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Fossicking Act 1994
sec.79Safety of fossicking sites
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### sec.79 Safety of fossicking sites
An authorised officer or an inspector under the Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Act 1999 may direct a person fossicking under a licence to take stated reasonable steps within a stated reasonable time to make land used by the person safe.
The person must comply with a direction given to the person under subsection (1) , unless the person has a reasonable excuse for not complying with it.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
s 79 amd 1999 No. 40 s 274 sch 1
(sec.79-ssec.1) An authorised officer or an inspector under the Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Act 1999 may direct a person fossicking under a licence to take stated reasonable steps within a stated reasonable time to make land used by the person safe.
(sec.79-ssec.2) The person must comply with a direction given to the person under subsection (1) , unless the person has a reasonable excuse for not complying with it. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.