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Originally Posted by GOLDDRAGONLADY
The land owner ownes the first six feet down and then the state council or government owns the rest unless someone has bought the mineral rights of the property and/or is leasing the rights from the government/council body.
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The real question is what level of government owns the resources, ie Commonwealth, State or Local (Council) Government levels.
This is what causes the grievances between states, and even regions within a state (eg Hunter Valley here in NSW, or North Qld in Qld).
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