---
title: "Energy, Resources & Mining: precedents"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/energy-resources-and-mining"
type: "precedent_area"
site: "AI Law Framework"
area_id: "A13"
precedent_count: 6
last_reviewed: "2026-10-17"
---

# Energy, Resources & Mining: precedents

> 6 starting-point precedents for Energy, Resources & Mining, each with the law behind it and how far AI may help.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/energy-resources-and-mining  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-17

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

## Precedents

| Precedent | Kind | Jurisdictions | AI level | Summary | Law stated as at |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Land access arrangement with landholder for exploration (NSW, with Queensland notes)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/energy-resources-and-mining/land-access-arrangement.md) | Agreement | New South Wales, Queensland | Yellow | Agreed access arrangement under Part 8 Division 2 of the Mining Act 1992 (NSW) that sets where, when and how an explorer may prospect, the compensation payable, rehabilitation and dispute resolution. | 2026-10-17 |
| [Native title right-to-negotiate (s 31) agreement checklist](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/energy-resources-and-mining/right-to-negotiate-s31-agreement-checklist.md) | Checklist | Australia, Commonwealth | Yellow | Step-by-step checklist for the Native Title Act right-to-negotiate process for a mining tenement: notification, timetable, good-faith negotiation, deed terms, arbitral determinations, and safeguards… | 2026-10-17 |
| [Farm-in and unincorporated joint venture heads of terms (mining tenement)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/energy-resources-and-mining/farm-in-joint-venture-heads-of-terms.md) | Agreement | Australia, New South Wales | Yellow | Non-binding heads of terms for a farmee to earn an interest in exploration tenements by sole funding staged expenditure, then form an unincorporated joint venture. | 2026-10-17 |
| [Corporate renewable power purchase agreement (PPA) term sheet](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/energy-resources-and-mining/corporate-renewable-ppa-term-sheet.md) | Agreement | Australia | Yellow | Indicative term sheet for a corporate buyer contracting with a renewable generator in the National Electricity Market, as a sleeved physical PPA or a virtual (financial) PPA, including certificates… | 2026-10-17 |
| [AI-assisted tenement, title and approvals due diligence protocol](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/energy-resources-and-mining/ai-tenement-title-due-diligence-protocol.md) | Checklist | Australia, New South Wales | Yellow | Protocol for using AI to extract tenement, holder, condition and encumbrance data from register searches at scale, with mandatory source tracing, verification and supervision before anything reaches… | 2026-10-17 |
| [Clause: autonomous and AI-enabled equipment in mining services contracts](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/energy-resources-and-mining/autonomous-operations-ai-clause.md) | Clause | Australia, New South Wales, Queensland | Yellow | Contract clause allocating safety-case, validation, human supervision, change control, incident, data and liability responsibilities for autonomous haulage, drilling and other AI-enabled plant on a… | 2026-10-17 |

The area's guidance on AI use: [Energy, Resources & Mining](https://ailawframework.com/practice/energy-resources-and-mining.md). All areas: [Precedents](https://ailawframework.com/precedents.md).

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