Mines and Petroleum Regulations Amendment (COVID-19 Response) Regulations 2020 (WA)

29 June 2020 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 2239

Dangerous Goods Safety Act 2004

Mines Safety and Inspection Act 1994

Mines and Petroleum Regulations Amendment

(COVID-19 Response) Regulations 2020

SL 2020/103

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

Part I - Preliminary

1.            Citation

These regulations are the Mines and Petroleum Regulations
Amendment (COVID-19 Response) Regulations 2020.

2.            Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows -

(a)	regulations 1 and 2—on the day on which these regulations are published in the Gazette (gazettal day);
(b)	regulations 5, 8, 11, 14 and 17—on 1 April 2021;
(c)	the rest of the regulations - on the day after gazettal day.

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Regulations 2020

Part 2	Dangerous Goods Safety (Explosives) Regulations 2007 amended
r. 3

Part 2 Dangerous Goods Safety (Explosives)
Regulations 2007 amended

3.            Regulations amended

This Part amends the Dangerous Goods Safety (Explosives)
Regulations 2007.

4.            Regulation 197A inserted

At the end of Part 17 insert:

197A. Waiver and refund of fees in response to COVID-19

pandemic

(I) In this regulation—
commencement day means the day on which the Mines
and Petroleum Regulations Amendment (COVID-19
Response) Regulations 2020 regulation 4 comes into
operation;
design atedfee means a fee in -

(a)	regulation 179A(3) or (4), 188, 189 or 190(2); or
(b)	Schedule I (other than item 6).

Despite any other provision of these regulations, the

on commencement day and ending on 31 March 2021. beginning on 1 April 2020 and ending on the day before commencement day, the Chief Officer must refund the fee to the person.

designated fees are waived during the period beginning

5.            Regulation 197A deleted

Delete regulation 197A.

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Regulations 2020

Dangerous Goods Safety (Road and Rail Transport of Non- Part 3

explosives) Regulations 2007 amended

r. 6

Part 3 - Dangerous Goods Safety (Road and Rail
Transport of Non-explosives) Regulations 2007
amended

6.            Regulations amended

This Part amends the Dangerous Goods Safety (Road and Rail
Transport of Non-explosives) Regulations 2007.

7.           Regulation 272A inserted At the end of Part 22 insert:

272A. Waiver and refund of fees in response to COVID-19
pandemic

(1)	In this regulation - commencement day means the day on which the Mines and Petroleum Regulations Amendment (COVID- 19 Response) Regulations 2020 regulation 7 comes into operation.
(2)	Despite regulation 272 or any other provision of these regulations, the fees prescribed in that regulation are waived during the period beginning on commencement
day and ending on 31 March 2021.
(3)	If a person paid a fee prescribed in regulation 272 during the period beginning on 1 April 2020 and ending on the day before commencement day, the Chief Officer must refund the fee to the person.

8. Regulation 272A deleted
Delete regulation 272A.

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Regulations 2020

Part 4	Dangerous Goods Safety (Security Sensitive Ammonium Nitrate) Regulations 2007 amended
r.	9
Part 4 Dangerous Goods Safety (Security Sensitive

A in in on hun Nitrate) Regulations 2007 amended

9.           Regulations amended

This Part amends the Dangerous Goods Safety (Security Sensitive Ammonium Nitrate) Regulations 2007.
10.	Regulation 52 inserted After regulation 51 insert:

52. Waiver and refund of fees in response to COVID-19
pandemic

(1) In this regulation —
commencement day means the day on which the Mines
and Petroleum Regulations Amendment (COVID-19
Response) Regulations 2020 regulation 10 comes into
operation;
design ated fee means -

(a)	an annual fee; or
(b)

a late payment fee under regulation 46A(4). Despite regulations 30(1 )(c) and 46A(3) and (4), the

designated fees are waived during the period beginning

on commencement day and ending on 31 March 2021.

If a person paid a designated fee during the period beginning on 1 April 2020 and ending on the day before commencement day, the Chief Officer must refund the fee to the person.

11.          Regulation 52 deleted

Delete regulation 52.

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Regulations 2020

Dangerous Goods Safety (Storage and Handling of Non-
explosives) Regulations 2007 amended Part 5

r. 12

Part 5— Dangerous Goods Safety (Storage and
Handling of Non-explosives) Regulations 2007 amended

12.         Regulations amended

This Part amends the Dangerous Goods Safety (Storage and
Handling of Non-explosives) Regulations 2007.

13.         Regulation 44B inserted

After regulation 44A insert:

44B. Waiver and refund of fees in response to COVID-19
pandemic

(1) In this regulation -
commencement day means the day on which the Mines
and Petroleum Regulations Amendment (COVID- 19
Response) Regulations 2020 regulation 13 comes into
operation;
design ated fee means -

(a)	an annual fee; or
(b)

a late payment fee under regulation 44A(4). Despite any other provision of these regulations, the

designated fees are waived during the period beginning

on commencement day and ending on 31 March 2021.

If a person paid a designated fee during the period beginning on 1 April 2020 and ending on the day before commencement day, the Chief Officer must refund the fee to the person.

14. Regulation 44B deleted
Delete regulation 44B.

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Mines and Petroleum Regulations Amendment (COVID-19 Response)

Regulations 2020

Part 6 Mines Safety and Inspection Regulations 1995 amended

r. 15

Part 6— Mines Safety and Inspection Regulations 1995

amended

15. Regulations amended

This Part amends the Mines Safety and Inspection

Regulations 1995.

16.         Regulation 2.33A inserted

At the end of Part 2 Division 3 Subdivision C insert:

2.33A. Waiver and refund of fees in response to COVID-19

pandemic

(1)	In this regulation —
commencement day means the day on which the Mines
and Petroleum Regulations Amendment (COVID-19
Response) Regulations 2020 regulation 16 comes into
operation.
(2)	Despite regulations 2.31 and 2.33, the fees specified in Schedule 2 are waived during the period beginning on commencement day and ending on 31 March 2021.
(3)	If a person paid a fee specified in Schedule 2 during the period beginning on 1 April 2020 and ending on the day before commencement day, the Board must refund the fee to the person.

17.         Regulation 2.33A deleted

Delete regulation 2.33A.

N. HAGLEY, Clerk of the Executive Council.

Note: The Mines and Petroleum Regulations Amendment (COVID-19

Response) Regulations 2020 were repealed before Parts 2-6 of

those regulations came into operation. See the Mines and

Petroleum Regulations Amendment (COVID-19 Response)
Repeal Regulations 2020.