VPRS 1382 Applications For Residence and Business Areas and Claims, Ballarat Central Mining Division

One of the privileges conferred by Section 5 of the Mines Act 1865 and subsequent Mines Acts was that the holder of a miner's right could reside on up to one acre on a goldfields area. Those occupying a residence area were "deemed in law to be possessed ... of such ... parcels ... and the property therein". This meant that the resident had all the responsibilities and rights of an owner. Rights of residence could be transferred or cancelled.With the passing of the Land (Residence Areas) Act 1935 the right of occupation of residence areas was broadened to include all Crown lands, not only those in mining areas and with administration placed under the Land Act rather than the Mines Act.This series, contains in Unit 1 of the P0 consignment the duplicate of the certification by the Mining Registrar of ther application for the residence area or business site in an auriferous (ie goldbearing) area. Details given are the number of the certificate, the date and time of the application, the name of the applicant, the location and extent of the land and, where appropriate, any street frontage and its length and the number of the miner's right held by the applicant.Unit 2 of the same consignment contains forms relating to the registration of liens given over land held under a residence area right. Details given are the name of the debtor, the location of the residence area, details of the debt to which the lien related and the acknowledgment that if the debt was not repaid recovery was by the sale of improvements on the residence area. Details are also given of miners rights held and may include the release of the lien when the debt was repaid.Unit 3 contains the Form of Transfer for residence area rights. Details given are the names of the parties, details of the location and extent of the residence area and its original certification and details of the registration of the transfer with the Mining Registrar.

1865年《矿业法》（Mines Act 1865）及后续《矿业法》（Mines Acts）第5条赋予的一项特权为：持有采矿权（miner's right）者可在金矿区最多占用1英亩土地用于居住。占用居住用地者“在法律上被视为拥有……该地块……及其内的财产”。这意味着居住者享有与土地所有权人完全一致的权利与义务，居住权可转让或注销。
随着1935年《土地（居住用地）法》（Land (Residence Areas) Act 1935）的通过，居住用地的占用权范围扩大至全部官有土地（Crown lands），不再局限于矿区，且其管理划归《土地法》（Land Act）而非《矿业法》（Mines Act）。
本数据集系列的P0批次（P0 consignment）第1单元包含采矿登记官（Mining Registrar）针对含金矿区（auriferous，即产金区）内居住用地或经营场所申请出具的证明副本。记录内容包括证明编号、申请日期与时间、申请人姓名、土地位置与面积，以及（如适用的）临街情况、临街长度，以及申请人所持采矿权编号。
同批次第2单元包含与居住用地权利项下土地留置权（lien）登记相关的表格。记录内容包括债务人姓名、居住用地位置、该留置权所关联的债务详情，以及清偿约定：若债务未获清偿，可通过拍卖居住用地上的附属设施实现债权追偿。记录还会载明申请人所持的采矿权信息，且可能包含债务清偿后留置权解除的相关内容。
第3单元包含居住用地权利转让表格。记录内容包括转让双方姓名、居住用地的位置与面积详情、原始证明编号，以及采矿登记官出具的转让登记详情。