Mining Act 1992 No 29
Historical version for 14 December 2009 to 8 June 2010 (accessed 23 May 2013 at 16:29) Current version

76   Fencing of land subject to mining lease

(1)  The holder of a mining lease may fence the whole or any part of the mining area.
(2)  The holder of the mining lease must erect and maintain a fence around any unfenced shaft, machinery or other works on the surface of the mining area if required to do so by notice in writing:
(a)  given by the landholder of the land concerned, or
(b)  in the case of Crown land (within the meaning of the Crown Lands Act 1989) for which there is no landholder other than the Crown—given by the Minister.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.

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