Restricted and Unavailable Crown Land for Mining and/or Exploration

Land where special permission must be obtained for Mining and/or Exploration.This layer was developed for land classification for the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990This layer is derived mostly from selections from Public Land Management PLM25. Other sources of data include PLM100_V_MMT_WILDLIFE_MGMT for wildlife reserves, PLM100_V_MMT_HERITAGE_RIVER for heritage rivers, PLM100_V_MMT_NATRL_CATCHMENT for natural catchemnt area and PLM100_V_MMT_REFERENCE_AREAS for reference areas. The dataset PLM25_MRSDA is an amalgamation of features defined by:Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 - SCHEDULE 3 Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 - SECT 6Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 - SECT 7The GeoVic3 layers:Restricted Crown Land (MRSDA)Unavailable Crown Land (MRSDA) andUnavailable S7 Exempt Areas (MRSDA) are subsets from the layer PLM25_MRSDA.Schedule 3 of the MRDA includes Restricted Crown Land1. land reserved for the following purposesa) regional parksb) coastal parks including Gippsland Lakes Reservesc) marine parkse) wildlife reserves including Wildlife Management Co-operative Areasf) natural features and scenic reserves including caves and geological reservesg) bushland reservesh) historic areas and reservesi) public land water frontage reservesj) streamside reserves including River Murray Reservek) coastal reservesl) national heritage parksm) nature conservation reservesn) historic and cultural feature reserves2. Any land that is an alpine resort within the meaning of the Alpine Resorts Act 19833. Any land which is a heritage river area under section 5 of the Heritage Rivers Act 1992 other than land to which paragraph a or b of section 6 of this Act applies.4. Any land that is a natural catchment area under section 6 of the Heritage Rivers Act 1992 other than land to which paragraph a or b of section 6 of this Act applies.Unavailable Crown Land- land that is a reference area - land that is a national park, wilderness park or State park - land that is a marine national park or a marine sanctuary Exempt Area- land exempt from exploration or mining license by the Minister.