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Gold Prospecting
Prospecting Rules & Regulations
Using a dredge in Australia for recreational prospecting is illegal - information and questions
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<blockquote data-quote="lukem" data-source="post: 315430" data-attributes="member: 7115"><p>quote: using any type of suction to move material is classed as dredging full stop</p><p></p><p>quote: Whether you remove material either by water pressure or vacuum makes no difference it's still by mechanical means</p><p></p><p>Its difficult to follow a topic on regulations when the people who say they've made the calls and have the answers seem to make the "grey" area legislation into rainbow colours. </p><p></p><p>If dredging is illegal "in any form" then you would not be able to use a yabbie pump whether it be called a hand tool or not. Technically a yabbie pump would be classed as mechanical anyway regardless of needing no power or fuel supply and used with your hands. Requires a bunch of parts put together and operated by a person = mechanical. Just as much as a wind up clock, push bike and hang glider are mechanical. Needless to say a yabbie pump is also a suction/vacuum machine; tying in quotes 2 and 3.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lukem, post: 315430, member: 7115"] quote: using any type of suction to move material is classed as dredging full stop quote: Whether you remove material either by water pressure or vacuum makes no difference it's still by mechanical means Its difficult to follow a topic on regulations when the people who say they've made the calls and have the answers seem to make the "grey" area legislation into rainbow colours. If dredging is illegal "in any form" then you would not be able to use a yabbie pump whether it be called a hand tool or not. Technically a yabbie pump would be classed as mechanical anyway regardless of needing no power or fuel supply and used with your hands. Requires a bunch of parts put together and operated by a person = mechanical. Just as much as a wind up clock, push bike and hang glider are mechanical. Needless to say a yabbie pump is also a suction/vacuum machine; tying in quotes 2 and 3. [/QUOTE]
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Using a dredge in Australia for recreational prospecting is illegal - information and questions
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