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<blockquote data-quote="Bazz" data-source="post: 69237" data-attributes="member: 2174"><p>Well they say that "<strong>interpretation is the mother of all stuff ups</strong>" and if they don't say that then they should!!!!</p><p></p><p>Let me explain.....</p><p></p><p>A couple of weeks ago I was poking around a favorite little corner, deep in a valley with a permanent creek and very difficult to get too, I was turning off the main track into the scrub and 4WD coming the other way stopped me.</p><p></p><p>Turns out to be ranger Bob or something, wanted to know what I was up to and where I was going, so after the conversation which includes checking his credentials and he checking mine I turned into #1 enemy of the state........</p><p></p><p>"My interpretation of the law" he said, is that ALL the creeks in this area are on the exception list cause they eventually feed into XXXXX river.</p><p></p><p>I produced a copy of this list and asked him to explain, things cooled off a bit because he couldn't, then he informs me that it's state forest so I can't be here, so I pulled a map and the miners right guide and a map from Dept of state development showing the whole area is under an exploration lease and a copy of the lease details, which in turn allows me to be there etc........</p><p></p><p>Ranger Bob was drawing his information from many sources including guidelines from a now defunked conservation group....(Bob Brown has a lot to answer for.)</p><p></p><p>So what did we learn that day??</p><p></p><p>A group of people will look at the same information and interpret it in totally different ways depending on their filters........so be prepared!</p><p></p><p>I thought that I was being anal by carting all these lists and maps with me and if something like this never happens again I'll be ready...... <strong><u>RESEARCH IS KING!!!</u></strong></p><p></p><p>Cheers</p><p></p><p>Bazz</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bazz, post: 69237, member: 2174"] Well they say that "[b]interpretation is the mother of all stuff ups[/b]" and if they don't say that then they should!!!! Let me explain..... A couple of weeks ago I was poking around a favorite little corner, deep in a valley with a permanent creek and very difficult to get too, I was turning off the main track into the scrub and 4WD coming the other way stopped me. Turns out to be ranger Bob or something, wanted to know what I was up to and where I was going, so after the conversation which includes checking his credentials and he checking mine I turned into #1 enemy of the state........ "My interpretation of the law" he said, is that ALL the creeks in this area are on the exception list cause they eventually feed into XXXXX river. I produced a copy of this list and asked him to explain, things cooled off a bit because he couldn't, then he informs me that it's state forest so I can't be here, so I pulled a map and the miners right guide and a map from Dept of state development showing the whole area is under an exploration lease and a copy of the lease details, which in turn allows me to be there etc........ Ranger Bob was drawing his information from many sources including guidelines from a now defunked conservation group....(Bob Brown has a lot to answer for.) So what did we learn that day?? A group of people will look at the same information and interpret it in totally different ways depending on their filters........so be prepared! I thought that I was being anal by carting all these lists and maps with me and if something like this never happens again I'll be ready...... [b][u]RESEARCH IS KING!!![/u][/b] Cheers Bazz [/QUOTE]
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