Financial Penalty Alternative to Forfeiture of Mining Tenements
Mining Amendment Bill 2025
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Council
Assent
Topics
exploration licences geological surveys mining mining industry mining tenements prospecting licences
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
The Mines Minister can charge a penalty instead of cancelling a mining tenement.
People who apply for the forfeiture of a prospecting licence get first priority to apply for that tenement.
Applicants must use the approved form when asking the Mines Minister to amend an exploration licence application.
Mining development and closure proposals must include all information required by the regulations.
The Director of Geological Survey must give a copy of required reports to the mining registrar.
The Mines Minister can cancel or change lease terms if there is an error; this must not harm the lease holder.
The Mines Minister can decide whether to restore a mining tenement regardless of what a report recommends.
A single exemption application can now cover more than one mining tenement.
The Debate
What different members said when this bill was debated:
Jackie Jarvis ALP
“I move: That the bill be now read a second time. I am pleased to introduce the Mining Amendment Bill 2025 to the house.”
David Michael ALP
“I move: That the bill be now read a second time. I am pleased to introduce the Mining Amendment Bill 2025 to the house.”