32D

Authorities to search for minerals in certain parks

Current

S. 32D (Heading) inserted by No. 50/2002 s. 8(1).

S. 32D inserted by No. 9247 s. 12.

S. 32D(1) amended by Nos 9570 s. 11(4), 10073 s. 8(1).

(1)

Notwithstanding anything contained in this or any other Act, the Minister may by notice in the Government Gazette designate the area or areas in—

S. 32D(1)(a) inserted by No. 10073 s. 8(1), amended by Nos 44/1986 s. 11, 38/1989 ss 18(3)(i), 25, 57/1995 s. 36(a)(b), 7/1997 s. 8, substituted by No. 50/2002 s. 8(2).

(a)

the parks described in any of the following—

(i)

Part 30, 41, 42 or 43 of Schedule Two;

(ii)

Part 15, 26, 31, 36 or 38 of Schedule Two B;

(iii)

Part 1 or 13 of Schedule Three;

S. 32D(1)(a)(iv) amended by No. 40/2020 s. 79(1).

(iv)

Part 8 of Schedule Four;

S. 32D(1)(a)(v) inserted by No. 40/2020 s. 79(2).

(v)

an area included in Division 2 of Part 1 of Schedule Nine—

in which searching for minerals under a miner's right or tourist fossicking authority will be permitted;

S. 32D(1)(b) inserted by No. 10073 s. 8(1), substituted by No. 50/2002 s. 8(2).

(b)

the parks described in any of the following—

S. 32D(1)(b)(i) amended by No. 19/2018 s. 198(1).

(i)

Part 31 or 49 of Schedule Two;

S. 32D(1)(b)(ii) amended by No. 19/2018 s. 198(2).

(ii)

Part 15 of Schedule Two B;

(iii)

Part 15 of Schedule Three—

in which searching for gemstones under a miner's right or tourist fossicking authority will be permitted;

S. 32D(1)(c) inserted by No. 10073 s. 8(1), amended by No. 38/1989 s. 18(3)(j), substituted by No. 50/2002 s. 8(2), amended by No. 64/2004 s. 13.

(c)

the tidal zones of the park described in Part 4 of Schedule Two in which searching for gemstones under a miner's right or tourist fossicking authority will be permitted.

S. 32D(1)(d) inserted by No. 10073 s. 8(1), amended by No. 38/1989 s. 18(3)(k), repealed by No. 50/2002 s. 8(2).

* * * * *

S. 32D(2) substituted by No. 10073 s. 8(2), amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 27), 50/2002 s. 8(3), 19/2018 s. 198(3), 42/2021 s. 128(1)(a).

(2)

Upon the designation of an area pursuant to subsection (1), Parks Victoria, or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (in the case of land in the park described in Part 31 of Schedule Two for which the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority is appointed land manager by Order under section 16C(1) or under section 62Q(2) of the Great Ocean Road and Environs Protection Act 2020, may—

S. 32D(2)(a) amended by No. 42/2021 s. 128(1)(b).

(a)

grant a permit by writing to any person or persons named in the permit; or

(b)

by notice published in the Government Gazette authorize any class or classes of persons—

to search for minerals in that area.

S. 32D(3) substituted by No. 10073 s. 8(2), amended by Nos 70/1998 s. 14(Sch. item 27), 19/2018 s. 198(3), 42/2021 s. 128(2).

(3)

Any permission or authorization given under subsection (2) shall be subject to any restrictions and conditions which Parks Victoria or the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority may determine.

S. 32D(4) inserted by No. 82/2000 s. 75.

(4)

The property in minerals passes from the Crown to a person acting in accordance with any permission or authorization given under subsection (2) when the minerals are separated from the land.

S. 32E inserted by No. 7/1987 s. 7, amended by No. 57/1995 s. 37, repealed by No. 82/2009 s. 10.

* * * * *

S. 32F inserted by No. 7/1987 s. 7, amended by No. 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1), repealed by No. 82/2009 s. 11.

* * * * *

This Act’s bill:Second reading speech

Research tools for this sectionSubscription

Cited by Analyse Interrogate History Equivalents

The statute text is free to read above. View subscription options to unlock the case-law research tools for each provision.