Mining Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2015 (WA)

26 June 2015 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 2257

MP302*

Mining Act 1978

Mining Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2015

Made by the deputy of the Governor in Executive Council.

1.            Citation

These regulations are the Mining Amendment Regulations
(No. 3) 2015.

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;
(b)	the rest of the regulations — on 1 July 2015.

3. Regulations amended
These regulations amend the Mining Regulations 1981.

1 July 1999 301.35

4.            Schedule 2 amended

Delete Schedule 2 items 1 to 22 and insert:

1.       Annual rent of existing exploration licence per square kilometre or part of one square kilometre —

(a) for years 1 to 7 of the term of the licence 48.00

(b) for year 8, and each subsequent year, of

the term of the licence 161.70

2. Annual rent of graticular exploration
licence —
(a) one block licence applied for after

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(b)	all other licences, per block -
(I) for years Ito 3 of the term of the

licence 125.25

(ii)    for years 4 and 5 of the term of the

licence 194.85

(iii) for years 6 and 7 of the term of the

licence 264.35

(iv)  for year 8, and each subsequent

year, of the term of the licence 500.60

3         Annual rent of general purpose lease per

hectare or part of one hectare 14.60

4         Annual rent of lease granted under the Mining

Act 1904 5, either pursuant to or continued in force by virtue of an agreement scheduled to, incorporated in, or appearing in an Act or a

variation of such an agreement, per hectare or

part of one hectare 16.50

Annual rent of mining lease per hectare or

part of one hectare 16.50

6         Annual rent of miscellaneous licence per hectare or part of one hectare -

(a) for the purpose referred to in

regulation 42B(ia) 0.50

(b) for any other purpose 14.60

7         Annual rent of prospecting licence per hectare

or part of one hectare (minimum $24.00) 2.40

8         Annual rent of retention licence per hectare or

part of one hectare 7.20

Application fee for -

(a) exploration licence -

(1) one block 330.35

(ii) more than one block 1323.80

(b) general purpose lease 462.80

(c) mining lease	462.80
(d) miscellaneous licence	462.80

(e)	permit under section 40E	r. 41)(2)	25.00
(f)	prospecting licence	313.85

(g) retention licence 760.80

10       Application fee for approval of retention

status 276.00

11       Copy of all or part of document or report

(per copy) r. 2513 8.80

12       Copy of—

(a) entry in the register (per tenement) r. 84D 8.80

(b) dealing or other instrument (per

tenement) r. 84D 8.80

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13.	Certification of a document	r. 109	7.35
14.	Exemption from expenditure conditions -

(a)

one year exemption for -

(i)	prospecting licence	r. 54	359.70
(ii)	exploration licence	r. 54	408.05

(iii) mining lease r. 54 333.45

(b)

5 year exemption for mining lease r. 54 1 667.25

15.      Issue of-

(a)	duplicate instrument of lease	s.83	36.40
(b)	instrument of licence	s. 116	36.40
(c)	miner's right	s. 40C	25.00

16.

Partial surrender of a mining tenement r. 45 110.40

17.      Application for permit to enter private land

(per lot or location affected - minimum
$29.40) r. 5 7.35
18.	Private land - application to bring under
the Act r. 8 23.20

19.      Registration or recording of instruments (per tenement affected where applicable) -

(a)	application for copy document	r. 105	110.40
(b)	caveat	r. 76	110.40
(c)	devolution	r. 102	110.40

(d) discharge/withdrawal of any r. 76A,

encumbrance 83 7.35

(e)	injunction	r. 109	110.40
(f)	judgment/order of court	r. 109	110.40
(g)	mortgage	r. 77	110.40

(h)	power of attorney -	each	r. 108	110.40
(i)	notice of seizure	r. 109	110.40
(j)	tax memorial	s. 103C	110.40
(k)	transfer-

(i)	mining tenement	r. 75	110.40
(ii)	mortgage	r. 84	110.40
(1)	withdrawal of memorial	s. 103C	7.35

20.	Restoration of mining tenement	r. 51	224.10
21.	Copy of front page of Form 5, together with

either Attachment 1 - "Summary of Mineral

Exploration/Mining Activities" or

Attachment 2 - "Summary of Prospecting

and/or Small Scale Mining Activities", as the

case may be r. 96(3) 8.80

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22. Fees relating to proceedings under Parts VII

and VIII —

(a) for entering a plaint or an application,

excluding service fee, but including the

issue of summons for each respondent

and all necessary witness summonses 62.40
(b)	response and all necessary witness
summonses 43.10
(c)	all necessary applications and affidavits 6.25
(d)	order made by warden including an
order for an injunction 18.80
(e)	copy of —
(i) evidence — per page 8.80
(ii) a judgment, decision or order —

per page 1.20

(0 taxation of bill of costs

amount of $1.00 on $0.05 in each amount of lodged bill (minimum fee

$10.00) — however
where the lodged
bill exceeds $1 000
the fee is reduced to
$0.025 in each
$1.00 for the

excess, plus $50.00

N. HAGLEY, Clerk of the Executive Council.