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Fossicking Act 1994
sec.15Applications
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### sec.15 Applications
An application for a licence must be made to an issuing officer for the land mentioned in the application.
The application must be in the approved form and accompanied by the fee prescribed by regulation for the licence.
However, if the chief executive, by gazette notice, directs that an application for a licence for a stated mining district, designated fossicking land or fossicking area must be made to a stated issuing officer, an application of that kind must be made to the stated issuing officer.
Generally, an issuing officer may grant a licence for all land other than land excluded from the Act ’s application under part 2 . However, in some cases, the issuing officer will only be able to grant a licence for a limited area. If the issuing officer can not deal with the application, the applicant must be told where to apply for the licence.
(sec.15-ssec.1) An application for a licence must be made to an issuing officer for the land mentioned in the application.
(sec.15-ssec.2) The application must be in the approved form and accompanied by the fee prescribed by regulation for the licence.
(sec.15-ssec.3) However, if the chief executive, by gazette notice, directs that an application for a licence for a stated mining district, designated fossicking land or fossicking area must be made to a stated issuing officer, an application of that kind must be made to the stated issuing officer. Generally, an issuing officer may grant a licence for all land other than land excluded from the Act ’s application under part 2 . However, in some cases, the issuing officer will only be able to grant a licence for a limited area. If the issuing officer can not deal with the application, the applicant must be told where to apply for the licence.