerals"

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The purpose of a permit is to let you do certain things. If you have a prospecting permit, it allows you to look for minerals as stated in the permit. You can only look for the minerals that are specified in your permit.

If you have an exploration permit, it lets you search for minerals as stated in the permit. This permit also only allows you to search for the minerals that are specified in it. You must follow what your permit says.

If you have a mining permit, it allows you to mine for minerals as stated in the permit. Again, you can only mine for the minerals that your permit specifies. This is what the permit is for.

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Permits, access to land, and title notations

23Purpose of permits

  1. The purpose of a prospecting permit is to authorise the permit holder to prospect for minerals as specified in the permit.

  2. The purpose of an exploration permit is to authorise the permit holder to explore for minerals as specified in the permit.

  3. The purpose of a mining permit is to authorise the permit holder to mine for minerals as specified in the permit.

Notes
  • Section 23: replaced, on , by section 19 of the Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 14).