Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) For the purposes
of this Act, exploration for minerals includes any activity that is directly
related to the exploration for minerals.
(2) For the purposes
of this Act, exploration does not include the exploration for minerals of the
subsoil of coastal waters that is carried out by means of underground mining
from land in the State if that exploration is carried out in accordance with
the Mining Act 1978 .