Fossicking Act 1994
An Act about recreational and tourist fossicking for minerals, gemstones and ornamental stones, and for related purposes
Part 1 Preliminary
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Fossicking Act 1994.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation.
3 Definitions
In this Act—authorised officer means—(a)an authorised officer under the Mineral Resources Act 1989; or(b)a person who is appointed as an authorised officer under section 72(1).camp includes—(a)pitch, place or erect a tent, caravan, hut or camping structure; and(b)place other camping equipment in position; and(c)stay overnight.commercial tour means a tour, involving fossicking, conducted as part of a business activity.commercial tour operator means a person who conducts, offers to conduct, agrees to conduct, or arranges for someone else to conduct, a commercial tour.deputy mining registrar ...designated fossicking land means land declared to be designated fossicking land.Note—
Designated fossicking land declarations are made under section 42(1).educational organisation means—(a)a school, college or registered higher education provider; or(b)a museum; or(c)a department of government involved in supplying educational services.exploration permit see section 8(1).explosive has the meaning given by the Explosives Act 1999.field officer ...forest entitlement area see section 8(2).fossick see section 5.fossicking area means land declared to be a fossicking area.Note—
Fossicking area declarations are made under section 44(1).fossicking material means—(a)a gemstone; or(b)an ornamental stone; or(c)a mineral specimen; or(d)alluvial gold; or(e)a fossil (other than a fossil of a vertebrate animal); or(f)a substance prescribed by regulation to be fossicking material;but does not include a meteorite, tektite, or impact or ejected material associated with a meteorite impact structure.gemstone means a precious stone.general permission for fossicking or camping, means permission, given under section 28 to the chief executive, for anyone—(a)to fossick on land mentioned in the permission under a licence; or(b)to camp on land mentioned in the permission when fossicking on the land under a licence.government owned corporation see section 8(3).hand tool means—(a)a pick, shovel, hammer, sieve, shaker, or electronic detector; or(b)a tool declared by regulation to be a hand tool.issuing officer means a person who is appointed as an issuing officer under section 71(1).known fossil site means land of particular palaeontologic significance because of the presence of fossils on the land.lake see the Water Act 2000, schedule 4.land manager see section 54(2).licence means a fossickers licence.licensee—(a)means the holder of a licence; and(b)for part 3, division 2—see section 24.member see section 6.mineral see section 8(1).mineral development licence see section 8(1).mining claim see section 8(1).mining district see section 8(1).mining lease see section 8(1).mining registrar ...nominated waterway ...obstruct includes hinder or resist and attempt…