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ARTICLE · 20 SEPTEMBER 2013

WA Programmes of Work (for new mines) now valid for four years

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The change will be implemented by the Department of Mines and Petroleum through amendments to administrative procedures.

AustraliaEnergy and Natural Resources
Martin Klapper
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Kylie Panckhurst
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Today the State Government announced that the validity period for Programmes of Work (PoW) has been increased from two to four years. The new validity period will apply to any PoW approved from today onwards, but will not apply to existing PoWs.

  • The change will be implemented by the Department of Mines and Petroleum through amendments to its administrative procedures, including its PoW guidelines. Other than the validity period, the PoW requirements and processes remain unchanged.
  • Sections 46, 63 and 82 of the Mining Act 1978 require a licence holder to lodge a PoW and obtain Ministerial or Prescribed Official approval prior to conducting any ground disturbing activities with mechanised equipment. The change to the validity period will be actioned through a change to the Department of Mines and Petroleum policy for processing PoWs.

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