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Minerals, Petroleum and Native Title
The requirements of the Commonwealth Native Title Act 1993 must be complied with prior to issuing mineral, petroleum and pipeline tenements on Crown land.
The Department of Primary Industries, Minerals and Petroleum Division is responsible for the promotion and regulation of the extractive, oil and gas, pipelines, geothermal energy, minerals exploration and mining industries in Victoria.
The Minerals and Petroleum Division is responsible for the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990. This legislation ensures compliance with the Native Title Act 1993, before the issue of any tenement that may affect native title.
Information on agreements responding to native title can be found on their web pages.
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