64Reporting requirements for declared mines

64 Reporting requirements for declared mines

(1) For the purposes of section 41AB of the Act, a report provided by the holder of a licence in respect of a declared mine must be in respect of each period of 6 months—

(a) ending on 30 June or 31 December; or

(b) if the Department Head nominates other dates in writing to the licence holder, ending on the nominated dates.

(2) The report must be provided to the Department Head in writing within 3 months after the end of the period to which it relates.

(3) For the purposes of section 41AB of the Act, the prescribed particulars are—

(a) a description of activities taken to implement the control measures set out in the work plan in accordance with regulation 63 and clause 3 of Schedule 12; and

(b) the results of the monitoring carried out under the monitoring plan set out in the work plan in accordance with regulation 63 and clause 4 of Schedule 12; and

(c) the outcomes of reviews relating to the declared mine carried out under the work plan in accordance with regulation 63 and clause 5 of Schedule 12, taking into account—

(i) the implementation of control measures referred to in paragraph (a); and

(ii) the results of monitoring referred to in paragraph (b); and

(iii) any stability modelling undertaken; and

(iv) any significant changes in the operation of the declared mine; and

(v) implications for the mine design components; and

(d) any recommended changes to the work plan arising out of reviews carried out under the work plan in accordance with regulation 63 and clause 5 of Schedule 12.

Pt 5 Div. 3 (Heading and regs 64A–64J) inserted by S.R. No. 97/2022 reg. 12.

Division 3—Declared mine rehabilitation

Reg. 64A inserted by S.R. No. 97/2022 reg. 12.