Queensland Subordinate Legislation as Made

FOSSICKING REGULATION 2019

- Made under the Fossicking Act 1994
- As at 30 August 2019
- Reg 172 of 2019

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Regulation does not affect landowner’s rights

   PART 2 - DECLARATIONS FOR PARTICULAR LAND

   5.      Designated fossicking land—Act, s 42
   6.      Fossicking areas—Act, s 44
   7.      Prohibited camping land—Act, s 65
   8.      Regulated camping land—Act, s 66

   PART 3 - CONDUCT OF PERSONS—ACT, S 107

           Division 1 - Conduct generally

   9.      Display of permits
   10.     Particular conduct prohibited
   11.     Fossicking in a watercourse
   12.     Disposal of human waste
   13.     Land to be left safe
   14.     Land to be left tidy

           Division 2 - Conduct of persons on designated fossicking land and fossicking areas

   15.     Structures, dams and machinery
   16.     Routes, tracks and roads
   17.     Use of vehicles
   18.     Other prohibited conduct

   PART 4 - MINERS COMMON—ACT, S 107

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   19.     Name and boundaries of miners common
   20.     Controller
   21.     Powers and functions of controller

           Division 2 - Agistment of stock

   22.     Approval needed
   23.     When agistment approval must not be given
   24.     Agistment approval not transferable
   25.     How long agistment approval remains in force
   26.     Agistment tags
   27.     Replacing agistment tags
   28.     Carrying capacity of miners common
   29.     Variation of carrying capacity of miners common
   30.     Notice of reduction of carrying capacity of miners common
   31.     Mustering
   32.     Register of agistment approvals

   PART 5 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

   33.     Term of fossickers camping permits—Act, s 63
   34.     Commission or part of prescribed fee—Act, s 71
   35.     Value for abandoned property—Act, s 97
   36.     Fees

   PART 6 - REPEAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

   37.     Definition for part
   38.     Repeal
   39.     Authorisations and appointments
   40.     Applications for agistment approvals
   41.     Agistment approvals
   42.     Agistment tags
   43.     Notices of varied carrying capacity
   44.     References to repealed regulation
   45.     Application of Acts Interpretation Act 1954, s 20

   PART 7 - AMENDMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES REGULATION 2013

   46.     Regulation amended
   47.     Amendment of sch 5 (Fees)
   48.     Amendment of sch 6 (Dictionary)

   PART 8 - AMENDMENT OF STATE PENALTIES ENFORCEMENT REGULATION 2014

   49.     Regulation amended
   50.     Amendment of sch 1 (Infringement notice offences and fines for nominated laws)
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