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Fossicking Act 1994
sec.56Living on designated fossicking land and fossicking areas
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### sec.56 Living on designated fossicking land and fossicking areas
A person must not live on designated fossicking land or a fossicking area without the chief executive’s written permission.
Maximum penalty—400 penalty units.
Subsection (1) does not apply to—
an owner of occupied land in designated fossicking land or a fossicking area; or
a member of the owner’s family, a lessee or sub-lessee from the owner, or anyone living on the land with the owner’s permission; or
the holder of a mining claim or lease; or
an agent or employee of the holder of a mining claim or lease; or
anyone else living on the land when it became designated fossicking land or a fossicking area.
s 56 amd 2013 No. 10 s 32
(sec.56-ssec.1) A person must not live on designated fossicking land or a fossicking area without the chief executive’s written permission. Maximum penalty—400 penalty units.
(sec.56-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply to— an owner of occupied land in designated fossicking land or a fossicking area; or a member of the owner’s family, a lessee or sub-lessee from the owner, or anyone living on the land with the owner’s permission; or the holder of a mining claim or lease; or an agent or employee of the holder of a mining claim or lease; or anyone else living on the land when it became designated fossicking land or a fossicking area.
- (a) an owner of occupied land in designated fossicking land or a fossicking area; or
- (b) a member of the owner’s family, a lessee or sub-lessee from the owner, or anyone living on the land with the owner’s permission; or
- (c) the holder of a mining claim or lease; or
- (d) an agent or employee of the holder of a mining claim or lease; or
- (e) anyone else living on the land when it became designated fossicking land or a fossicking area.