(b) an offence referred to in section 175A in connection with
which the accused was found in possession of tools or equipment of a kind
generally used for the purposes of prospecting or mining,
being an offence
occurring within a mineral claims district.
(2) A court that convicts a
person of an offence to which this section applies may make an order (an
"exclusion order" ) prohibiting the person from entering the whole or any part
of the mineral claims district concerned, or any other mineral claims
district, for such period (not exceeding 2 years) as may be specified in the
order.
(a) at any time within 6 months
after the person's conviction, and
(b) whether or not the person has a legal
or equitable interest in, or is the holder of an authority, mineral claim or
opal prospecting licence over, any of the land to which the order relates.
(4) Before making an exclusion order against a person, a court--
(a) must
cause written notice of the fact that it proposes to make such an order, and
of the terms of the proposed order, to be served on the person, and
(b) must
give the person a reasonable opportunity to make representations to the court
with respect to the proposed order, and
(c) must take any such
representations into consideration.
