Mr Boring said:i assume they had a "warrant for search of premises"
Link herehe 1145kg Mundrabilla Meteorite in the foyer of the South Australian Museum. The first pieces of the Mundrabilla Meteorite were found in 1911, with two more large fragments discovered in 1966 by a couple of surveyors working in the area. Still later in 1979, two more large fragments were found about 20 km east of the 1966 location. This meteorite remains the largest mass recovery found in Australia. The Mundrabilla Meteorite is believed to have originated from the asteroid belt located between Mars and Jupiter. Although state laws vary, in Western and South Australia meteorites are held under a statutory obligation and deemed to belong to the state, therefore, unfortunately if you were to discover one you would not be allowed to retain ownership. However, small meteorite fragments can legally be sold within these states.
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It could have come up in the prawn nets in International waters?
Link hereA number of years ago I picked up a odd looking rock by a mates fathers shed, it had these 20mm deep cracks in it the could only be caused by extream heat and the surface also has spots of rust on it.
I took the rock home to show the old man who was a rock hound and his opinion was it was a lump of iron ore that had been heated. he later took it to the Adelaide Museum where it was confirmed to be a Metiorite and also confiscated due to the fact that all Metiorites are protected by the south Australian Hertage act.
Queensland Museum curator Dr Alex Cook has expressed interest in the rock, which he said is almost certainly a stony meteorite.
He said while Queensland, unlike other states, has no laws that grants ownership of meteorites to authorities or museums, he would like to analyse a 20 per cent portion of the rock.
But does the federal government have any overriding jurisdiction I wonder?
Australian Federal Meteorite Law
As previously mentioned, it is illegal to send any meteorite overseas which has been found in Australia. Meteorites fall under the category where an export permit or clearance letter MUST be obtained to export. This falls under:
Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Regulations (1987),
Statutory Rules 1987 No. 149 as amended, made under the,
Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act (1986)
Schedule 1: National cultural heritage control list categories of objects (regulation 4)
Part 3: Natural Science Objects
3.4: Objects in this category are Class B objects for the Act, and include:
(g) any meteorite;
Link hereProtection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act (1986)
Part II: Control of Exports and Imports
Division I: Exports
Section 9: Unlawful Exports
(1) Where a person exports an Australian protected object otherwise than in accordance with a permit or certificate, the object is forfeited.
(2) Where a person attempts to export an Australian protected object otherwise than in accordance with a permit or certificate, the object is liable to forfeiture.
(3) A person is guilty of an offence if:
(a) the person exports, or attempts to export, an object; and
(b) the object is an Australian protected object; and
(c) the persons conduct referred to in paragraph (a) is otherwise than in accordance with a permit or certificate.
(5) Without limiting the meaning of references in this section to a person attempting to export an object, a person shall be taken to attempt to export an object if the person conveys, or has possession of, the object with intent to export it or knowing that it is intended to be exported.
Mr Boring said:Cheers Lefty. So maybe we can sell our own meteorites within Australia, I was told to take my bits to the "kalgoorlie school of mines" apparently they certify them for the general public.
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