MINERAL TITLES REGULATIONS 2011
108Documents required to be in person's possession
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108 Documents required to be in person's possession (1) At all times when a person is on relevant land to fossick, the person must have in his or her possession the following documents: (a) photographic identification of the person; (b) in relation to relevant land mentioned in regulation 98(1) – proof that the person gave a fossicking notice to the specified person for the land; (c) in relation to relevant land mentioned in regulation 98(2): (i) if the specified person for the land consented to the fossicking request – the document giving consent; or (ii) if the fossicker has entered the land as authorised by section 168 of the Act – proof that the person gave a fossicking request to the landowner. (2) The person must show the documents to any of the following persons who ask to see them: (a) the occupier or landowner of the relevant land; (b) if the relevant land is in the title area of a mineral title – the title (c) an authorised officer or police officer. Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units. (3) An offence against subregulation (2) is an offence of strict liability.