sec.41Proposal for declaration of designated fossicking land

### sec.41 Proposal for declaration of designated fossicking land If the chief executive is satisfied particular land should be declared designated fossicking land, the chief executive must prepare a proposal for the declaration. The proposal must describe the land proposed to become designated fossicking land. The chief executive must give written notice to owners of land proposed to become designated fossicking land and the local government for the land. The notice must state a day by which an owner or the local government may make submissions to the chief executive about the proposal. The chief executive may give notice of the proposal in the newspaper the chief executive considers appropriate if— the chief executive considers it is impracticable to give notice to each owner of a particular class; or after making the inquiries the chief executive considers appropriate, an owner’s name can not easily be found out. In this section— owner includes a person having an interest in the land. (sec.41-ssec.1) If the chief executive is satisfied particular land should be declared designated fossicking land, the chief executive must prepare a proposal for the declaration. (sec.41-ssec.2) The proposal must describe the land proposed to become designated fossicking land. (sec.41-ssec.3) The chief executive must give written notice to owners of land proposed to become designated fossicking land and the local government for the land. (sec.41-ssec.4) The notice must state a day by which an owner or the local government may make submissions to the chief executive about the proposal. (sec.41-ssec.5) The chief executive may give notice of the proposal in the newspaper the chief executive considers appropriate if— the chief executive considers it is impracticable to give notice to each owner of a particular class; or after making the inquiries the chief executive considers appropriate, an owner’s name can not easily be found out. (sec.41-ssec.6) In this section— owner includes a person having an interest in the land. - (a) the chief executive considers it is impracticable to give notice to each owner of a particular class; or - (b) after making the inquiries the chief executive considers appropriate, an owner’s name can not easily be found out.