Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990
62Obligations of holder
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62 Obligations of holder
(1) The holder of a tourist fossicking authority must not—
(a) use any equipment for the purposes of excavation on the land, other than non-mechanical hand tools; or
(b) use explosives on the land; or
(c) remove or damage any tree or shrub on the land; or
S. 62(1)(d) substituted by No. 16/2006 s. 198(Sch. 2 item 5(8)).
(d) disturb any Aboriginal cultural heritage (within the meaning of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006) on the land.
(2) The holder of a tourist fossicking authority must make sure that a person who searches for minerals under that authority does not do anything specified in subsection (1)(a), (b), (c) or (d).
S. 62(3) amended by No. 25/2008 s. 15.
(3) The holder of a tourist fossicking authority must repair any damage to the land arising out of the searching for minerals under that authority by any person.
Pt 5 Div. 3 (Heading and ss 63–67) amended by Nos 86/1993 s. 28, 82/2000 ss 61(b), 72(a), 6/2009 s. 19, repealed by No. 59/2010 s. 41.