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NSW Highbanking - what is the current state of play?
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<blockquote data-quote="shivan" data-source="post: 69404" data-attributes="member: 194"><p>G'day Lee, i called the DPI early on to try and clarify things, which did not happen. The round about message i got was that highbanking was legal but the DPI's stance was that it was illegal(though he referred to it as sluicing and even mentioned river sluices due to turbidity).</p><p>I asked a few questions as to how it was illegal as highbankers generally do not run straight back into waterways and i was not answered. He had no response about pumps being used to process and was not even aware of the water management act.</p><p>I got to the point where i honestly felt he had no idea of the rules let alone the wording.</p><p>I also asked why no one was ever arrested or charged if they were illegal as you can see them at any public fossicking area. He told me they did not have enough people to police it. I offered him a chance to charge me, giving him a place and a variety of dates where i would be digging, he told me it was out of his district.</p><p></p><p></p><p>But under that logic you could not even use the water to pan, as you are still using the water to aid in processing, why would you move water to an area if you cant use it? The NSW water management act allows us to pump water for the legal act of fossicking, with no restrictions on how it is used for that persuit.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Lee you may very well gain a mechanical advantage, but that still does not make the highbanker powered by mechanical means. Nothing powers a highbanker, they are static as are the spraybars.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shivan, post: 69404, member: 194"] G'day Lee, i called the DPI early on to try and clarify things, which did not happen. The round about message i got was that highbanking was legal but the DPI's stance was that it was illegal(though he referred to it as sluicing and even mentioned river sluices due to turbidity). I asked a few questions as to how it was illegal as highbankers generally do not run straight back into waterways and i was not answered. He had no response about pumps being used to process and was not even aware of the water management act. I got to the point where i honestly felt he had no idea of the rules let alone the wording. I also asked why no one was ever arrested or charged if they were illegal as you can see them at any public fossicking area. He told me they did not have enough people to police it. I offered him a chance to charge me, giving him a place and a variety of dates where i would be digging, he told me it was out of his district. But under that logic you could not even use the water to pan, as you are still using the water to aid in processing, why would you move water to an area if you cant use it? The NSW water management act allows us to pump water for the legal act of fossicking, with no restrictions on how it is used for that persuit. Lee you may very well gain a mechanical advantage, but that still does not make the highbanker powered by mechanical means. Nothing powers a highbanker, they are static as are the spraybars. [/QUOTE]
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