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Crown Minerals Act 1991

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

28: Restriction on granting of prospecting permits

You could also call this:

"Rules for Getting a Permit to Look for Minerals"

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When you apply for a prospecting permit, the Minister looks at your application. The Minister thinks about whether the prospecting will add new knowledge about the mineral in the area. If it won't, or if many people are already interested in exploring or mining the mineral in that area, the Minister will not grant the permit unless there are special circumstances.

The Minister wants to know if the prospecting is worth doing in that area. You need to show the Minister that your prospecting will make a difference or that there's a good reason to let you do it. This helps the Minister decide whether to grant the permit or not.

The Minister's decision is based on the information in your application and what's happening in the area at the time. If the Minister says no, it's because they don't think the prospecting will add anything new or useful. But if there are special circumstances, the Minister might still grant the permit.

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Permits, access to land, and title notations

28Restriction on granting of prospecting permits

  1. Where, in respect of any application for a prospecting permit, the Minister considers that—

  2. the prospecting proposed in the application is unlikely to materially add to the existing knowledge of the mineral in all or part of the land to which the application relates; or
    1. there exists, at the time of the application, substantial interest in exploring for or mining the mineral in all or part of the land to which the application relates,—
        1. the Minister shall not grant a prospecting permit in respect of the mineral and the land or part of the land concerned unless he or she is satisfied that special circumstances apply.