Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) A person may apply
to the Minister for an exploration licence over a standard block if —
(a) the
block is vacant; and
(b) the
block is not excluded.
Note:
For “excluded
blocks” see section 51.
(2) A standard block
is vacant if no exploration, retention or mining licence is in force over the
block.
(3) A person may apply
for an exploration licence over a group of standard blocks if —
(a) the
group forms a discrete area; and
(b)
there are not more than 500 blocks in the group.
Note:
The Minister may, in
certain circumstances, allow an application to be made for an exploration
licence covering up to 3 discrete areas (see section 53).