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Crown Minerals Act 1991

Permits, access to land, and other matters - Permits, access to land, and title notations - Access to land other than for minimum impact activity

67: Right of appearance

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"Having your say at a land access hearing"

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If you want to access some land, you can go to a hearing with an arbitrator to discuss it. At this hearing, you and the owners and occupiers of the land can speak and be heard. You can also choose to have someone represent you, like a lawyer, if you want to.

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Part 1BPermits, access to land, and other matters
Permits, access to land, and title notations: Access to land other than for minimum impact activity

67Right of appearance

  1. At any hearing by an arbitrator into the question of access, a person desiring access to the land concerned, and each of the owners and occupiers of the land, are entitled to appear and be heard.

  2. A party to a hearing may be represented by counsel or otherwise.