59Tourist fossicking authorities

59 Tourist fossicking authorities

(1) An application for a tourist fossicking authority under section 60 of the Act must contain the following—

(a) the name of the applicant;

(b) the address of the applicant;

(c) a contact phone number and email address for the applicant;

(d) a description of the activity proposed to be carried out under the tourist fossicking authority;

(e) the maximum number of people expected to search for minerals under the authority;

(f) the proposed term of the authority (in years);

(g) either—

(i) a map showing the boundaries of the land to which the application relates; or

(ii) a description of the boundaries of the land to which the application relates by reference to established boundaries;

(h) if the application includes land covered by a mining licence, prospecting licence or retention licence—

(i) a statement of whether the applicant has the consent of the licensee to the granting of the authority; and

(ii) if the applicant has consent, evidence of that consent.

(2) An application for a tourist fossicking authority under section 60 of the Act must be—

(a) submitted in the form and in accordance with the procedure approved by the Department Head; and

(b) accompanied by a fee of 6·4 fee units.

A tourist fossicking authority is current for the time, not exceeding 10 years, specified in the authority—see section 59(2) of the Act.

(3) A tourist fossicking authority must be in the form set out in Schedule 11.