Constitution of mineral fields and dealings with Crown land in them
16 Constitution of mineral fields and dealings with Crown land in them
The Governor may, by proclamation —
constitute any part of the State, including any area that comes within paragraph (b) of the definition of land in section 8(1), to be a mineral field; or
divide any mineral field into districts; or
alter or amend the boundaries of a mineral field or district; or
abolish a mineral field or district.
Any part of the State that was immediately before the commencing date a mineral field or district thereof or a goldfield or district thereof under the repealed Act, shall be deemed to be a mineral field or district thereof constituted under this Act and may be dealt with as provided in subsection (1).
No Crown land that is in a mineral field shall be leased, transferred in fee simple, or otherwise disposed of under the provisions of the Land Administration Act 1997, without the approval of the Minister.
A provision of a diversification lease over Crown land that is in a mineral field must not be varied so as to alter a purpose of the lease without the approval of the Minister.
Crown land that is in a mineral field must not be identified in a diversification lease under the Land Administration Act 1997 section 92C(4) without the approval of the Minister.
[Section 16 amended: No. 31 of 1997 s. 71(2) and 141; No. 12 of 2003 s. 7; No. 4 of 2023 s. 132.]
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