---
title: "Search New Zealand minerals permits under the Crown Minerals Act 1991"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/energy-resources-and-mining/build-a-tenement-and-title-due-diligence-table-from-the-registers/new-zealand"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A13-T1-R1-NZ"
practice_area: "Energy, Resources & Mining"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["NZ"]
last_reviewed: "2026-09-23"
---

# Search New Zealand minerals permits under the Crown Minerals Act 1991

> Extract permit type, minerals, area and parties from the instruction note into a due-diligence table.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/energy-resources-and-mining/build-a-tenement-and-title-due-diligence-table-from-the-registers/new-zealand  
Last reviewed: 2026-09-23

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Energy, Resources & Mining](https://ailawframework.com/practice/energy-resources-and-mining.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Extract permit type, minerals, area and parties from the instruction note into a due-diligence table. |
| What the lawyer must review | Search NZP&M permits under the Crown Minerals Act 1991 Do not search a state tenement register, Native Title Vision or EPBC history Check NZP&M law changes if the file involves petroleum or decommissioning |
| Written for | New Zealand |
| Applies to | [Build a tenement and title due-diligence table from the registers](https://ailawframework.com/practice/energy-resources-and-mining/build-a-tenement-and-title-due-diligence-table-from-the-registers.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Extract permit type, minerals, area and parties from the instruction note into a due-diligence table.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 23 September 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Differs from Australia: search the Crown Minerals Act permits, not an Australian tenement register.
- A minerals permit is not a resource consent. Land entry rules in the Act are separate from the Resource Management Act 1991.

## Sources

- [Crown Minerals Act 1991](https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1991/70/en/latest/) (checked 2026-09-23)
- [MBIE: Crown Minerals Act regime](https://www.mbie.govt.nz/building-and-energy/energy-and-natural-resources/energy-generation-and-markets/liquid-fuel-market/crown-minerals-act-regime) (checked 2026-09-23)
- [NZP&M: Crown Minerals Act law changes](https://www.nzpam.govt.nz/nz-industry/crown-minerals-act-law-changes) (checked 2026-09-23)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*