Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

MINING ACT - SECT 14

(1) For the purposes of this Part, the land area of the Territory shall be divided -

(a) by the meridian of longitude 129 degrees east and by meridians that are east of that meridian at increasing distances from that meridian of one minute of longitude; and

(b) by the parallel of latitude 26 degrees south, and by parallels of latitude that are north of that parallel of latitude at increasing distances from that parallel of latitude of one minute of latitude,

into sections, each of which is bounded -

(c) by portions of 2 of those meridians that are at a distance from each other of one minute of longitude; and

(d) by portions of 2 of those parallels of latitude that are at a distance from each other of one minute of latitude.

(2) For the purposes of this Part -

(a) a graticular section that is wholly within the land area of the Territory constitutes a block; and

(b) if part only of a graticular section is, or parts only of a graticular section are, within the land area of the Territory, the area of that part, or of those parts together, constitutes a block.