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New South Wales regulation
This regulation, commencing 1 September 2025, updates cost‑recovery arrangements for mine and petroleum site safety. It authorises the Mine and Petroleum Site Safety Fund to meet Department expenditures for explosives regulation and radiation functions (s4), requires the Secretary to publish an annual Fund payments report (s5), delegates members of SIRA staff as authorised persons (s6), and preserves existing effects of the 2019 regulation (s7). It affects mine and petroleum operators (who fund the scheme), the Department (payer and decision‑maker), and delegated SIRA staff.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Mine and Petroleum Site Safety (Cost Recovery) Regulation 2025.
Part 1 Preliminary
1 Name of regulation
This regulation is the Mine and Petroleum Site Safety (Cost Recovery) Regulation 2025.
2 Commencement
This regulation commences on 1 September 2025.
Note—
This regulation replaces the Mine and Petroleum Site Safety (Cost Recovery) Regulation 2019, which is repealed on 1 September 2025 by the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989, section 10(2).
3 Definition
In this regulation—
the Act means the Mine and Petroleum Site Safety (Cost Recovery) Act 2005.
Note—
The Act and the Interpretation Act 1987 contain definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this regulation.
Part 2 Mine and Petroleum Site Safety Fund
4 Additional payments from Fund
For the Act, section 7(1)(e), money required to meet expenditure incurred by the Department in the following circumstances is authorised to be paid from the Fund—
(a) in carrying out regulatory activities under or in connection with the Explosives Act 2003,
(b) in the administration or execution of the Explosives Act 2003,
(c) in exercising functions under or in connection with the Protection from Harmful Radiation Act 1990.
5 Report of payments from Fund
(1) For the Act, section 17(1), the Secretary must, within 6 months after the end of each financial year, prepare a report containing an overview of payments made from the Fund during the financial year.
(2) The report must be published on a publicly accessible website maintained by the Department.
Part 3 Miscellaneous
6 Delegation
For the Act, section 14(b), members of staff of the State Insurance Regulatory Authority are authorised as a class of persons.
7 Savings
An act, matter or thing that, immediately before the repeal of the Mine and Petroleum Site Safety (Cost Recovery) Regulation 2019, had effect under that regulation continues to have effect under this regulation.
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Part 1 Preliminary
1 Name of regulation
This regulation is the Mine and Petroleum Site Safety (Cost Recovery) Regulation 2025.
2 Commencement
This regulation commences on 1 September 2025.
Note—
This regulation replaces the Mine and Petroleum Site Safety (Cost Recovery) Regulation 2019, which is repealed on 1 September 2025 by the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989, section 10(2).
3 Definition
In this regulation—
the Act means the Mine and Petroleum Site Safety (Cost Recovery) Act 2005.
Note—
The Act and the Interpretation Act 1987 contain definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this regulation.
Part 2 Mine and Petroleum Site Safety Fund
4 Additional payments from Fund
For the Act, section 7(1)(e), money required to meet expenditure incurred by the Department in the following circumstances is authorised to be paid from the Fund—
(a) in carrying out regulatory activities under or in connection with the Explosives Act 2003,
(b) in the administration or execution of the Explosives Act 2003,
(c) in exercising functions under or in connection with the Protection from Harmful Radiation Act 1990.
5 Report of payments from Fund
(1) For the Act, section 17(1), the Secretary must, within 6 months after the end of each financial year, prepare a report containing an overview of payments made from the Fund during the financial year.
(2) The report must be published on a publicly accessible website maintained by the Department.
Part 3 Miscellaneous
6 Delegation
For the Act, section 14(b), members of staff of the State Insurance Regulatory Authority are authorised as a class of persons.
7 Savings
An act, matter or thing that, immediately before the repeal of the Mine and Petroleum Site Safety (Cost Recovery) Regulation 2019, had effect under that regulation continues to have effect under this regulation.