Fossicking Bill 1994 (Qld)

Queensland

FOSSICKING BILL 1994

Queensland

FOSSICKING BILL 1994

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

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PART 1—PRELIMINARY

Short title 20.6... 8 Commencement ....... 6... eee eee nee 8 Definitions 2.0.0... 0. cece eet aees 8 Meaning of "club"... 0... eee eee eee 12 Meaning of "fossick" .. 0.0.0.2 eee eee ee 12 Meaning of "member"... . 2... 66... ccc 13 Meaning of "watercourse" ........ 6... eee eee eee ees 13 Meaning of expressions used in this and other Acts................... 14

PART 2—LAND EXCLUDED FROM ACT'S APPLICATION

Act's application to protected areas .............. 000000002 e eee eee 15 Act's application to State forests, timber reserves and forest entitlement areas... 2... ee eee eee 15 Act's application to native title land... 2.6.0... 0... cee eee eee eee 15 Other land may be excluded from operation of Act ................... 16 Act's application to scientific organisations ..................0000005 16 PART 3—LICENCES Division 1—Licences Licences... 6... eee eee eee 16 Applications .. 0.6.6.6... eens 17 How issuing officer may deal with applications for licence ............ 17 Licence conditions must not be contravened ..................00000. 18 Licence not transferable ......... 0.0.0. cee eee 18

Term of licence ...... 0... eee cette e ene e nee 18

Fossicking 20 Replacement licences ........... 6.6. cece cece cette teens 19 21 Suspension and cancellation of licences—grounds ................4.. 19 22 Suspension and cancellation of licences—procedures................. 19 23 Return of licence... 06... eens 21 Division 2—Licensees' entitlements and duties 24 Meaning of "licensee" in Division.............. 0.000000 eee eee eee 21 25 Licence needed to fossick............. 0000 c cece eee eee eee eee 21 26 Licensee's right to enter unoccupied land to fossick .................. 22 27 Licensee must get permission to fossick on occupied land etc. ......... 22 28 General permissions .......... 6... e eee ence eee teens 23 29 Licensee must comply with conditions of permission ................. 24 30 Commercial tour operator sometimes needs other permissions .......... 24 31 Other limits on commercial tour operator's fossicker licence........... 24 32 Limits on club and educational organisation fossickers licence......... 25 33 Records of land mentioned in general permission to be kept ........... 25 Division 3—General 34 When fossicking materials become licensee's property..............-. 25 35 Payment of royalties to State... 6... eee 26 36 Sale or use of fossicking material in trade or commerce............... 26 37 Volume, weight or number of specimens may be restricted ............ 26 38 Use of machinery etc. prohibited .......... 00.00 c cece eee eee 27 39 Limits on digging... 0.6.6... ccc ttt 27 40 Discovery of minerals does not confer rights ...................000005 27 PART 4—DESIGNATED FOSSICKING LAND AND FOSSICKING AREAS Division 1—Designated fossicking land 41 Proposal for declaration of designated fossicking land................. 28 42 Declaration of designated fossicking land ...............00000220000e 29 Division 2—Fossicking areas 43 Proposal for declaration of fossicking area ............. 0000 eee eee ee 29 44 Declaration of fossicking area .... 2.2... eee eee eee ee ees 30 Division 3—General 45 Declaration does not normally affect person's title to land............. 31