Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts45. Conditions of licence
Every exploration retention licence is, unless expressly waived, varied or suspended in writing by the Minister, subject to the conditions imposed by or under section 166 and to the condition that the licensee will, on or in relation to the licence area -
(a) carry out progressive programmes of work for the purpose of testing the extent and value of the ore body or anomalous zone;
(aa) expend not less than the minimum amount of expenditure specified in the licence in carrying out exploration activities on the licence area;
(d) not sell any mineral obtained from the licence area;
(e) except with the prior approval, in writing, of the Secretary, not remove from the licence area any mineral other than that reasonably required for sampling or testing purposes;
(g) obtain and send to the Secretary such water samples and data on underground water encountered during exploration drilling as the Secretary, in writing, directs; and
(h) conduct his programmes and other activities in such a way as not to interfere with existing roads, railways, telephone or telegraph lines, power lines and cables, water pipelines or dams or reservoirs, or gas, oil, slurry or tailings pipelines or storage containers, situated on the licence area, or the lawful activities or rights of any person on or in relation to land adjacent to the licence area.