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MINERAL RESOURCES REGULATION 2013

- Made under the Mineral Resources Act 1989 - As at 1 September 2023 - Reg 170 of 2013

Table of Provisions

CHAPTER 1 - PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Short title
  • 2 Commencement
  • 3 Definitions

CHAPTER 2 - MINING TENEMENTS

PART 1 - PROSPECTING PERMITS

  • 4 Conditions—Act, s 25
  • 5 Minimum security for district prospecting permit

PART 2 - MINING CLAIMS

  • 6 Amendment of application after survey of contiguous land
  • 7 Prescribed areas for particular land—Act, s 53
  • 8 Conditions—Act, s 81
  • 8A Prescribed documents—Act, s 93

PART 3 - EXPLORATION PERMITS AND MINERAL DEVELOPMENT LICENCES

Division 1 - Exploration permits

  • 9 Prescribed areas—Act, ss 127 and 133
  • 10 Numbering of application—Act, s 134
  • 11 Conditions—Act, s 141

Division 2 - Mineral development licences

  • 12 Conditions—Act, s 194

Division 3 - Prescribed information for reports

  • 13 Activity reports—Act, ss 178A and 231AA
  • 14 Expenditure statement for activity report
    • 15. (Repealed)
  • 16 Partial relinquishment reports and partial surrender reports—Act, ss 178B and 231AB
  • 17 Final reports—Act, ss 178C and 231AC
  • 18 Giving reports—Act, ss 141 and 194

PART 4 - MINING LEASES

Division 1 - Mining lease applications

  • 19 Amendment of application after survey of contiguous land
  • 20 Person may obtain copy of mining lease application
  • 20A Prescribed documents—Act, s 286

Division 2 - Required knowledge

  • 21 Required level of knowledge about resources or reserves of petroleum

Division 3 - Conditions applying to mining leases generally

  • 22 Conditions—Act, s 276

Division 4 - Joint interaction management plans

  • 23 Application of div 4
  • 24 Definitions for div 4
  • 25 Requirement for joint interaction management plan
  • 26 Content of joint interaction management plan
  • 27 Notification of making of joint interaction management plan
  • 28 Review
  • 29 Holder must stop coal mining operations in particular circumstances

Division 5 - Reports for coal or oil shale mining leases

  • 29A Activity reports for coal or oil shale mining leases—Act, s 315
  • 29B Relinquishment report for coal or oil shale mining leases—Act, s 315A
  • 29C Surrender report for coal or oil shale mining leases—Act, s 315B
  • 29D Notice of intention to drill a CSG well
  • 29E Notice about completion, alteration or abandonment of CSG well
  • 29F Daily drilling report
  • 29G CSG well completion report
  • 29H CSG well abandonment report

PART 5 - ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS FOR MINING TENEMENTS RELATING TO PARTICULAR RESTRICTED AREAS

  • 30 Application of pt 5
  • 31 Conditions about access shafts

PART 6 - MEASURING AND REPORTING THE TAKING OF ASSOCIATED WATER

  • 31A Requirements for measuring the taking of associated water—Act, s 334ZP
  • 31B Requirements for reporting the taking of associated water—Act, s 334ZP
  • 31BA Requests for further information about calculations
  • 31C Chief executive may review alternative method

PART 7 - WATER MONITORING BORES

  • 31D Plugging and abandoning water monitoring bores—Act, s 334ZZS

CHAPTER 3 - ROYALTIES

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

  • 32 Definitions for ch 3
  • 32A Mining operation—Act, s 320

PART 2 - ROYALTY RETURNS

  • 33 Application of pt 2
  • 33A Lodgement with revenue commissioner
  • 34 Form of royalty returns
  • 35 Period to which a royalty return must relate
  • 36 When royalty return must be lodged
  • 37 Revenue commissioner may require royalty return to be lodged on particular day
  • 37A Fee for failing to lodge royalty return on time
  • 38 No royalty return required in particular circumstances
  • 38A Returns required for coal seam gas

PART 3 - ROYALTY PAYABLE FOR MINERALS

Division 1 - Royalty payable

  • 39 When royalty payable—yearly return period
  • 39A When royalty payable to person other than the State—quarterly return period
  • 40 When and how royalty payable—quarterly return period
  • 41 Quarterly payment notice
  • 42 Working out monthly payments for quarterly return period generally
  • 43 Working out monthly payments for quarterly return period in particular circumstances
  • 44 Election to change monthly payments for quarterly return period
  • 45 Revenue commissioner may give notice requiring royalty payable to be worked out under s 42
  • 46 Royalty payable
  • 47 Particular royalties payable on adjustment basis
  • 48 Royalty on stocks of mineral for mining operation that has ended

Division 2 - Exemptions

  • 49 Exemption for coal seam gas
  • 50 Threshold exemption for relevant minerals

Division 3 - Discounts for particular minerals

  • 51 Particular minerals processed in Queensland

PART 4 - WORKING OUT VALUES OF MINERALS

  • 52 Application of pt 4
    • 53. (Repealed)
  • 54 Value of minerals

PART 5 - WORKING OUT GROSS VALUES OF MINERALS

Division 1 - Preliminary

  • 55 Application of pt 5
  • 56 Definitions for pt 5

Division 2 - Gross value of market value minerals

  • 57 Meaning of market value mineral
  • 58 Gross value of market value minerals

Division 3 - Gross value of minerals other than market value minerals

Subdivision 1 - Gross value royalty decisions
  • 59 Gross value of minerals other than market value minerals
  • 60 Application for gross value royalty decision
  • 61 Gross value royalty decision on revenue commissioner’s own initiative
  • 62 Considerations in making gross value royalty decision
  • 63 Gross value royalty decisions
  • 63A Reference to gross value royalty decision for working out average price of particular minerals
    • Subdivision 1A - Expired gross value royalty decisions
  • 63B Use of expired gross value royalty decision
  • 63C Revenue commissioner must reassess amount of royalty payable if particular expired gross value royalty decisions used
    • Subdivision 2 - Incorrect gross value royalty decisions
  • 64 Obligation to notify incorrect gross value royalty decision
  • 65 Revenue commissioner may amend gross value royalty decision
  • 66 Notice of amendment
    • Subdivision 3 - (Repealed) Subdivision 4 - Reassessment if gross value royalty decision amended
  • 70 Revenue commissioner must reassess amount of particular royalty payable
    • 71. (Repealed) 72. (Repealed) 73. (Repealed)

PART 6 - (Repealed)

PART 7 - CIVIL PENALTY

  • 77 Imposition—Act, s 321A
    • 78. (Repealed) 79. (Repealed)

PART 8 - UNPAID ROYALTY INTEREST

80. (Repealed)

PART 9 - ROYALTY ESTIMATES

  • 82 Application of pt 9
  • 83 Royalty estimate notices
  • 84 Form of and information to be included in royalty estimate
  • 85 Revenue commissioner may request information to support royalty estimate

PART 10 - (Repealed)

CHAPTER 4 - MISCELLANEOUS

PART 1 - ADMINISTRATION AND JUDICIAL FUNCTIONS

  • 86 Amount held by tribunal for compensation trust decision—Act, s 712

PART 2 - CONFIDENTIALITY PERIODS FOR REQUIRED INFORMATION

  • 87 Confidentiality periods for required information for mining tenements
  • 88 Publication of required information

PART 3 - (Repealed)

PART 4 - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND LODGEMENT REQUIREMENTS

92. (Repealed)
  • 93 Plan of survey must be lodged
  • 94 Prescribed way for making applications, giving or lodging documents or making submissions
    • 95. (Repealed)

PART 5 - SMALL SCALE MINING CODE

  • 96 Small scale mining code—Act, 391C

PART 6 - MINING TENEMENTS

  • 97 Particular applications can not be accepted
  • 97A Prescribed minerals and prescribed thresholds
  • 98 Rental payable
  • 98A Payment of deferred rental for first rental period by instalments—Act, s 291
  • 98B Critical minerals—Act, s 291

PART 7 - OTHER MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

  • 99 Time of lodgement to be noted
  • 100 Prescribed hours of business
  • 101 Fees
  • 101A Rounding of amount expressed in sch 5, pt 8 as number of fee units

PART 8 - REPEAL

PART 9 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR MINERAL RESOURCES REGULATION 2013

  • 103 Definitions for pt 9
  • 104 Period to which royalty return must relate
  • 105 Minerals sold, disposed of or used before commencement
  • 106 Existing application for gross value royalty decision
  • 107 Existing gross value royalty decisions
  • 108 Minister may do particular things
  • 109 Threshold exemption for relevant minerals
  • 110 References to provisions of repealed regulation

PART 10 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR WATER REFORM AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2014

  • 111 Application of joint interaction management plan provisions
  • 111A Requirement for joint interaction management plan by particular date
  • 112 Requirement for joint interaction management plan relating to overlapping petroleum lease under 1923 Act

PART 11 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISION FOR REVENUE LEGISLATION (FEES AND OTHER MATTERS) AMENDMENT REGULATION 2019

  • 113 Application of ch 3, pt 5, div 3, sdiv 1A to existing gross value royalty decisions

PART 12 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISION FOR MINERAL RESOURCES AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT REGULATION 2019

  • 114 Transitional reporting period

PART 13 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISION FOR ROYALTY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2020

PART 14 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR MINERAL RESOURCES (REPORTING REQUIREMENTS) AMENDMENT REGULATION 2020

  • 116 Time for lodgement of particular reports
  • 117 Required information lodged before commencement

PART 15 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISION FOR REVENUE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2022

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