Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts86. Grant of mineral claim
Subject to section 140K if applicable -
(a) after considering the recommendations of the warden in relation to an application for a mineral claim, complying with Part XIB (if applicable) and considering any comments lodged under section 163; and
(b) if satisfied that the applicant is not in breach of this Act or the Regulations,
the Minister may grant to the applicant for such term, not exceeding 10 years, as the Minister thinks fit, a mineral claim in respect of all or part of the land as marked out under this Act.