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Crown Minerals Act 1991

Permits, access to land, and other matters - Offences and miscellaneous - Miscellaneous provisions

94: Officers not to have personal interest

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"Crown workers must not personally benefit from mineral permits"

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If you work for the Crown in a role that helps manage Crown minerals, you cannot have a personal financial interest in any permit. This means you cannot own a permit or have a secret share in one. You must not benefit financially from a permit, unless this Act or its regulations say it is okay.

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Part 1BPermits, access to land, and other matters
Offences and miscellaneous: Miscellaneous provisions

94Officers not to have personal interest

  1. Except as otherwise provided in this Act or in regulations, no person holding any office under, or employed by, the Crown in any capacity in the administration of this Act shall hold, directly or indirectly, any pecuniary interest whatever in any permit.