sec.11Fossicking in a watercourse

sec.11 Fossicking in a watercourse

This section applies to a person fossicking in a watercourse. The person must not— fossick within 40m of— a weir, bridge or other structure in or over the watercourse; or a pump used to pump water from the watercourse; or fossick within 3m of the top or toe of a bank or in a bank slope if the fossicking may cause erosion or the collapse of the bank; or interrupt, divert or stop the flow of water in the watercourse more than is necessary to fossick in the watercourse; or cause stream turbidity more than 300m downstream from where the person is fossicking; or erect a structure in the watercourse. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. If the person digs in the watercourse, the person must, before leaving the watercourse— refill the places dug with dug material; and if there is dug material left over after refilling the places dug—put the leftover material in a place in the watercourse where it is unlikely to— interrupt, divert or stop the flow of water in the watercourse; or disturb the watercourse’s usual course at low flow. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.11-ssec.1) This section applies to a person fossicking in a watercourse. (sec.11-ssec.2) The person must not— fossick within 40m of— a weir, bridge or other structure in or over the watercourse; or a pump used to pump water from the watercourse; or fossick within 3m of the top or toe of a bank or in a bank slope if the fossicking may cause erosion or the collapse of the bank; or interrupt, divert or stop the flow of water in the watercourse more than is necessary to fossick in the watercourse; or cause stream turbidity more than 300m downstream from where the person is fossicking; or erect a structure in the watercourse. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.11-ssec.3) If the person digs in the watercourse, the person must, before leaving the watercourse— refill the places dug with dug material; and if there is dug material left over after refilling the places dug—put the leftover material in a place in the watercourse where it is unlikely to— interrupt, divert or stop the flow of water in the watercourse; or disturb the watercourse’s usual course at low flow. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

• (a) fossick within 40m of— (i) a weir, bridge or other structure in or over the watercourse; or (ii) a pump used to pump water from the watercourse; or
• (i) a weir, bridge or other structure in or over the watercourse; or
• (ii) a pump used to pump water from the watercourse; or
• (b) fossick within 3m of the top or toe of a bank or in a bank slope if the fossicking may cause erosion or the collapse of the bank; or
• (c) interrupt, divert or stop the flow of water in the watercourse more than is necessary to fossick in the watercourse; or
• (d) cause stream turbidity more than 300m downstream from where the person is fossicking; or