Mining Act 1978

Mining (Royalties) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2026

 

 

Mining (Royalties) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2026

Contents

1.Citation1

2.Commencement1

3.Regulations amended1

4.Regulation 22 amended1

 

Mining Act 1978

Mining (Royalties) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2026

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.Citation

These regulations are the Mining (Royalties) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2026.

2.Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

(a)regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these regulations are published on the WA legislation website;

(b)the rest of the regulations — on the day after that day.

3.Regulations amended

These regulations amend the Mining (Royalties) Regulations 2025.

4.Regulation 22 amended

Delete regulation 22(3) and insert:

 

(3)The Commissioner may, on the request of a person mentioned in subregulation (4), approve 1 or more mining tenements (the relevant tenements) associated with a treatment facility being treated as a separate gold royalty project if satisfied that the holder of, or applicant for, the relevant tenements —

(a)is not the holder of, or applicant for, 1 or more other mining tenements associated with the same treatment facility; and

(b)does not have a connection with another person who is the holder of, or applicant for, 1 or more other mining tenements (the other tenements) associated with the same treatment facility of such a nature that the Commissioner considers that the relevant tenements and the other tenements can fairly be treated as forming part of the same gold royalty project.

 

A. O’Sullivan, Clerk of the Executive Council

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