Mineral Resources Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2011

Mineral Resources Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2011

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Mineral Resources Development Act 1995 .

5 December 2011

PETER G. UNDERWOOD

Governor

By His Excellency's Command,

BRYAN GREEN

Minister for Energy and Resources

1.   Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Mineral Resources Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2011 .

2.   Commencement

These regulations take effect on 1 January 2012.

3.   Principal Regulations

In these regulations, the Mineral Resources Regulations 2006 are referred to as the Principal Regulations.

4.    Regulation 7 amended (Prescribed rates of royalty)

Regulation 7 of the Principal Regulations is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting the formula from subregulation (3) and substituting the following formula:

(b) by omitting from subregulation (4) "5%" and substituting "5.35%";

(c) by omitting from subregulation (5) "1.6%" and substituting "1.9%";

(d) by omitting the formula from the definition of net sales royalty in subregulation (7) and substituting the following formula:

5.    Schedules 1 , 2 and 3 amended

Schedules 1 , 2 and 3 to the Principal Regulations are rescinded and the following is substituted:

SCHEDULE 1 - Royalties

Regulation 7(1) and (2)

Item	Type of royalty	Amount
1.	For petroleum, for each $100 of the gross value of petroleum at the well head	$12.00
2.	For coal seam gas, for each $100 of the gross value of coal seam gas at the well head	$12.00
3.	For  –
	(a) clay, per tonne	$1.32
	(b) kaolin, per tonne	$1.32
	(c) dolomite for metallurgical and chemical use, per tonne	$1.32
	(d) dolomite for other uses, per tonne	$0.66
	(e) limestone for chemical and metallurgical use, per tonne	$1.32
	(f) limestone for other uses, per tonne	$0.66
	(g) silica for metallurgical use, per tonne	$1.32 or 5.35% of sales value, whichever is the greater
	(h) silica for other uses (excluding silica flour), per tonne	$0.66
	(i) sand, per tonne	$0.66
	(j) gravel, per tonne	$0.66
	(k) pebbles, per tonne	$2.64
	(l) building and dimension stone, per cubic metre	$5.50
	(m) crushed and broken stone, per tonne	$0.66
	(n) magnesite for chemical and metallurgical use, per tonne	$1.32 or 5.35% of sales value, whichever is the greater
	(o) magnesite for other uses, per tonne	$0.66
	(p) geothermal substance	2.75% of the value of sale at the well head
	(q) iron oxide used in pigment manufacture, per tonne	$1.32

SCHEDULE 2 - Fees

Regulation 18(1)

PART 1 - Licences and leases

Item	Type of fee	Amount (fee units)
1.	Applications for licences and leases
	(a) exploration licence (other than special exploration licence)	860
	(b) special exploration licence	2 400
	(c) retention licence	860
	(d) mining lease	860
	(e) prospecting licence	20
2.	Objections
	(a) exploration licence	28
	(b) special exploration licence	28
	(c) retention licence	28
	(d) mining lease	28
3.	Applications for extensions of term
	(a) exploration licence	570
	(b) special exploration licence	860
	(c) retention licence	570
4.	Applications for exemptions from conditions
	(a) exploration licence or special exploration licence	215
	(b) retention licence	215
	(c) mining lease	215
5.	Transfers
	(a) exploration licence or special exploration licence	285
	(b) retention licence	285
	(c) mining lease (private land)	285
	(d) mining lease (Crown land)	430
6.	Renewal of mining lease	570
7.	Surrender
	(a) exploration licence or special exploration licence	105
	(b) retention licence	105
	(c) mining lease	105
8.	Consolidation of exploration licences or special exploration licences	215
9.	Sublease of mining lease	215

PART 2 - Miscellaneous

Item	Type of fee	Amount (fee units)
1.	Approval of instrument of legal or equitable interest in mineral tenement	215
2.	Lodgement of caveat	105
3.	Collection of royalty on behalf of private owners	5% of royalty

SCHEDULE 3 - Rent

Regulation 18(2) and (3)

Item	Type of fee	Amount (fee units)
1.	Exploration licence for category 4 minerals –
	(a) each of the first 2 periods of 12 months, per square kilometre	2.85
	(b) each subsequent period of 12 months, per square kilometre	4.29
2.	Exploration licence for all other minerals –
	(a) each of the first 2 periods of 12 months, per square kilometre	18.15
	(b) each subsequent period of 12 months, per square kilometre	36.30
3.	Special exploration licence –
	(a) each of the first 2 periods of 12 months, per square kilometre	2.85
	(b) each subsequent period of 12 months, per square kilometre	4.29
4.	Retention licence –
	(a) coal, petroleum, coal seam gas or geothermal substance, per square kilometre for each period of 12 months	860
	(b) minerals other than coal, petroleum, coal seam gas or geothermal substance, per square kilometre for each period of 12 months	1 715
5.	Mining lease, per hectare, for each financial year –	15.13 with minimum 302.60

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 14 December 2011

These regulations are administered in the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation)

These regulations amend the Mineral Resources Regulations 2006 by increasing –

(a) the prescribed rates of royalty payable by lessees and licensees in respect of minerals; and

(b) the fees specified in Schedule 2 to those regulations; and

(c) the rent payable for land over which licences and leases are granted.