New South Wales Consolidated Acts New South Wales Consolidated ActsA person must not prospect for or mine any mineral except in accordance with an authorisation that is in force in respect of that mineral and the land where the prospecting or mining is carried on.
Maximum penalty for prospecting in contravention of this section: 200 penalty units, and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further penalty of 50 penalty units for each day that the offence continues.
Maximum penalty for mining in contravention of this section:(a) 1,000 penalty units, in the case of an offence committed by a corporation, or(b) 1,000 penalty units or imprisonment for 5 years, or both, in the case of an offence committed by a natural person,and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further penalty of 50 penalty units for each day that the offence continues.