Rights conferred by tenement
23 Rights conferred by tenement
The holder of a registered precious stones claim has, subject to this Act, an exclusive right to conduct mining operations for the recovery of precious stones from the land comprised in the claim during the term of registration, and to sell, use or dispose of precious stones recovered in the course of those operations.
The holder of a registered opal development lease has, subject to this Act—
an exclusive right to conduct mining operations for the recovery of precious stones from the land comprised in the lease during the term of registration, and to sell, use or dispose of precious stones recovered in the course of those operations; and
an exclusive right to peg out an area (and only one area) for a precious stones claim within the area of the lease during the term of registration.
It is a condition of every registered precious stones claim and every registered opal development lease that the holder of the claim or lease (being a holder who is a natural person) must not reside on the land comprising the claim or lease other than in the Mintabie township lease area in accordance with a licence issued under section 29D of the
Anangu Pitjantjatjara
Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act 1981, or as otherwise allowed under that Act.
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