Changes in Victoria's prospecting rules

[Northeast]

Victorian Government Gazette.
Minerals Exploration and Mining Sustainable Development Section 7 .
24th October 2024.
Scroll page 36 . Print page 2130
Link below.
https://www.gazette.vic.gov.au/gazette/Gazettes2024/GG2024G043.pdf#page=36

So from what I can see there Bush, it just says that it is exempt from being "subject to a licence".

And guessing that is why it is in the Industry Related fields on GeoVic.

Possibly thinking that none of this new stuff relates to recreational prospectors at all?

 

[grubstake]

So from what I can see there Bush, it just says that it is exempt from being "subject to a licence".
And guessing that is why it is in the Industry Related fields on GeoVic.
Possibly thinking that none of this new stuff relates to recreational prospectors at all?

That's my take on it too, or if it does indeed cover recreational prospectors, then that is by accident rather than the intention and needs to be corrected ASAP.