(1) A prospecting entitlement is:
(a) an authority, licence, permit or entitlement under an * Australian law or * foreign law to prospect or explore for * minerals in an area; or
(aa) an authority, licence, permit or entitlement under an Australian law to prospect or explore for * geothermal energy resources in an area; or
(b) a lease of land that allows the lessee to prospect or explore for minerals or geothermal energy resources on the land; or
(c) an interest in a thing referred to in paragraph (a), (aa) or (b).
(2) A mining entitlement is:
(a) an authority, licence, permit or entitlement under an * Australian law or * foreign law to mine for * minerals in an area; or
(aa) an authority, licence, permit or entitlement under an Australian law to extract energy from * geothermal energy resources in an area; or
(b) a lease of land that allows the lessee to mine for minerals, or extract energy from geothermal energy resources, on the land; or
(c) an interest in a thing referred to in paragraph (a), (aa) or (b).