South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts15—Powers of Minister, Director and authorised persons
(1) For the purpose of
making any geological, geophysical or geochemical investigation or survey, the
Minister or the Director of Mines, or any person authorised in writing by the
Minister or the Director, may—
(a)
enter and remain upon any land with such assistants, vehicles and equipment as
may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of the investigation or survey;
and
(b)
conduct such an investigation or survey on the land; and
(c)
take, and remove from the land, any geological specimens or samples.
(2) A person
exercising a power under this section—
(a) must
not recover from any land more minerals than are reasonably necessary for the
purpose of making the relevant investigation or survey; and
(b) must
not unnecessarily impede or obstruct the lawful use or enjoyment of any land
by an owner of the land.
(3) A person who
interferes with or obstructs any person in the exercise of any power conferred
by this section shall be guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
(4) The Minister may
publish, in such manner as he thinks fit, the results of an investigation or
survey under this section.
(5) At least 14 days
before the Minister or the Director of Mines, or any authorised person,
undertakes an investigation or survey under this section, the Minister may
publish in the Gazette a notice—
(a)
describing the area of land in which the investigation or survey will be
undertaken; and
(b)
setting out a completion date in respect of the investigation or survey.
(6) The Minister may
extend the completion date from time to time by publishing a further notice in
the Gazette.
(7) If a notice is
published under subsection (5), the Minister may refuse to receive and
consider an application for a mining tenement in respect of the land described
in the notice until the completion date set out in the notice.