| Private land | Crown land | Museum to contact | Keep these rules in mind | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACT | Need permission from the land owner or native title representative. | Check with the national museum. | Geoscience Australia | Nature Conservation Act (2013) prohibits the damage, destruction, or removal of materials, including clay, gravel, rock, sand, soil or stone, from reserved areas. |
| NSW | Need permission from the land owner or native title representative. | Permission required if land is leased. | Australian Museum, Sydney | No machinery allowed (manual digging only). |
| NT | Need permission from the land owner or native title representative. | Check with the territory museum. | Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory | No vertebrates can be collected. |
| QLD | Need permission from the land owner or native title representative (and a fossicking licence). | Need a fossicking licence. | Queensland Museum, Brisbane | Check the Queensland Museum website. |
| SA | Need permission from the land owner or native title representative. | Need a scientific research permit. | South Australia Museum | All fossils belong to the Crown. |
| TAS | Need permission from the land owner or native title representative. | Need a fossicking permit if not in area marked for fossicking. | Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery | Uncommon fossils must be referred to Mineral Resources Tasmania. |
| VIC | Need permission from the land owner or native title representative. | Need consent to collect from the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning. | Museums Victoria, Melbourne | Only surface collecting permitted. |
| WA | Need permission from the land owner or native title representative. | Need to obtain a miner's right. | Western Australian Museum, or Edward de Courcy Clarke Earth Science Museum | No machinery allowed (manual digging only). |
