Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) This Part provides for the grant of special purpose consents.
(2) A special purpose consent may be granted over:
(a) a standard block; or
(b) a reserved block; or
(c) a tender block.
(3) A special purpose consent may be granted over a block even if the block is in the licence area of a licence or the consent area of another special purpose consent.
(4) A special purpose consent can only be granted for:
(a) a scientific investigation; or
(b) a reconnaissance survey; or
(c) the collection of only small amounts of minerals.
(5) The exploration of an area is a reconnaissance survey if the exploration is carried out to work out whether the area explored is sufficiently promising to justify more detailed exploration under an exploration licence.