Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00619:reg:26
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00619
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 26
Character Range: 26452–27256

26  Fossicking, removal of earth materials etc.
 (1) A person must not, on Aboriginal Land:
 (a) introduce, disturb, or remove minerals, clay, sand, stone or other earth materials; or
 (b) fossick, including by:
 (i) using a device or technique (including remote sensing) for detecting minerals or metal; or
 (ii) using a panning dish, a powered fan or a sieve to separate mineral materials of different sizes; or
 (iii) using a pump to remove mineral materials from the bed of a watercourse or body of water; or
 (iv) using a riffle or sluice box in the way it was designed to be used; or
 (v) drilling or taking core samples, or excavating, digging, raking or shovelling clay, sand, stone or other earth materials to find other mineral materials.
 (2) A contravention of subsection (1) is an offence.