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This order may be cited as the Mineral Resources Development (Fossicking Areas) Order 1996 .
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This order declares specific parcels of land listed in its Schedules to be fossicking areas under the Mineral Resources Development Act 1995. It defines two terms (Hydro‑Electric Corporation; State forest), takes effect on Gazette notification, and is administered by Tasmania Development and Resources. The measure affects recreational fossickers, land managers and regulators by authorising fossicking in mapped areas and therefore changes who may access sites and the sites' legal status.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Mineral Resources Development (Fossicking Areas) Order 1996.
This order may be cited as the Mineral Resources Development (Fossicking Areas) Order 1996 .
This order takes effect on the day on which its making is notified in the Gazette.
In this order –
Hydro-Electric Corporation means the Hydro-Electric Corporation within the meaning of the Hydro-Electric Corporation Act 1995 ;
[Clause 3 Amended by No. 50 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:10 Dec 2013]
[Clause 3 Amended by No. 50 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:10 Dec 2013] State forest means permanent timber production zone land within the meaning of the Forest Management Act 2013 .
The areas of land specified in Parts 1-11 of Schedule 1 to this order are declared to be fossicking areas for the purpose of the Mineral Resources Development Act 1995 .
[Part 6 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2003, No. 155, Applied:17 Dec 2003] Part 6 Schedule 2
Sourced from Tasmanian Legislation Online (legislation.tas.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.
This order may be cited as the Mineral Resources Development (Fossicking Areas) Order 1996 .
This order takes effect on the day on which its making is notified in the Gazette.
In this order –
Hydro-Electric Corporation means the Hydro-Electric Corporation within the meaning of the Hydro-Electric Corporation Act 1995 ;
[Clause 3 Amended by No. 50 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:10 Dec 2013]
[Clause 3 Amended by No. 50 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:10 Dec 2013] State forest means permanent timber production zone land within the meaning of the Forest Management Act 2013 .
The areas of land specified in Parts 1-11 of Schedule 1 to this order are declared to be fossicking areas for the purpose of the Mineral Resources Development Act 1995 .
Clause 4
Part 1 Schedule 2
Part 2 Schedule 2
Part 3 Schedule 2
Part 4 Schedule 2
[Part 6 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2003, No. 155, Applied:17 Dec 2003] Part 6 Schedule 2
Part 7 Schedule 2
Part 8 Schedule 2
Part 9 Schedule 2
Part 10 Schedule 2
Part 11 Schedule 2
[Part 6 of Schedule 2 Substituted by S.R. 2003, No. 155, Applied:17 Dec 2003]
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 4 December 1996
This order is administered in Tasmania Development and Resources.