Changes in Victoria's prospecting rules

[chris11330]

That screenshot extract is all very well, but as far as I can see it is only a website interpretation of the regs, as there is no reference to a specific clause of the Act which states the same thing. Unless that interpretation is stated in the Act, the interpretation has no legal validity.

Yes i would agree per se, but obviously this is stated on the Victorian Government website of Resources Victoria who regulate and manage access to resources within Victoria and also play a key role in policy development and regulatory reform. Even though it does not state a direct reference you can use Geovic and utilizing layers and filters to highlight all S7 areas. After identifying these areas you can gain further information about what exact exemption applies to that area, some range from exemptions of having no licences through to a total ban in areas such as National Parks. These folios can be downloaded and are signed scans of the original exemptions that apply to that specific S7 area. I have attached Folio 90016214 which is for the S7 over the Ballarat area, as you can read the exemption is only for no licence to be held over the area, therefore prospecting is allowed. This can be done for the entire state and this link to Resources Victoria explains how to do toward the bottom of the page.
https://resources.vic.gov.au/licensing-approvals/mineral-licences/section-7-exemptions

 

[Bush]

No Surprises on Mineral Resources ( Sustainable Development ) Section 7 in the latest Gazzette Bills that i could see.
From what i can gather All changes to anything related to Acts is revealled here to the Public 1st.

Victorian Gov Gazzette.
https://www.gazette.vic.gov.au/gazette_bin/recent_gazettes.cfm

 

[golden_pan]

i would like to say this...
to Jason Cornish, PRESIDENT of PMVA. no matter how hard you blow your horn on what you volunteer for, do and have done, it does not justify the unprofessional, rude, closed minded behaviour you have displayed on this matter. you owe OZgeology an apology, as well as everyone else you have mislead or attacked. if you cannot man up and do this, you should step down from your position as you are not fit to represent paying PMAV members or the prospecting community. if this is the type of person that engages with government bodies and communities on our behalf, i question if its the producing the best outcomes for us all, as in this scenario it has been abysmal.

this first post says it all. and i could not agree more.
https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...e-offering-illegal-advice-to-ignore-it.42988/

on the s7 matter...
the resources.vic website post on 20dec is nothing but a Band-Aid for the bigger issues.

1. that as far as RECREATIONAL prospecting goes there needs to be way more done to clarify the difference between "mining" and doing some panning and detecting. as the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 (the Act) lumps it all together and tells us "good luck everybody" to figure it out.

2. you need to be a expert on GEOVIC and with understanding legislation, etc to even know for sure what you can and cannot do and where, to fully access all the areas available. this needs to be simpler for everyone. its a major hurdle for new players and discouraging the hobby.

3. anyone with a miners right ...or just anyone should be able to sign up to a gov. website or similar with a list of subscriptions to choose to get updates on topics, areas, changes, laws, proposals etc that are normally put out to public (like gazettes are) it cannot be that hard to implement a system to subscribe to various gov websites that have to share this info anyway.

4. just like s7, i also know of another similar spanner that can be thrown into the works.... legislation that exists that can be used if need be, that directly affects prospecting, if the powers that be want it too... but lets save that for next time.