175AUnlawful entry to site of mineral claim

#### 175A Unlawful entry to site of mineral claim 175A Unlawful entry to site of mineral claim > > (1) Any person who, while in a mineral claims district, is found in or on any land the subject of a mineral claim held by some other person is guilty of an offence. > > > > Maximum penalty— > > > > > (a) except as provided by paragraph (b), 50 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both, or > > > > > (b) if, when found on the land, the person is in possession of tools or equipment of a kind generally used for the purposes of prospecting or mining, 100 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both. > > > (2) It is a sufficient defence to a prosecution under this section if the defendant establishes that he or she had a reasonable excuse for being in or on the land concerned. > > **s 175A:** Ins 1996 No 137, Sch 1 \[4\]. Am 2000 No 90, Sch 1.1 \[7\] \[8\].