By applying to APLA for membership, applicants agree to abide by the APLA code of conduct.

APLA CODE OF CONDUCT

1.Members of the Association will conduct themselves in a responsible manner at all times towards protecting and furthering the interests of prospectors.

2.Members will abide by the provisions of the WA Mining Act 1978 and Regulations, and follow the guidelines in the Prospecting WA booklet issued by the Dept of Mines and Petroleum.

3.Members will act to support APLA and prospecting in general.

4.Members will act to support APLA and prospecting in general, including on Social Media sites and public forums.

5. Members will abide by tenement holders legitimate requests at all times when prospecting on a granted tenement.

6. Members will minimise environmental impact and maintain and leave clean campsites.

7. Members will abide by main roads closures and prevent unnecessary damage to pastoral  roads and tracks.

8. Members will display courtesy and consideration to others in the field and maintain a respectable distance from their activities.

Breaches of the code will be investigated by APLA, and conduct found to be detrimental to the interests of the Association will result in the member(s) being disciplined. This may result in expulsion under Section 9 of APLA’s constitution.

Terms & Conditions


Acceptance:

By accessing the Amalgamated Prospectors and Leaseholders Association web site, hereafter simply referred to as ‘APLA’, you are deemed to have accepted and agreed to be bound by the terms and conditions outlined below and any additional terms outlined within the specific service you choose to access. You are required to check this page regularly so you are aware of any updates to the terms. If you do not agree with any of the terms, as updated or amended, please do not use the service.


Intellectual Property:

Products and services are for your personal use. You may not record, nor use the information or data in association with any other service or device not approved by ‘APLA’. You obtain no rights of ownership whatsoever in respect to Intellectual Property Rights (including Copyright) in the data and information howsoever provided.


Conditions:

All information provided by ‘APLA’ is made available for the personal use and for the sole purpose of APLA Membership or information relating to Prospecting and Prospectors Rights .

Whilst ‘APLA’ believes the information to be reliable, human or mechanical error remains a real possibility. Therefore, ‘APLA’ does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or correct sequencing of the information provided.

Some of the content provided has been supplied through sources that ‘APLA’ does not control. Therefore, ‘APLA’ does not accept responsibility for the content of the data, or accidental or malicious damage that may arise to your local systems, data, software or hardware through accessing the ‘APLA’ system and its content.

Neither ‘APLA’ nor any of the sources of information shall be responsible for any errors or omissions, or consequential loss arising, or for the use of or results obtained from the use of the information provided, regardless of format of the information.

In any event ‘APLA” shall not be liable for any consequential loss or damages either directly, indirectly, incidentally, consequentially or otherwise arising out of the use of or inability to use ‘APLA’ data, maps, guides, or products, or as a reliance placed upon the information on this internet site .


Warranty:

By accessing and using data and information provided by ‘APLA’ you acknowledge that neither ‘APLA ‘ nor any supplier, or other third party source guarantees nor make any warranties that relate to the accuracy or completeness of the service or products, and to the extent it is lawful to do so excludes any warranties which may otherwise be implied by any State or Federal Legislation in respect to Services and Products.


Membership

By joining APLA as a member you agree that you are bound by the APLA Constitution, APLA’s Code of Conduct and any other policies outlined in this website that is applicable to membership or using the APLA Website You will be attached to the branch that is nearest your residential address. Interstate and international members may be attached to any branch or a virtual branch for management purposes.