Dangerous Goods Safety Act 2004
Mines Safety and Inspection Act 1994
Mining Act 1978
Offshore Minerals Act 2003
Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967
Petroleum Pipelines Act 1969
Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982
Mines and Petroleum Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2025
Western Australia
Mines and Petroleum Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2025
Contents
Part 1 — Preliminary
1.Citation1
2.Commencement1
Part 2 — Dangerous Goods Safety (Explosives) Regulations 2007 amended
3.Regulations amended2
4.Schedule 1 replaced2
Schedule 1 — Fees
Part 3 — Dangerous Goods Safety (Major Hazard Facilities) Regulations 2007 amended
5.Regulations amended5
6.Schedule 3 amended5
Part 4 — Dangerous Goods Safety (Road and Rail Transport of Non‑explosives) Regulations 2007 amended
7.Regulations amended7
8.Regulation 272 replaced7
272.Fees prescribed7
Part 5 — Dangerous Goods Safety (Security Sensitive Ammonium Nitrate) Regulations 2007 amended
9.Regulations amended9
10.Schedule 1 replaced9
Schedule 1 — Annual fees
Part 6 — Dangerous Goods Safety (Storage and Handling of Non‑explosives) Regulations 2007 amended
11.Regulations amended10
12.Regulation 135I amended10
13.Schedule 5 amended10
Part 7 — Mines Safety and Inspection Levy Regulations 2010 amended
14.Regulations amended11
15.Regulation 8 amended11
Part 8 — Mining Regulations 1981 amended
16.Regulations amended12
17.Schedule 2 replaced12
Schedule 2 — Fees and rents
Part 9 — Offshore Minerals Regulations 2010 amended
18.Regulations amended17
19.Schedule 2 replaced17
Schedule 2 — Fees
Part 10 — Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Regulations 1987 amended
20.Regulations amended19
21.Schedule 1 amended19
Part 11 — Petroleum Pipelines Regulations 1970 amended
22.Regulations amended20
23.Regulation 4B amended20
24.Schedule 3 replaced20
Schedule 3 — Fees
Part 12 — Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Regulations 1990 amended
25.Regulations amended22
26.Schedule 1 amended22
Dangerous Goods Safety Act 2004
Mines Safety and Inspection Act 1994
Mining Act 1978
Offshore Minerals Act 2003
Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967
Petroleum Pipelines Act 1969
Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982
Mines and Petroleum Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2025
Made by the Governor in Executive Council.
These regulations come into operation as follows —
(a)Part 1 — on the day on which these regulations are published on the WA legislation website;
(b)the rest of the regulations — on 1 July 2025.
Part 2 — Dangerous Goods Safety (Explosives) Regulations 2007 amended
This Part amends the Dangerous Goods Safety (Explosives) Regulations 2007.
Delete Schedule 1 and insert:
[r. 3]
|
Item |
Column 1 Matter |
Column 2 Fee $ |
|
1. |
Application for a security card (r. 17(3)(d)) |
185.00 |
|
2. |
Application to extend period for which a security card is valid (r. 21A(2)(c)) |
54.50 |
|
3. |
Application for a test permit for an unauthorised explosive (r. 27(2)(d)) |
230.00 |
|
4. |
Application to have an explosive authorised (r. 30(2)(j)) — |
|
|
|
(a)if the explosive is authorised under an interstate law (as defined in r. 30(1A)) |
186.00 |
|
|
(b)otherwise |
753.00 |
|
5. |
Application for a berth to be declared a special berth (explosives) (r. 111L(2)(e)(iii)) |
5 510.00 |
|
6. |
Application for a fireworks event permit (r. 149(1)(e)) — |
|
|
|
(a)if the event fireworks include a ground display but no aerial shells |
186.00 |
|
|
(b)if the event fireworks include aerial shells but not more than 3 000 aerial shells |
377.00 |
|
|
(c)if the event fireworks include more than 3 000 aerial shells |
5 370.00 |
|
7. |
Application for a licence (other than a trading licence) (r. 157(1)(c)) — |
|
|
|
(a)explosives driver licence |
129.00 |
|
|
(b)shotfiring licence |
129.00 |
|
|
(c)fireworks contractor licence |
583.00 |
|
|
(d)fireworks operator licence |
144.00 |
|
|
(e)pyrotechnics (special use) licence |
144.00 |
|
8. |
Annual fee for a trading licence (r. 157(1)(da)(i) and 179A) — |
|
|
|
(a)explosives import/export licence |
237.00 |
|
|
(b)explosives manufacture licence |
501.00 |
|
|
(c)explosives manufacture (MPU) licence |
1 150.00 |
|
|
(d)explosives storage licence — |
|
|
|
(i)for less than 1 tonne of explosives |
147.00 |
|
|
(ii)for 1 tonne or more but less than 5 tonnes of explosives |
176.00 |
|
|
(iii)for 5 tonnes or more of explosives |
474.00 |
|
|
(e)explosives transport licence |
1 170.00 |
|
|
(f)explosives supply licence |
80.00 |
|
9. |
Application for renewal of a licence (other than a trading licence) (r. 173(3)(i)) |
The fee in item 7 for the licence |
Part 3 — Dangerous Goods Safety (Major Hazard Facilities) Regulations 2007 amended
This Part amends the Dangerous Goods Safety (Major Hazard Facilities) Regulations 2007.
(1)In Schedule 3 clause 1 delete the Table and insert:
Table
|
Class of facility under r. 33 |
Fee ($) |
|
Class A |
129 000 |
|
Class B |
103 000 |
|
Class C |
77 900 |
|
Class D |
20 000 |
(2)In Schedule 3 clause 2 delete the Table and insert:
Table
|
Class of facility under r. 33 |
Fee ($) |
|
Class A |
129 000 |
|
Class B |
103 000 |
|
Class C |
77 900 |
|
Class D |
20 000 |
Part 4 — Dangerous Goods Safety (Road and Rail Transport of Non‑explosives) Regulations 2007 amended
This Part amends the Dangerous Goods Safety (Road and Rail Transport of Non‑explosives) Regulations 2007.
Delete regulation 272 and insert:
The fees payable under these regulations are prescribed in the Table.
Table
|
Item |
Column 1 Application |
Column 2 Fee $ |
|
1. |
Application for approval or variation of approval (r. 194(1)(b)) |
365.00 |
|
2. |
Application for, or for renewal of — |
|
|
|
(a)a dangerous goods driver licence, for each year or part of a year of the term of the licence (r. 218(2)(e) and 223(2)(e)) |
29.00 |
|
(b)a dangerous goods vehicle licence, for each year or part of a year of the term of the licence (r. 230(4) and 233(3)) |
183.00 |
|
Part 5 — Dangerous Goods Safety (Security Sensitive Ammonium Nitrate) Regulations 2007 amended
This Part amends the Dangerous Goods Safety (Security Sensitive Ammonium Nitrate) Regulations 2007.
Delete Schedule 1 and insert:
[r. 3]
|
Item |
Annual fee |
Fee ($) |
|
1. |
Annual fee for a licence (r. 30(1)(c) and 46A) — |
|
|
|
(a)SSAN import/export licence |
237.00 |
|
|
(b)SSAN manufacture licence |
443.00 |
|
|
(c)SSAN storage licence |
208.00 |
|
|
(d)SSAN transport licence |
222.00 |
|
|
(e)SSAN supply licence |
191.00 |
|
|
(f)SSAN fertiliser licence |
72.00 |
Part 6 — Dangerous Goods Safety (Storage and Handling of Non‑explosives) Regulations 2007 amended
This Part amends the Dangerous Goods Safety (Storage and Handling of Non‑explosives) Regulations 2007.
In regulation 135I(2)(e)(v) delete “$4 870.00.” and insert:
$4 990.00.
In Schedule 5 clause 2 in the Table delete “270.00” and insert:
276.00
Part 7 — Mines Safety and Inspection Levy Regulations 2010 amended
This Part amends the Mines Safety and Inspection Levy Regulations 2010.
In regulation 8 in the description of the variable “R”:
(a)in paragraph (b) delete “$0.16.” and insert:
$0.16;
(b)after paragraph (b) insert:
(c)for a quarter that begins on or after 1 July 2025 — $0.155.
Part 8 — Mining Regulations 1981 amended
This Part amends the Mining Regulations 1981.
Delete Schedule 2 and insert:
[r. 2, 4D(2), 16C(2), 23BA(2), 25B, 28A(1), 64(1b), (1C) and (8), 84D, 109(1), (3) and (3A), 120A(3B), 121(2), 146(1A), 163(2) and (4) and 165(7)(f)]
|
ItemDescription |
|
$ |
|
1.Annual rent of existing exploration licence per square kilometre or part of 1 square kilometre — |
|
|
|
(a)for years 1 to 7 of the term of the licence |
|
77.00 |
|
(b)for year 8, and each subsequent year, of the term of the licence |
|
258.00 |
|
2.Annual rent of graticular exploration licence — |
|
|
|
(a)1 block licence applied for after 1 July 1999 |
|
480.00 |
|
(b)all other licences, per block — (i)for years 1 to 3 of the term of the licence |
|
173.00 |
|
(ii)for years 4 and 5 of the term of the licence |
|
310.00 |
|
(iii)for years 6 and 7 of the term of the licence |
|
424.00 |
|
(iv)for year 8, and each subsequent year, of the term of the licence |
|
803.00 |
|
3.Annual rent of general purpose lease per hectare or part of 1 hectare |
|
27.00 |
|
4.Annual rent of miscellaneous licence per hectare or part of 1 hectare — |
|
|
|
(a)for the purpose referred to in regulation 42B(ia) |
|
1.12 |
|
(b)for any other purpose |
|
27.00 |
|
5.Annual rent of prospecting licence per hectare or part of 1 hectare (minimum $39.70) |
|
4.30 |
|
6.Annual rent of retention licence per hectare or part of 1 hectare |
|
13.50 |
|
7.Annual rent of lease granted under the Mining Act 1904, 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 1 hectare |
|
29.30 |
|
8.Annual rent of mining lease per hectare or part of 1 hectare |
|
29.30 |
|
9.Annual rent of mining lease per hectare or part of 1 hectare where the lease is restricted under section 110 to minerals dissolved in brine — |
|
|
|
(a)for years 1 to 5 of the initial term of the lease |
|
3.35 |
|
(b)for year 6, and each subsequent year, of the initial term of the lease |
|
7.85 |
|
(c)if the lease is renewed or further renewed, for each year of the further term of the lease |
|
7.85 |
|
10.Application fee for — |
|
|
|
(a)exploration licence — |
|
|
|
(i)1 block |
|
490.00 |
|
(ii)more than 1 block |
|
1 760.00 |
|
(b)general purpose lease |
|
685.00 |
|
(c)mining lease |
|
685.00 |
|
(d)miscellaneous licence |
|
685.00 |
|
(e)permit under section 40E |
r. 4D(2) |
116.00 |
|
(f)prospecting licence |
|
466.00 |
|
(g)retention licence |
|
1 060.00 |
|
11.Application fee for approval of retention status |
|
399.00 |
|
12.Copy of all or part of document or report (per copy) |
r. 25B |
13.60 |
|
13.Copy of — |
|
|
|
(a)entry in the register (per tenement) |
r. 84D |
10.60 |
|
(b)dealing or other instrument (per tenement) |
r. 84D |
13.60 |
|
14.Certification of document |
r. 136A |
9.10 |
|
15.Exemption from expenditure conditions — |
|
|
|
(a)1 year exemption for — |
|
|
|
(i)prospecting licence |
r. 54 |
494.00 |
|
(ii)exploration licence |
r. 54 |
591.00 |
|
(iii)mining lease |
r. 54 |
459.00 |
|
(b)5 year exemption for mining lease |
r. 54 |
2 300.00 |
|
16.Issue of — |
|
|
|
(a)instrument of licence |
s. 116 |
51.00 |
|
(b)miner’s right |
s. 40C |
30.00 |
|
17.Partial surrender of a mining tenement |
r. 45 |
160.00 |
|
18.Application for permit to enter private land (per lot or location affected — minimum $40.00) |
r. 5 |
10.50 |
|
19.Private land — application to bring under the Act |
r. 8 |
31.00 |
|
20.Registration or recording of instruments (per tenement affected where applicable) — |
|
|
|
(a)application for copy document |
r. 105 |
146.00 |
|
(b)caveat |
r. 76 |
164.00 |
|
(c)mortgage |
r. 77 |
152.00 |
|
(d)tax memorial |
s. 103C |
132.00 |
|
(e)transfer of mining tenement |
r. 75 |
155.00 |
|
(f)withdrawal of memorial |
s. 103C |
11.50 |
|
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) |
13.00 |
|
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 |
|
564.00 |
|
(b)response and all necessary witness summonses |
|
61.00 |
|
(c)all necessary applications and affidavits |
|
8.50 |
|
(d)order made by warden including an order for an injunction |
|
27.50 |
|
(e)copy of — |
|
|
|
(i)evidence — per page |
|
11.10 |
|
(ii)a judgment, decision or order — per page |
|
2.10 |
|
(f)taxation of bill of costs |
$0.05 in each amount of $1.00 on amount of lodged bill (minimum fee $12.00) — however where the lodged bill exceeds $1 000 the fee is reduced to $0.025 in each $1.00 for the excess, plus $50.00 |
|
|
23.Fee for notice of objection — |
|
|
|
(a)general |
430.00 |
|
|
(b)eligible individual |
100.00 |
|
|
(c)registered native title body corporate whose land is included or partly included in or shares a common boundary with land the subject of the mining tenement application |
|
|
|
(d)proprietor of land included or partly included in or sharing a common boundary with land the subject of the mining tenement application |
|
|
Part 9 — Offshore Minerals Regulations 2010 amended
This Part amends the Offshore Minerals Regulations 2010.
Delete Schedule 2 and insert:
[r. 20]
|
Item |
Description |
Fee ($) |
|
1. |
Exploration licence — (a)standard block licence application (s. 56(1)) (b)tender block licence application (s. 78(1)) (c)renewal application (s. 106(1)) |
3 000.00 3 000.00 600.00 |
|
2. |
Retention licence — (a)licence application (s. 139(1)) (b)renewal application (s. 163(1)) |
3 000.00 600.00 |
|
3. |
Mining licence — (a)standard block licence application (s. 201(1)) (b)tender block licence application (s. 222(1)) (c)renewal application (s. 240(1)) |
3 000.00 3 000.00 600.00 |
|
4. |
Works licence — (a)licence application (s. 272(1)) (b)renewal application (s. 292(1)) |
3 000.00 600.00 |
|
5. |
Special purpose consent application (s. 319(1)) |
300.00 |
|
6. |
Inspection of register and documents (s. 332(1)) |
27.00 |
|
7. |
Registration of transfer (s. 338(1)(f)) |
82.00 |
|
8. |
Registration of other dealing (s. 339(1)(d)) |
185.00 |
|
9. |
Devolution of licence (s. 340(1)(d)) |
194.00 |
|
10. |
Caveat (s. 344) |
194.00 |
|
11. |
Certified copy of or extract from register (s. 357(4)) (per page) |
6.60 |
|
12. |
Certified copy of document (s. 358(1)) (per page) |
7.50 |
|
13. |
Certificate (s. 359(1)) |
66.00 |
|
14. |
Approval of transfer application (s. 363(6)) |
185.00 |
Part 10 — Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Regulations 1987 amended
This Part amends the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Regulations 1987.
(1)In Schedule 1 item 10 delete “8 740.00” and insert:
8 950.00
(2)In Schedule 1 item 14 delete “163.00” and insert:
167.00
Part 11 — Petroleum Pipelines Regulations 1970 amended
This Part amends the Petroleum Pipelines Regulations 1970.
In regulation 4B delete “$228.00.” and insert:
$233.00.
Delete Schedule 3 and insert:
[r. 4]
|
Item |
Purpose |
Provision of Act |
Fee |
|
1. |
Application for licence |
s. 8(l)(j) |
8 740.00 |
|
2. |
Application for variation of licence |
s. 15(2)(d) |
8 740.00 |
|
3. |
Registration of memorandum of transfer and name of transferee |
s. 44(9) |
167.00 |
|
4. |
Registration as licensee on devolution by operation of law |
s. 45(2) |
167.00 |
|
5. |
Application by company licensee for registration of change of name |
s. 45(3)(b) |
156.00 |
|
6. |
Entry on memorial of registration of approval of dealing |
s. 47(12) |
167.00 |
|
7. |
Inspection of register |
s. 52(1) |
149.00 |
|
8. |
Copies of or extracts from the register or of or from an instrument certified by Minister |
s. 53(2) |
149.00 per page |
|
9. |
Certificate by Minister as to entry, matter or things under the Act |
s. 53(3) |
142.00 |
Part 12 — Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Regulations 1990 amended
This Part amends the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Regulations 1990.
(1)In Schedule 1 item 7 delete “8 740.00” and insert:
8 950.00
(2)In Schedule 1 item 15 delete “163.00” and insert:
167.00
(3)In Schedule 1 item 20 delete “228.00” and insert:
233.00
N. HAGLEY, Clerk of the Executive Council
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