Mining Act 1992

Within 14 days (or such other period as may be prescribed by the regulations) after lodging an application for an exploration licence, the applicant must cause notice of the application to be published in the way specified by the regulations.

The notice must—

state that an application for an exploration licence has been lodged, and

contain a plan of the proposed exploration area, and

comply with any other requirements that are prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this subsection.

This section does not apply to an application made pursuant to an invitation under Schedule 1A (Competitive selection process for controlled release prospecting titles).