[meteorite-list] Australian Meteorite Law
From: Jeff Kuyken <jeff_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:06:14 2004 Message-ID: <000701c286c9$da237320$8b348690_at_default> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0094_01C28725.454848A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable G'day List, I just thought I would mention that yesterday I went and viewed the = Melbourne Museum's Meteorite Collection. I would have to say that the = best specimen I saw (possibly will ever see) was the Moama Eucrite. A = truly amazing specimen. An extremely fresh oriented 3.3kg stone. I try = and get a photo to post on my site. While I was there I enquired about the Australian meteorite laws. It = seems we all know about the Moveable Cultural Heritage Act which = prevents the sale of meteorites overseas without the proper permits. = However there are more laws I didn't know about and might assume most of = us don't. It seems that four states have their own secondary laws which = say that you aren't allowed to own meteorites from those states. These = states are Western Australia, Nothern Territory, South Australia and = Queensland I think was the fourth. Basically it is illegal to own them = as they are the property of the state. Does anyone else know about these laws? I know that a number of people = on this list have traded with these states' museums. Maybe someone else = can say if these laws have hindered or not in trading with Australian = museums? Time to go under-ground! ;-) Jeff Kuyken I.M.C.A. #3085 www.meteoritesaustralia.com ------=_NextPart_000_0094_01C28725.454848A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4522.1800" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana>G'day List,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana>I just thought I would mention that yesterday = I went and=20 viewed the Melbourne Museum's Meteorite Collection. I would have to say = that the=20 best specimen I saw (possibly will ever see) was the Moama Eucrite. = A truly=20 amazing specimen. An extremely fresh oriented 3.3kg stone. I try and get = a photo=20 to post on my site.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana>While I was there I enquired about=20 the Australian meteorite laws. It seems we all know about the = Moveable=20 Cultural Heritage Act which prevents the sale of meteorites overseas = without the=20 proper permits. However there are more laws I didn't know about and = might=20 assume most of us don't. It seems that four states have their own = secondary laws=20 which say that you aren't allowed to own meteorites from those states. = These=20 states are Western Australia, Nothern Territory, South Australia and=20 Queensland I think was the fourth. Basically it is illegal to own = them as=20 they are the property of the state.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana>Does anyone else know about these laws? I know = that a=20 number of people on this list have traded with these states' museums. = Maybe=20 someone else can say if these laws have hindered or not in trading = with=20 Australian museums?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana>Time to go under-ground! ;-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana>Jeff Kuyken<BR>I.M.C.A. #3085<BR><A=20 href=3D"http://www.meteoritesaustralia.com">www.meteoritesaustralia.com</= A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0094_01C28725.454848A0-- Received on Thu 07 Nov 2002 08:49:23 PM PST |
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