Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Before an
application for a mining tenement other than an exploration licence or a
retention licence is made, the land in relation to which the mining tenement
is sought shall be marked out in the prescribed manner and in the prescribed
shape, and for the purpose of any claim for compensation for loss or damage
suffered or likely to be suffered resulting or arising therefrom under
section 123, or for an order under section 124(2), the activities
involved in the marking out shall be taken to be activities relating to
prospecting and, as such, to constitute mining.
[(2) deleted]
[Section 105 amended by No. 100 of 1985
s. 79; No. 105 of 1986 s. 16; No. 22 of 1990 s. 33;
No. 37 of 1993 s. 10(2) and 16.]