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Meteorites
Meteorite Regulations?
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<blockquote data-quote="loamer" data-source="post: 72432" data-attributes="member: 981"><p>From the Melbourne Museum <a href="http://museumvictoria.com.au/discoverycentre/infosheets/meteorites/" target="_blank">http://museumvictoria.com.au/discoverycentre/infosheets/meteorites/</a></p><p></p><p><em>Are meteorites protected?</em></p><p><em>Federal laws protect meteorites found in Australia and it is an offence to export one without a permit. In Western Australia and South Australia legislation means that meteorites are the property of the Government and must be lodged with an appropriate Museum. In other States, the finder is able to keep a meteorite.</em></p><p></p><p><em>Visitor Information</em></p><p><em>Museum Victoria has a collection of meteorites from around the world, including Australia and Victoria.<strong> Museum staff also conduct research on meteorites and provide an identification service.</strong></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="loamer, post: 72432, member: 981"] From the Melbourne Museum [url]http://museumvictoria.com.au/discoverycentre/infosheets/meteorites/[/url] [i]Are meteorites protected? Federal laws protect meteorites found in Australia and it is an offence to export one without a permit. In Western Australia and South Australia legislation means that meteorites are the property of the Government and must be lodged with an appropriate Museum. In other States, the finder is able to keep a meteorite.[/i] [i]Visitor Information Museum Victoria has a collection of meteorites from around the world, including Australia and Victoria.[b] Museum staff also conduct research on meteorites and provide an identification service.[/b][/i] [/QUOTE]
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