Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Extractive Industries Development Act 1995 - SECT 9

Offence to carry on extractive industry without authority

9. Offence to carry on extractive industry without authority



(1) A person must not carry out any extractive industry-

   (a)  on any Crown land without a current work authority to carry out that
        extractive industry on that land; or

   (b)  on any private land without a current work authority to carry out that
        extractive industry on that land.

Penalty: 200 penalty units.



(2) The holder of a work authority and the manager of the place where the
extractive industry is being carried out under the work authority must comply
with the work authority in carrying out the extractive industry.

Penalty: 100 penalty units in the case of an offence involving a breach of a
condition of a work authority relating to the safety of workers or the public;
20 penalty units in any other case.

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