New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MINING ACT 1992 - SECT 179

179 Objection as to agricultural land

(1) A landholder who is entitled to use land for agricultural purposes and who is served with a notice under section 177 may object to the granting of a mineral claim over the land on the basis that the land is agricultural land.

(2) Such an objection must be in writing and must be lodged with the Director-General within 28 days after the notice is served.

(3) On receipt of an objection, the Director-General is to determine the objection in accordance with Schedule 2.