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No. 137/2019**\n\nVersion incorporating amendments as at  \n23 June 2020\n\n**TABLE OF PROVISIONS**\n\n*Regulation Page*\n\nPart 1—Preliminary 1\n\n1 Objectives 1\n\n2 Authorising provision 1\n\n3 Commencement 1\n\n4 Revocations 1\n\n5 Definitions 2\n\nPart 2—Work plans 3\n\n6 Fee for lodging work plan 3\n\n7 Information required in work plans 3\n\n8 Information required in work plans—description of the proposed work 4\n\n9 Information required in work plans—identification of hazards and risks 5\n\n10 Information required in work plans—risk management plan 6\n\n11 Information required in work plans—rehabilitation plan 7\n\n12 Information required in work plans—community engagement plan 9\n\n13 Fee for application to vary a work plan 9\n\n14 Information to be contained in application for variation of work plan 9\n\nPart 3—Fees for extractive industry work authorities 12\n\n15 Application fee for work authority 12\n\n16 Annual fee for work authority 12\n\n17 Fee for request to vary a work authority 12\n\n18 Fee for transfer of work authority 12\n\nPart 4—Reporting 13\n\n19 Annual report 13\n\n20 Information relating to reportable events at quarries 16\n\nPart 5—Declared quarries 19\n\n21 Stability requirements and processes for declared quarries 19\n\n22 Reporting requirements for declared quarries 19\n\nPart 6—Record keeping 21\n\n23 Recording of activities undertaken under an extractive industry work authority 21\n\n24 Certain information to be kept at the worksite 21\n\nPart 7—Royalties 22\n\n25 Prescribed rate and time of payment of royalties 22\n\n26 Royalty return 23\n\n27 Retention of records relating to royalties 24\n\nPart 8—Infringements 25\n\n28 Infringements 25\n\nPart 9—Transitional provisions 26\n\n29 Saving of annual report for the financial year ending 30 June 2020 26\n\n30 Saving of royalty payments and royalty return for the financial year ending 30 June 2020 26\n\nSchedule 1—Regulations revoked 27\n\nSchedule 2—Fees for work plans 28\n\nSchedule 3—Annual fee for extractive industry work authority 33\n\nSchedule 4—Stone types and associated product types 34\n\nSchedule 5—Stability requirements and processes for declared quarries 36\n\nSchedule 6—Infringements 37\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes 39\n\n1 General information 39\n\n2 Table of Amendments 41\n\n3 Amendments Not in Operation 42\n\n4 Explanatory details 43\n\n**Version No.** **002**\n\n**Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) (Extractive Industries) Regulations 2019**\n\n**S.R. No. 137/2019**\n\nVersion incorporating amendments as at  \n23 June 2020\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n\t1 Objectives\n\nThe objectives of these Regulations are—\n\n(a) to prescribe various procedures, details, royalties, fees, forms, information required in documents and other matters authorised by the **Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990**; and\n\n(b) to prescribe certain offences as infringement offences; and\n\n(c) to set out requirements relating to declared quarries.\n\n\t2 Authorising provision\n\nThese Regulations are made under section 124 of the **Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990**.\n\n\t3 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations come into operation on 26 January 2020.\n\n\t4 Revocations\n\nThe Regulations set out in Schedule 1 are **revoked**.\n\n\t5 Definitions\n\nIn these Regulations––\n\n***quarrying hazard*** means any quarrying  activity and circumstance that may pose a risk to the environment, to any member of the public or to land, property or infrastructure in the vicinity of work carried out at a quarry;\n\n***rehabilitation hazard*** means any rehabilitation activity and circumstance that may pose a risk to the environment, to any member of the public, or to land, property or infrastructure in the vicinity of the rehabilitation activity;\n\n***safe, stable and sustainable*** means—\n\n(a) is not likely to cause injury or illness; and\n\n(b) structurally, geotechnically and hydrogeologically sound; and\n\n(c) non-polluting; and\n\n(d) aligns with the principles of sustainable development;\n\n***the Act***  means the **Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990**;\n\n***work plan area*** means the area where work described in the work plan is, or is proposed to be, carried out*.*\n\nPart 2—Work plans\n\n\t6 Fee for lodging work plan\n\nA work plan lodged with the Department Head under section 77G(1) of the Act must be accompanied by the relevant fee specified in Schedule 2.\n\n\t7 Information required in work plans\n\nFor the purposes of section 77G(3)(g) of the Act, a work plan must contain the following other matters—\n\n(a) a description of the proposed work including information specified in regulation 8;\n\n(b) information specified in regulation 9 relating to the identification of risks required by section 77G(3)(b) of the Act;\n\n(c) information specified in regulation 10 relating to the requirement in section 77G(3)(c) of the Act to specify how identified risks will be eliminated or minimised as far as reasonably practicable;\n\n(d) the applicable information specified in regulation 11, as part of the rehabilitation plan included in the work plan under section 77G(3)(d) of the Act;\n\n(e) the information specified in regulation 12, as part of the community engagement plan included in the work plan under section 77G(3)(e) of the Act.\n\n**Note**\n\nFor a work plan that relates to a declared quarry, information set out in Schedule 5 must also be included in the work plan in accordance with section 77G(3)(f) of the Act and regulation 21.\n\n\t8 Information required in work plans—description of the proposed work\n\nFor the purposes of regulation 7(a), the following information is specified—\n\n(a) a description of sensitive receptors in relation to the environment, any member of the public, or land, property or infrastructure in the vicinity of the proposed work;\n\n(b) a location map of the work plan area and areas within 2 km of the work plan area, drawn at an appropriate scale, that shows––\n\n(i) the location of sensitive receptors identified; and\n\n(ii) the extent and status of Crown lands and private lands; and\n\n(iii) residential, commercial and industrial development; and\n\n(iv) public facilities and infrastructure; and\n\n(v) rivers and streams; and\n\n(vi) for private land within the work plan area, any depth limitations on the land titles;\n\n(c) a general description of geological information pertaining to the proposed work, including—\n\n(i) stratigraphy; and\n\n(ii) any adverse geological structures; and\n\n(iii) the types of stone to be extracted; and\n\n(iv) the estimated stone resources and reserves;\n\n(d) a general description of the quarry operations including––\n\n(i) the method and scale of extraction; and\n\n(ii) stone processing methods and facilities; and\n\n(iii) waste disposal methods and facilities; and\n\n(iv) stockpiling facilities; and\n\n(v) other quarry infrastructure;\n\n(e) a site map, drawn at an appropriate scale, that shows the general layout of the quarry and associated facilities and infrastructure.\n\n\t9 Information required in work plans—identification of hazards and risks\n\nFor the purposes of regulation 7(b), the following information is specified—\n\n(a) details of quarrying hazards that may arise from work under the work plan, including quarrying hazards arising from—\n\n(i) set up or construction; and\n\n(ii) operations or production;\n\n(b) details of rehabilitation hazards that may arise from rehabilitation under the work plan;\n\n(c) an explanation of how the identified hazards may harm or damage the sensitive receptors described in the work plan, including evidence to support the assessment of the potential for harm or damage to be caused;\n\n(d) an assessment of the risks that the identified hazards may pose to identified sensitive receptors, having regard to—\n\n(i) the nature of the hazard; and\n\n(ii) the likelihood of the hazard causing, or contributing to, any harm or damage; and\n\n(iii) the severity or consequence of the harm or damage that may be caused.\n\n\t10 Information required in work plans—risk management plan\n\nFor the purposes of regulation 7(c), the specified information is a risk management plan that sets out the following information in relation to identified risks—\n\n(a) measures to be applied to eliminate or minimise the risks as far as reasonably practicable;\n\n(b) the performance standards to be achieved by either individual measures or some combination of measures;\n\n(c) management systems, practices and procedures that are to be applied to monitor and manage risks and compliance with performance standards;\n\n(d) an outline of the roles and responsibilities of personnel accountable for the implementation, management and review of the risk management plan.\n\n\t11 Information required in work plans—rehabilitation plan\n\n(1) Subregulation (2) applies to a work plan lodged on or after 1 July 2021.\n\n(2) For the purposes of regulation 7(d), the specified information is details of the proposed rehabilitation of land disturbed by work under the work plan including—\n\n(a) proposed land uses for the affected land after it has been rehabilitated, that considers community views expressed during consultation; and\n\n(b) a land form that will be achieved to complete rehabilitation, which must—\n\n(i) be safe, stable and sustainable; and\n\n**Note**\n\n***safe, stable and sustainable*** is defined in regulation 5.\n\n(ii) be capable of supporting the proposed land uses referred to in paragraph (a); and\n\n(c) objectives that set out distinct rehabilitation domains that collectively amount to the land form described in paragraph (b); and\n\n(d) criteria for measuring whether the objectives described in paragraph (c) have been met; and\n\n(e) a description of, and schedule for, each measureable, significant event or step in the process of rehabilitation; and\n\n(f) an identification and assessment of relevant risks that the rehabilitated land may pose to the environment, to any member of the public or to land, property or infrastructure in the vicinity of the rehabilitated land, including—\n\n(i) the type, likelihood and consequence of the risks; and\n\n(ii) the activities required to manage the risks; and\n\n(iii) the projected costs to manage the risks; and\n\n(iv) any other matter that may be relevant to risks arising from the rehabilitated land.\n\n(3) Subregulation (4) applies to a work plan lodged on or after commencement of these regulations but before 1 July 2021.\n\n(4) For the purposes of regulation 7(d), the specified information is—\n\n(a) concepts for the end utilisation of the proposed quarry site; and\n\n(b) proposals for the progressive rehabilitation, stabilisation and revegetation of extraction areas, waste disposal areas, stockpile areas, dams and other land affected by the operations; and\n\n(c) proposals for landscaping to minimise the visual impact of the quarry site; and\n\n(d) proposals for the final rehabilitation and closure of the site, including the security of the site and the removal of plant and equipment, taking into account any potential long-term degradation of the environment.\n\n(5) In this regulation—\n\n***relevant risks*** means risks that may require monitoring, maintenance, treatment or other ongoing land management activities after rehabilitation is complete.\n\n\t12 Information required in work plans—community engagement plan\n\nFor the purposes of regulation 7(e), the specified information is information that—\n\n(a) identifies the community likely to be affected by the quarry operations; and\n\n(b) sets out how the extractive industry authority holder will—\n\n(i) identify community attitudes and expectations; and\n\n(ii) share information with the community; and\n\n(iii) receive feedback from the community; and\n\n(iv) analyse community feedback and consider community concerns or expectations; and\n\n(v) register, document and respond to complaints and other communications from members of the community in relation to the quarry operations.\n\n\t13 Fee for application to vary a work plan\n\nAn application for approval of a variation of a work plan lodged in accordance with section 77H(1)(a) of the Act must be accompanied by the relevant fee specified in Schedule 2.\n\n\t14 Information to be contained in application for variation of work plan\n\nFor the purposes of section 77H(2) of the Act, the prescribed information is the following––\n\n(a) if changes to the work or rehabilitation set out in the work plan are proposed, a description of any new or changed quarrying hazard or rehabilitation hazard arising from the proposed changes that significantly increases the risks posed to—\n\n(i) the environment; or\n\n(ii) any member of the public; or\n\n(iii) land, property or infrastructure in the vicinity of the work or rehabilitation relating to the new or changed hazard;\n\n(b) if any new or changed hazard is described under paragraph (a), the information specified in regulations 9 and 10 that relate to the new or changed hazard, including the resulting proposed changes to the work plan;\n\n(c) if the application for the proposed variation is lodged on or after 1 July 2021 and includes new or changed rehabilitation of land, the information specified in regulation 11(2) that relates to the new or changed rehabilitation, including the resulting proposed changes to the rehabilitation plan in the work plan;\n\n(d) if the application for the proposed variation is lodged on or after commencement of these regulations but before 1 July 2021 and includes new or changed rehabilitation of land, the information specified in regulation 11(4) that relates to the new or changed rehabilitation, including the resulting proposed changes to the rehabilitation plan in the work plan;\n\n(e) if the application for the proposed variation is lodged on or after 1 July 2021 and the variation is in respect of a work plan lodged before that date that includes a rehabilitation plan that does not include the information specified in regulation 11(2), that information (other than information already included in the application under paragraph (c)), including the resulting proposed changes to the rehabilitation plan in the work plan;\n\n(f) if the proposed variation includes or gives rise to any changes relating to community consultation, the proposed changes to the community engagement plan in the work plan in relation to the information specified in regulation 12;\n\n(g) if the proposed variation includes any new or changed work to be carried out at a declared quarry, the information that relates to, and is applicable to, the proposed changes to the work plan in relation to the requirements and processes set out in Schedule 5;\n\n(h) a description of how the proposed variation to the work plan relates to the current approved work plan.\n\nPart 3—Fees for extractive industry work authorities\n\n\t15 Application fee for work authority\n\nAn application for an authority under section 77I(1) of the Act must be accompanied by a fee of 88·5 fee units.\n\n\t16 Annual fee for work authority\n\n(1) For the purposes of section 77J(1)(h) of the Act, the holder of an extractive industry work authority must pay to the Department Head the relevant fee specified in Schedule 3 for each financial year in which the authority is in force.\n\nReg. 16(2) substituted by S.R. No. 55/2020 reg. 4.\n\n(2) Subject to subregulation (3), a fee payable under subregulation (1) must be paid within 31 days after the end of the financial year to which it relates.\n\nReg. 16(3) inserted by S.R. No. 55/2020 reg. 4\n\n(3) A fee payable under subregulation (1) for the financial year ending 30 June 2020 must be paid by 31 January 2021.\n\n\t17 Fee for request to vary a work authority\n\nA request to vary a work authority under section 77M(2)(a) of the Act must be accompanied by a fee of 20 fee units.\n\n\t18 Fee for transfer of work authority\n\nA request to transfer a work authority under section 77N of the Act must be accompanied by a fee of 13·7 fee units.\n\nPart 4—Reporting\n\n\t19 Annual report\n\n(1) This regulation applies to reports relating to the financial year commencing 1 July 2020 and later financial years.\n\n(2) For the purposes of section 116A(1) of the Act—\n\n(a) an annual report, containing information set out in subregulation (3), of work done under the extractive industry work authority is prescribed information; and\n\n(b) the form approved by the Department Head is the prescribed form for the annual report; and\n\n(c) the times set out in subregulation (6) are the prescribed times for furnishing the annual report to the Minister.\n\n(3) For the purposes of subregulation (2)(a), the information is the following—\n\n(a) the extractive industry work authority number to which the report relates;\n\n(b) the period to which the report applies (***the reporting period***);\n\n(c) the name and role of the person completing the report;\n\n(d) whether stone has been extracted during the reporting period;\n\n(e) whether extracted stone has been sold during the reporting period;\n\n(f) the following details for each type of stone extracted during the reporting period—\n\n(i) type of stone (selected from column 2 of Schedule 4 or list approved under subregulation (5));\n\n(ii) the density of the stone before extraction;\n\n(iii) stratigraphic unit of the stone;\n\n(iv) maximum depth of extraction of the stone;\n\n(v) the quantity extracted (in cubic metres or tonnes);\n\n(g) the following details for each product type produced during the reporting period from extracted stone—\n\n(i) the type of stone (selected from column 2 of an item in Schedule 4 or list approved under subregulation (5)) from which the product was produced;\n\n(ii) the product type (selected from column 3 of the corresponding item in Schedule 4 or list approved under subregulation (5));\n\n(iii) the total useable quantity produced (in cubic metres or tonnes);\n\n(iv) if the total useable quantity produced is reported in cubic metres, the density of the product;\n\n(v) the value of total sales at gate;\n\n(h) the most recent stone resources estimate for the extractive industry work authority.\n\n(4) For the purposes of subregulation (3)(g)(v), the ***value of total sales at gate*** means—\n\n(a) the value of the product at the quarry gate, including any loading cost, less costs (if any) associated with freight or cartage outside the quarry site; or\n\n(b) if the product is, or is to be, used on the quarry site for the manufacture of another product, such as asphalt, concrete, bricks, tiles or cement products, an estimated value of the product prior to that use.\n\n(5) The Department Head may, for the purposes of regulation (3)(f) and (g), approve a list of stone types and associated product types by notice published in the Government Gazette.\n\n(6) For the purposes of subregulation (2)(c), the times are—\n\n(a) if the extractive industry work authority is in force—\n\n(i) within 31 days after the end of each financial year; or\n\n(ii) if the Minister has extended the period under subregulation (7) for a financial year, within the extended period; or\n\n(b) if the extractive industry work authority is not in force, within 31 days after the extractive industry work authority ceases to be in force.\n\n(7) The Minister may extend the period by which information must be furnished for a financial year if the extractive industry work authority holder or former extractive industry work authority holder requests the extension within 31 days of the end of the financial year.\n\n\t20 Information relating to reportable events at quarries\n\n(1) For the purpose of section 77KA(1) of the Act—\n\n(a) a report of a reportable event must be made either orally or in writing and must include—\n\n(i) the date, time and place of the event; and\n\n(ii) a description of the event; and\n\n(iii) the steps taken to minimise the impact of the event; and\n\n(b) if the Chief Inspector so requests, a written report of a reportable event must be given to the Chief Inspector as soon as practicable after the request and must include all of the following—\n\n(i) the date, time and place of the event;\n\n(ii) the details of the event, including the impact, or likely impact, of the event on public safety, the environment or infrastructure;\n\n(iii) any known or suspected causes of the event;\n\n(iv) details of the actions taken to minimise the impact of the event;\n\n(v) details of actions taken or to be taken to prevent a recurrence of the event.\n\n(2) For the purpose of section 77KA(2) of the Act, the following events arising out of work under an extractive industry work authority are prescribed as reportable events—\n\n(a) an explosion or outbreak of fire;\n\n(b) slope failure, unexpected slope movement, progressive slope collapse or failure of slope stability control measures;\n\n(c) an injury to a member of the public caused by the carrying out of the extractive industry or associated operations;\n\n(d) an uncontrolled outburst of gas;\n\n(e) an unexpected or abnormal inrush of groundwater, other water or other fluid;\n\n(f) blasting that results in an ejection of fly rock outside the work plan area of the approved work plan for the extractive industry work authority;\n\n(g) an escape, spillage or leakage of a harmful or potentially harmful—\n\n(i) substance; or\n\n(ii) slurry; or\n\n(iii) tailings;\n\n(h) a breach of a condition of the extractive industry work authority, or non‑compliance with the approved work plan for the extractive industry work authority or the work plan conditions, that results or is likely to result in a risk to—\n\n(i) the environment; or\n\n(ii) any member of the public; or\n\n(iii) property, land, or infrastructure in the vicinity of the work under the extractive industry work authority;\n\n(i) an abnormal event;\n\n(j) an event that results, or may result, in significant impacts on public safety, the environment or infrastructure.\n\n(3) The holder of an extractive industry work authority who reports a reportable event must comply with the requirements of subregulation (1)(a).\n\nPenalty: 20 penalty units.\n\n(4) The holder of an extractive industry work authority must comply with a request of the Chief Inspector under subregulation (1)(b).\n\nPenalty: 20 penalty units.\n\nPart 5—Declared quarries\n\n\t21 Stability requirements and processes for declared quarries\n\nFor the purposes of section 77G(3)(f) of the Act, the prescribed mine stability requirements and processes are the requirements and processes set out in Schedule 5.\n\n\t22 Reporting requirements for declared quarries\n\n(1) This regulation applies to the holder of an extractive industry work authority relating to a declared quarry.\n\n(2) For the purposes of section 116A(1) of the Act—\n\n(a) a report for each reporting period, containing information set out in subregulation (3) that relates to the declared quarry, is prescribed information; and\n\n(b) the form approved by the Department Head is the prescribed form for the report; and\n\n(c) the prescribed time for furnishing the report to the Minister is within 3 months after the end of the reporting period for which the report is furnished.\n\n(3) For the purposes of subregulation (2)(a), the information is—\n\n(a) a description of activities taken in the reporting period to implement the control measures set out in the work plan in accordance with regulation 21 and clause 3 of Schedule 5; and\n\n(b) the results of the monitoring carried out in the reporting period under the monitoring plan set out in the work plan in accordance with regulation 21 and clause 4 of Schedule 5; and\n\n(c) the outcomes of reviews relating to the declared quarry carried out in the reporting period under the work plan in accordance with regulation 21 and clause 5 of Schedule 5, taking into account—\n\n(i) the implementation of control measures referred to in paragraph (a); and\n\n(ii) the results of monitoring referred to in paragraph (b); and\n\n(iii) any stability modelling undertaken; and\n\n(iv) any significant changes in the operation of the declared quarry; and\n\n(v) implications for the quarry design components; and\n\n(d) any recommended changes to the work plan arising out of reviews carried out in the reporting period under the work plan in accordance with regulation 21 and clause 5 of Schedule 5.\n\n(4) In this regulation—\n\n***reporting period*** means—\n\n(a) if the Minister nominates dates in writing to the holder of the extractive industry work authority for the purposes of reporting relating to the declared quarry, a period of 6 months ending on a date so nominated; or\n\n(b) otherwise, a period of 6 months ending on 30 June or 31 December.\n\nPart 6—Record keeping\n\n\t23 Recording of activities undertaken under an extractive industry work authority\n\nFor the purpose of verifying information furnished to the Minister under section 116A(1) of the Act, the holder of an extractive industry work authority must keep a record of the activities undertaken under the extractive industry work authority.\n\nPenalty: 20 penalty units.\n\n\t24 Certain information to be kept at the worksite\n\nThe holder of an extractive industry work authority must ensure that—\n\n(a) a copy of the authority; and\n\n(b) any conditions that attach to the authority; and\n\n(c) the current approved work plan—\n\nare kept at the worksite or other place where an extractive industry activity to which the authority relates is being carried out for the use and information of the manager of the extractive industry activity.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\nPart 7—Royalties\n\n\t25 Prescribed rate and time of payment of royalties\n\n(1) For the purposes of section 12(3)(b) of the Act, the following rates of royalties for stone extracted from Crown land under an extractive industry work authority are prescribed—\n\n(a) $8.07 per m3 and $3.23 per tonne for marble;\n\n(b) $8.07 per m3 and $3.23 per tonne for stone in the form of dimension stone;\n\n(c) $1.43 per m3 and $0.87 per tonne for all other stone.\n\n(2) For the purposes of section 12(3)(b) of the Act, the prescribed time for payment of royalties for stone extracted from Crown land under an extractive industry work authority is within 30 days after the date on which the Department Head receives the production and royalty return under regulation 26 for—\n\n(a) the financial year in which that stone is sold or otherwise removed from the land in respect of which the extractive industry work authority is granted; or\n\n(b) if that stone is intended for use in the manufacture of concrete, asphalt, bricks, tiles or cement products on the land in respect of which the extractive industry work authority is granted, the financial year in which that stone is extracted.\n\n(3) For the avoidance of doubt, in accordance with section 5AB of the Act, a reference in this regulation to Crown land includes the ***leased area*** within the meaning of clause 1 of the Agreement in Schedule 1 to the **Mines (Aluminium Agreement) Act 1961**.\n\n(4) In this regulation—\n\n***m3*** means a cubic metre of material in the form that is the loose measurement of the material sold, removed or extracted;\n\n***tonne*** means a tonne of material in the form that is the loose measurement of the material sold, removed or extracted.\n\n\t26 Royalty return\n\n(1) For the purposes of assessing or verifying the amount of royalties payable, the holder of an extractive industry work authority must, within 31 days of the end of each financial year, give to the Department Head a royalty return for the financial year that—\n\n(a) contains the information specified in subregulation (2); and\n\n(b) is in the form approved by the Department Head.\n\nPenalty: 20 penalty units.\n\n(2) For the purposes of subregulation (1), the information is—\n\n(a) the extractive industry work authority number and financial year to which the return relates; and\n\n(b) the quantity, in cubic metres or tonnes, of dimension stone for which royalties are payable in the financial year; and\n\n(c) the quantity, in cubic metres or tonnes, of marble for which royalties are payable in the financial year; and\n\n(d) the quantity, in cubic metres or tonnes, of other stone for which royalties are payable in the financial year.\n\n\t27 Retention of records relating to royalties\n\n(1) For the purposes of assessing or verifying the amount of royalties payable, the holder of an extractive industry work authority must retain copies of records of sales and extractions for 6 years.\n\nPenalty: 10 penalty units.\n\n(2) For the purposes of assessing or verifying the amount of royalties payable, the Department Head, or an officer of the Department authorised by the Department Head, may inspect the whole or any part of the books and records retained under subregulation (1).\n\nPart 8—Infringements\n\n\t28 Infringements\n\n(1) For the purposes of Part 12 of the Act, an offence set out in column 2 of an item in Schedule 6 is prescribed as an infringement offence.\n\n(2) For the purposes of section 106(3) of the Act, an infringement penalty specified in column 3 of an item in Schedule 6 is prescribed in respect of the infringement offence specified in column 2 of the corresponding item.\n\nPart 9—Transitional provisions\n\n\t29 Saving of annual report for the financial year ending 30 June 2020\n\nDespite the revocation of the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) (Extractive Industries) Regulations 2010[[1]](#endnote-1), regulation 11 of those Regulations, as in force immediately before its revocation, continues to apply in respect of an annual report for the financial year ending 30 June 2020.\n\n\t30 Saving of royalty payments and royalty return for the financial year ending 30 June 2020\n\nDespite the revocation of the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) (Extractive Industries) Regulations 2010, regulations 17 and 18 of those Regulations, as in force immediately before their revocation, continue to apply in respect of—\n\n(a) the payment of royalties for the financial year ending 30 June 2020; and\n\n(b) the return showing the amount of stone on which royalties are payable in the financial year ending 30 June 2020.\n\nSchedule 1—Regulations revoked\n\nRegulation 4\n\n| *S.R. No.* | *Title* |\n| --- | --- |\n| 3/2010 | Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) (Extractive Industries) Regulations 2010 |\n| 154/2014 | Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) (Extractive Industries) Amendment Regulations 2014 |\n| 150/2015 | Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) (Extractive Industries) Amendment (Risk-Based Work Plans) Regulations 2015 |\n\n\nSchedule 2—Fees for work plans\n\nRegulations 6 and 13\n\n1 Definitions\n\n(1) In this Schedule—\n\n***EES work plan*** means a work plan or variation to a work plan for work in respect of which an Environment Effects Statement is prepared under the **Environment Effects Act 1978**;\n\n***SE work plan*** means a work plan or variation to a work plan for work in respect of which a planning permit is required;\n\n***sensitive location***, in relation to a quarry,  means—\n\n(a) a residence, school, kindergarten, aged care facility, hospital, childcare centre or community facility; or\n\n(b) a place or class of places declared under subclause (2) to be a sensitive location—\n\nbut does not include any premises that are owned or occupied by the person who lodges a work plan or applies to vary a work plan in relation to the work to be carried out in that quarry.\n\n(2) The Minister, by notice published in the Government Gazette, may declare a place or class of places to be a sensitive location for the purposes of this Schedule.\n\n(3) In determining the perimeter of the area for the purposes of this Schedule, any buffer zone in or in relation to that area is to be excluded.\n\n\t2 Fee for lodgement of work plan\n\nThe fee for lodging a work plan under section 77G(1) of the Act for an extractive industry to be carried out under a category of extractive industry work authority or in a category of quarry specified in column 2 of the following Table is the fee specified in the corresponding entry in column 3 of that Table.\n\n**Table**\n\n| *Column 1* | *Column 2* | *Column 3* | |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| **Item** | **Category** | **Fee** | |\n|  |  | **SE work plan** | **EES work plan** |\n| 1 | Extractive industry work authority granted over an area of less than 5 hectares | 123⋅4 fee units | N/A |\n| 2 | Quarry with no blasting involved and no sensitive locations within 200 metres of the perimeter of the area covered by the work plan (excluding any buffer zones) | 308⋅4 fee units | 1233⋅8 fee units |\n| 3 | Quarry with no blasting involved and one or more sensitive locations within 200 metres of the perimeter of the area covered by the work plan (excluding any buffer zones) | 370⋅1 fee units | 1233⋅8 fee units |\n| 4 | Quarry with blasting involved and no sensitive locations within 500 metres of the perimeter of the area covered by the work plan (excluding any buffer zones) | 308⋅4 fee units | 1233⋅8 fee units |\n|  |  |  |  |\n| 5 | Quarry with blasting involved and one or more sensitive locations within 500 metres of the perimeter of the area covered by the work plan (excluding any buffer zones) | 740⋅3 fee units | 2467⋅5 fee units |\n\n\n3 Fee for varying a work plan\n\nThe fee for lodging an application under section 77H(1)(a) of the Act to vary a work plan for an extractive industry to be carried out under a category of extractive industry work authority or in a category of quarry specified in column 2 of the following Table is the fee specified in the corresponding entry in column 3 of that Table.\n\n**Table**\n\n| *Column 1* | *Column 2* | *Column 3* | | |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| **Item** | **Category** | **Fee** | | |\n|  |  | **SE work plan** | **EES work plan** | **Other work plan** |\n| 1 | Extractive industry work authority granted over an area of less than 5 hectares | 114⋅4 fee units | N/A | 38⋅1 fee units |\n| 2 | Quarry with no blasting involved and no sensitive locations within 200 metres of the perimeter of the area covered by the application (excluding any buffer zones) | 305 fee units | 1143⋅8 fee units | 95⋅3 fee units |\n| 3 | Quarry with no blasting involved and one or more sensitive locations within 200 metres of the perimeter of the area covered by the application (excluding any buffer zones) | 381⋅3 fee units | 1143⋅8 fee units | 114⋅4 fee units |\n| 4 | Quarry with blasting involved and no sensitive locations within 500 metres of the perimeter of the area covered by the application (excluding any buffer zones) | 305 fee units | 1143⋅8 fee units | 95⋅3 fee units |\n| 5 | Quarry with blasting involved and one or more sensitive locations within 500 metres of the perimeter of the area covered by the application (excluding any buffer zones) | 762⋅5 fee units | 2287⋅5 fee units | 228⋅8 fee units |\n\n\nSchedule 3—Annual fee for extractive industry work authority\n\nRegulation 16\n\nThe annual fee for an extractive industry work authority for a financial year are specified in the following table.\n\n**Table**\n\n| *Column 1* | *Column 2* | *Column 3* |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| **Item** | **Value of total sales at gate of the total useable quantity of product produced under the extractive industry work authority** | **Fee** |\n| 1 | $0 to $100 000 | 27⋅9 fee units |\n| 2 | $100 001 to $500 000 | 55⋅8 fee units |\n| 3 | $500 001 to $1 000 000 | 111⋅5 fee units |\n| 4 | $1 000 001 to $5 000 000 | 446⋅2 fee units |\n| 5 | $5 000 001 to $10 000 000 | 669⋅2 fee units |\n| 6 | More than $10 000 000 | 836⋅6 fee units |\n\n\n**Note**\n\nThe total useable quantity of product produced under the extractive industry work authority and the value of total sales at gate is reported annually in accordance with regulation 19.\n\nSchedule 4—Stone types and associated product types\n\nRegulation 19\n\n| *Column 1*<br>**Item** | *Column 2*<br>**Stone Types** | *Column 3*<br>**Product Types** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 | Basalt Old<br>Basalt New<br>Trachyte<br>Dolerite<br>Granite (incl. granodiorite, porphyry, microgranites)<br>Rhyodacite (incl. dacite, rhyolite)<br>Scoria<br>Tuff<br>Gneiss<br>Hornfels<br>Marble<br>Quartzite<br>Schist<br>Slate<br>Sedimentary (usually rippable rocks incl. sandstone, shale, siltstone chert, mudstone, claystone) | Aggregate (i.e. aggregate, rail ballast, filler material) single size screenings such as concrete<br>Road Base (Class 1 and 2 crushed rock (CR))<br>Road Sub-Base (incl. Class 3 and 4 CR, NDCR and track material)<br>Fill (incl. scalpings, spalls)<br>Armour (incl. beaching)<br>Dimension stone |\n| 2 | Limestone (incl. limesand) | Road Base Class 1 and 2 crushed rock (CR)<br>Road Class Sub-Base (Class 3 and 4 CR, NDCR and track material)<br>Fill (incl. scalpings, spalls)<br>Dimension stone<br>Cement<br>Agriculture<br>Lime<br>Flux<br>Industrial filters |\n| 3 | Sand and gravel (naturally    occurring gravels, not crushed   sedimentary rocks) | Aggregate (i.e. single size screenings such as concrete aggregate filter materials)<br>Road Base (Class 1 and 2 crushed rock (CR))<br>Road Sub-Base (include Class 3 and 4 CR, NDCR and track material)<br>Fill (incl. scalpings, spalls)<br>Concrete sand<br>Fine sand (brick, packing bedding, plaster, asphalt)<br>Foundry sand<br>Glass sand<br>Industrial (silica flour, fibre glass, ceramics, etc.) |\n| 4 | Clay and clay shale | Brick (incl. pavers)<br>Tile/pipe<br>Firebricks<br>Stoneware (incl. pottery, whiteware)<br>Fill |\n| 5 | Soil |  |\n| 6 | Peat |  |\n\n\nSchedule 5—Stability requirements and processes for declared quarries\n\nRegulation 21\n\n1 Any geological information, in addition to that provided under regulation 7, that is relevant to the stability of the declared quarry, including a plan showing cross-sections and long sections of the proposed extraction area of the declared quarry.\n\n2 An assessment of the geotechnical and hydrogeological risks for the declared quarry.\n\n3 A description of the control measures that will be implemented to eliminate or reduce the geotechnical or hydrogeological risks to an acceptable level including—\n\n(a) a description of any proposed groundwater control system; and\n\n(b) particulars of other measures to ensure the stability of the quarry, associated infrastructure and adjacent land.\n\n4 A plan for monitoring the stability and groundwater management of the declared quarry.\n\n5 A description of the process for reviews of the assessment, plan, actions and control measures referred to in this Schedule relating to the declared quarry.\n\nSchedule 6—Infringements\n\nRegulation 28\n\n| *Column 1*<br>**Item** | *Column 2*<br>**Infringement**  **Offence** | *Column 3*<br>**Infringement**  **Penalty** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 | An offence under section 8AA(a) of the Act | 10 penalty units |\n| 2 | An offence under section 8AA(b) of the Act | 10 penalty units |\n| 3 | An offence under section 8AB(1) of the Act | 25 penalty units in the case of a corporation or 5 penalty units in any other case |\n| 4 | An offence under section 8AB(2) of the Act | 25 penalty units in the case of a corporation or 5 penalty units in any other case |\n| 5 | An offence under section 77Q(1) of the Act | 5 penalty units |\n| 6 | An offence under section 77Q(2) of the Act | 5 penalty units |\n| 7 | An offence under section 80(4A) of the Act | 25 penalty units in the case of a corporation or 5 penalty units in any other case |\n| 8 | An offence under section 80(6) of the Act | 60 penalty units in the case of a corporation or 12 penalty units in any other case |\n| 9 | An offence under section 81(3)(b) of the Act | 2 penalty units |\n| 10 | An offence under section 95J(3) of the Act | 15 penalty units in the case of a corporation or 3 penalty units in any other case |\n| 11 | An offence under section 95O(2) of the Act | 15 penalty units in the case of a corporation or 3 penalty units in any other case |\n| 12 | An offence under section 95R(2)(a) of the Act | 30 penalty units in the case of a corporation or 6 penalty units in any other case |\n| 13 | An offence under section 110(3) of the Act | 30 penalty units in the case of a corporation or 6 penalty units in any other case |\n| 14 | An offence under section 116A(1) of the Act | 2 penalty units |\n| 15 | An offence under regulation 20(3) | 5 penalty units |\n| 16 | An offence under regulation 20(4) | 5 penalty units |\n| 17 | An offence under regulation 23 | 5 penalty units |\n| 18 | An offence under regulation 24 | 2 penalty units |\n| 19 | An offence under regulation 26(1) | 5 penalty units |\n| 20 | An offence under regulation 27(1) | 2 penalty units |\n\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes\n\n1 General information\n\nSee [www.legislation.vic.gov.au](http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au) for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.\n\nThe Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) (Extractive Industries) Regulations 2019, S.R. No. 137/2019 were made on 10 December 2019 by the Governor in Council under section 124 of the **Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990**, No. 92/1990 and came into operation on 26 January 2020: regulation 3.\n\nThe Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) (Extractive Industries) Regulations 2019 will sunset 10 years after the day of making on 10 December 2029 (see section 5 of the **Subordinate Legislation Act 1994**).\n\nINTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)\n\nStyle changes\n\nSection 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.\n\nReferences to ILA s. 39B\n\nSidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided regulation, rule or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subregulations, subrules or subclauses the original regulation, rule or clause becomes subregulation, subrule or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression \"(1)\" at the beginning of the original regulation, rule or clause.\n\nInterpretation\n\nAs from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:\n\n• Headings\n\nAll headings included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any heading inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nThis includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; Orders; Parts into which an Order is divided; clauses; regulations; rules; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms.  \nSee section 36(1A)(2A)(2B).\n\n• Examples, diagrams or notes\n\nAll examples, diagrams or notes included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Statutory Rule. See section 36(3A).\n\n• Punctuation\n\nAll punctuation included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 forms part of that Statutory Rule. Any punctuation inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nSee section 36(3B).\n\n• Provision numbers\n\nAll provision numbers included in a Statutory Rule form part of that Statutory Rule, whether inserted in the Statutory Rule before, on or after  \n1 January 2001. Provision numbers include regulation numbers, rule numbers, subregulation numbers, subrule numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).\n\n• Location of \"legislative items\"\n\nA \"legislative item\" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of a Statutory Rule is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.\n\n• Other material\n\nAny explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of a Statutory Rule. See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).\n\n2 Table of Amendments\n\nThis publication incorporates amendments made to the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) (Extractive Industries) Regulations 2019 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.\n\n–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––\n\nMineral Resources (Sustainable Development) (Extractive Industries) Amendment Regulations 2020, S.R. No. 55/2020\n\n| *Date of Making:* | 23.6.20 |\n| --- | --- |\n| *Date of Commencement:* | 23.6.20: reg. 3 |\n\n\n–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––\n\n3 Amendments Not in Operation\n\nThis version does not contain amendments that are not yet in operation.\n\n4 Explanatory details\n\n1. Reg. 29: S.R. No. 3/2010 as amended by S.R. Nos 154/2014 and 150/2015.\n\n  ——\n\n  **Fee Units**\n\n  These Regulations provide for fees by reference to fee units within the meaning of the **Monetary Units Act 2004**.\n\n  The amount of the fee is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of that Act, by multiplying the number of fee units applicable by the value of a fee unit.\n\n  The value of a fee unit for the financial years commencing 1 July 2019 and 1 July 2020 is $14.81. The amount of the calculated fee may be rounded to the nearest 10 cents.\n\n  The value of a fee unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the Treasurer under section 5 of the **Monetary Units Act 2004**. The value of a fee unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year.\n\n  **Penalty Units**\n\n  These Regulations provide for penalties by reference to penalty units within the meaning of section 110 of the **Sentencing Act 1991**. The amount of the penalty is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of the **Monetary Units Act 2004**, by multiplying the number of penalty units applicable by the value of a penalty unit.\n\n  The value of a penalty unit for the financial years commencing 1 July 2019 and 1 July 2020 is $165.22.\n\n  The amount of the calculated penalty may be rounded to the nearest dollar.\n\n  The value of a penalty unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the Treasurer under section 5 of the **Monetary Units Act 2004**. The value of a penalty unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year. [↑](#endnote-ref-1)","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The instrument replaces earlier extractive‑industry regulations and introduces more prescriptive operational, rehabilitation and stability requirements and a detailed fee/royalty/reporting framework (see regs 4, 6–14, 16, 19, 25; Schedules 2–5). It phases in stricter rehabilitation information from 1 July 2021 (reg 11), adds declared‑quarry stability protocols (reg 21; Schedule 5) and codifies an expanded list of infringement offences and penalties (Schedule 6), thereby increasing compliance detail and administrative reporting compared with the revoked instruments."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple cross‑references to the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 and other Acts (e.g. regs 2, 25(3))","Layered fee structures that vary by quarry type, blasting, proximity to ‘sensitive locations’, EES/SE status and annual sales bands (Schedule 2; Schedule 3)","Staged technical requirements for rehabilitation depending on lodgement date (reg 11(1)–(4))","Detailed reporting data requirements with selectable stone/product lists and Ministerial/Department Head discretion to approve lists or extend times (reg 19(3)–(6))","Prescriptive stability, monitoring and review obligations for declared quarries with geotechnical and hydrogeological content (reg 21; Schedule 5)","Record‑keeping, inspection rights and retention periods (regs 23, 27)","Infringement regime specifying many offences and scaled penalties (reg 28; Schedule 6)","Use of fee units and penalty units requiring external monetary conversion (Explanatory details)","Transitional savings and revocation of prior regulations creating temporal complexity (regs 4, 29–30; Schedule 1)"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set out the detailed information, fees, reporting, royalty rates and compliance obligations for extractive‑industry work authorities. Operators must lodge work plans with prescribed risk, rehabilitation and community engagement content, pay application and annual fees, submit annual and incident reports, and retain records (regs 6–26; Schedules 2–5).\n\nThey affect quarry operators (who pay fees/royalties and carry compliance burdens under regs 6,15,16,25), the Department Head (who approves forms, lists and may extend reporting times) and nearby communities because of technical stability and rehabilitation requirements (regs 11,21; Schedule 5) and infringement penalties (Schedule 6)."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient content was provided to assess whether the scope of the regulations changed from original intent. The document contains only version history metadata. The regulations appear to have been made as statutory rule 137/2019 and remain in force, suggesting no fundamental scope revision, but this cannot be confirmed from the text supplied."},"complexity_factors":["The document provided contains only metadata and version history information — no substantive regulatory content is present to analyse","What little content exists is purely administrative (version numbers, status labels)","Cannot assess technical complexity of the actual regulatory provisions as they were not included","The title suggests the underlying regulations would ordinarily score higher (5-7) due to interaction with the parent Act and technical environmental/operational requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set operational rules for Victoria’s extractive industries (quarries and similar operations), covering how extractive industry work authorities are applied for, operated, monitored, and how land must be rehabilitated. They affect permit-holders, nearby landowners and regulators and matter for sustainable, compliant extraction. \n\nNote: the supplied file appears to be a metadata/version-history shell only; the substantive rules were not included."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations appear consistent with their original intent to operationalise the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 for extractive industries. The 2020 amendments (Version 002) were minor technical adjustments to payment deadlines (regulation 16) rather than scope expansion. The structure covers the expected regulatory elements: work plans, fees, reporting, safety, and royalties without significant mission creep."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple fee calculation tables with tiered structures based on quarry size, blasting activity, proximity to sensitive locations, and whether an Environment Effects Statement is required (Schedule 2)","Dual-track rehabilitation requirements with different rules for work plans lodged before vs after 1 July 2021 (regulation 11)","Cross-referencing between the Regulations and the parent Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 throughout","Defined terms including nested definitions (e.g., 'safe, stable and sustainable' has four component elements in regulation 5)","Conditional logic for declared quarries triggering additional Schedule 5 requirements","Transitional provisions preserving old reporting requirements for the 2020 financial year (regulations 29-30)","Penalty unit calculations requiring reference to external Monetary Units Act 2004 and annual gazettal of values"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set the rules for quarrying operations in Victoria, covering everything from work plans and safety to fees and royalties.\n\n**What it does:**\nThe regulations require quarry operators to submit detailed **work plans** before starting operations. These plans must describe the proposed work, identify hazards and risks, explain how risks will be managed, outline rehabilitation plans for restoring the land after quarrying finishes, and include community engagement strategies.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Quarry operators** (holders of extractive industry work authorities) who must comply with reporting, record-keeping, and safety requirements\n- **Local communities** who have a right to be consulted about quarry operations\n- **Landowners** near quarries, especially those with \"sensitive locations\" (homes, schools, hospitals, childcare centres) within 200-500 metres of operations\n- **The government** (Department Head and Chief Inspector) who oversee compliance and collect royalties\n\n**Key requirements:**\n- **Fees:** Operators pay fees to lodge work plans, vary plans, transfer authorities, and annual fees based on their sales value (ranging from roughly $413 to $12,390 in 2020 values)\n- **Safety:** \"Declared quarries\" (high-risk sites) face extra stability requirements and monitoring\n- **Reporting:** Annual reports on extraction volumes, sales, and stone types; immediate reporting of serious incidents like explosions, slope failures, or injuries to the public\n- **Royalties:** Payments to the government for stone extracted from Crown land ($0.87-$3.23 per tonne depending on stone type)\n- **Rehabilitation:** From July 2021, stricter requirements for restoring land to be \"safe, stable and sustainable\" with specific land uses and measurable outcomes\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThese regulations balance economic activity with environmental protection and public safety. They ensure quarries don't just extract resources and leave damaged landscapes—operators must plan for restoration and manage risks to nearby communities. The tiered fee structure means small operations pay less than large commercial ventures."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/mineral-resources-sustainable-development-extractive-industries-regulations-2019","history":"/api/acts/mineral-resources-sustainable-development-extractive-industries-regulations-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/mineral-resources-sustainable-development-extractive-industries-regulations-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/mineral-resources-sustainable-development-extractive-industries-regulations-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/mineral-resources-sustainable-development-extractive-industries-regulations-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/mineral-resources-sustainable-development-extractive-industries-regulations-2019/documents"}}