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Fossicking Act 1994
sec.42Declaration of designated fossicking land
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### sec.42 Declaration of designated fossicking land
A regulation may declare particular land to be designated fossicking land, and give the land a name.
A regulation must not make a declaration for occupied land without the owner’s written agreement or for a known fossil site.
The agreement of 1 owner who is a joint tenant or tenant in common with other owners, is, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, taken to be agreement of each other owner who is a joint tenant or tenant in common for subsection (2) .
A declaration under subsection (1) does not affect—
the rights under the Mineral Resources Act 1989 of a holder of a prospecting permit, exploration permit, mineral development licence, mining claim or mining lease for land stated in the declaration; or
a right obtained under the Mineral Resources Act 1989 after the declaration, under an application made before the declaration, for a permit, licence, claim or lease mentioned in paragraph (a) for land stated in the declaration.
(sec.42-ssec.1) A regulation may declare particular land to be designated fossicking land, and give the land a name.
(sec.42-ssec.2) A regulation must not make a declaration for occupied land without the owner’s written agreement or for a known fossil site.
(sec.42-ssec.3) The agreement of 1 owner who is a joint tenant or tenant in common with other owners, is, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, taken to be agreement of each other owner who is a joint tenant or tenant in common for subsection (2) .
(sec.42-ssec.4) A declaration under subsection (1) does not affect— the rights under the Mineral Resources Act 1989 of a holder of a prospecting permit, exploration permit, mineral development licence, mining claim or mining lease for land stated in the declaration; or a right obtained under the Mineral Resources Act 1989 after the declaration, under an application made before the declaration, for a permit, licence, claim or lease mentioned in paragraph (a) for land stated in the declaration.
- (a) the rights under the Mineral Resources Act 1989 of a holder of a prospecting permit, exploration permit, mineral development licence, mining claim or mining lease for land stated in the declaration; or
- (b) a right obtained under the Mineral Resources Act 1989 after the declaration, under an application made before the declaration, for a permit, licence, claim or lease mentioned in paragraph (a) for land stated in the declaration.