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Fossicking Act 1994
sec.5Meaning of fossick
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### sec.5 Meaning of fossick
Fossick means—
search for fossicking materials in a systematic or unsystematic way—
on the ground’s surface; or
by digging with a hand tool; or
collect fossicking materials.
However, a person does not fossick merely because the person picks up a specimen of fossicking material the person finds by chance when doing something other than fossicking.
(sec.5-ssec.1) Fossick means— search for fossicking materials in a systematic or unsystematic way— on the ground’s surface; or by digging with a hand tool; or collect fossicking materials.
(sec.5-ssec.2) However, a person does not fossick merely because the person picks up a specimen of fossicking material the person finds by chance when doing something other than fossicking.
- (a) search for fossicking materials in a systematic or unsystematic way— (i) on the ground’s surface; or (ii) by digging with a hand tool; or
- (i) on the ground’s surface; or
- (ii) by digging with a hand tool; or
- (b) collect fossicking materials.
- (i) on the ground’s surface; or
- (ii) by digging with a hand tool; or