77Payments of royalty

#### 77 Payments of royalty 77 Payments of royalty (Former clause 65 of 2010 Reg) > > (1) (Repealed) > > > (2) For the Act, section 291(1)(a), in the case of minerals other than coal, a royalty is payable on or before 31 July in each year in respect of the period of 12 months ending on the last preceding 30 June, unless subclause (3) applies. > > > (3) In the case of a person by whom, in respect of the last preceding period of 12 months that ended on 30 June, an amount of royalty greater than $50,000 was payable in respect of minerals (other than coal), royalty on minerals (other than coal) recovered during the succeeding period of 12 months is payable— > > > > > (a) on or before 31 October, in respect of the period of 3 months ending on 30 September, and > > > > > (b) on or before 31 January, in respect of the period of 3 months ending on 31 December, and > > > > > (c) on or before 30 April, in respect of the period of 3 months ending on 31 March, and > > > > > (d) on or before 31 July, in respect of the period of 3 months ending on 30 June. > > > (4) In the case of coal, royalty payable at the base rate is payable within 21 days after the beginning of each month. > > > (5) Despite another provision of this clause, a royalty is payable in relation to a mining lease— > > > > > (a) on the day on which a return must be lodged before an application is lodged for registration of a transfer of the mining lease in accordance with clause 76(2A), and > > > > > (b) for the period beginning immediately after the last day on which a royalty was payable under the mining lease before the day referred to in paragraph (a) and ending on that day. > > **cl 77:** Am 2025 No 37, Sch 4\[4\]–\[6\].