Commonwealth Numbered Acts

ABORIGINAL LAND RIGHTS (NORTHERN TERRITORY) AMENDMENT ACT 1987 No. 40 of 1987 - SECT 3

3. Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended -
(a) by adding at the end of the definition of "exploration licence" in
sub-section (1) "or a permit granted under the Petroleum Act 1984 of the
Northern Territory as amended from time to time";

   (b)  by inserting after the definition of "exploration licence", in
        subsection (1) the following definitions:

"'extractive mineral' means -

   (a)  soil; or

   (b)  sand, gravel, clay or stone, being sand, gravel, clay or stone that is
        suitable for use in construction or building works;
'extractive mineral deposit' means a deposit of extractive minerals;";

   (c)  by adding at the end of the definition of "minerals" in sub-section
        (1) "but does not include extractive minerals";

   (d)  by adding at the end of the definition of "mining interest" in
        subsection (1) "other than a lease or other interest in land, or a
        right, granted under a law of the Northern Territory relating, in
        whole or in part, to the mining or development of extractive mineral
        deposits"; and

   (e)  by inserting after paragraph (2) (b) the following paragraph:

"(ba) a lease or other interest in land, or a right granted in respect of
land, under a law of the Northern Territory relating, in whole or in part, to
the mining or development of extractive mineral deposits.".