If you want to look for or take minerals from Crown land that the Crown does not own, you must have an access arrangement as set out in section 61B. You cannot just go onto the land to prospect, explore, or mine without this arrangement. Some other parts of the law, such as sections 54 to 59, section 61, sections 62 to 75, sections 78 to 82, and section 89, do not apply to this access arrangement.

When the law talks about a permit, it also means any permission from the owner of the mineral to look for or take the mineral. The person who gets this permission is called a permit holder. The law uses these terms in sections 60, section 76, and sections 83 to 88 to refer to the permission and the person who has it.

You need to follow the rules about access arrangements when you want to look for or take minerals from Crown land that the Crown does not own, and you must do it in accordance with section 61B.