Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) A person who has an interest in land is entitled to compensation from the holder of a mineral title for:
(a) damage to the land, and any improvements on the land, caused by activities conducted under the title; and
(b) any loss suffered as a result of that damage (for example, loss suffered as a result of being deprived of the use of the land).
(2) However, if the damage is caused to land in a park or reserve or pastoral land by exploration activities, a person who has an interest in the land is entitled to compensation only in relation to damage in excess of what is reasonably necessary for conducting those activities.
(3) A person who has an interest in land is not entitled to compensation in relation to minerals or extractive minerals known or thought to be on or under the land.
(4) For this section, a person has an interest in land if the person:
(a) is recorded in the land register as a registered owner or registered proprietor of the land; or
(b) holds a licence granted under Part 7 of the Crown Lands Act ; or
(c) in relation to land in a park or reserve – is the landowner.
(5) In this section:
"exploration activities" means exploration for minerals or extractive minerals and includes activities or work conducted in connection with the exploration.