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Under the "Mining Act 1978" (WA), and specifically under Part IV of the Act (which relates to the granting of mining tenements), the ultimate decision-maker is the Minister for Mines and Petroleum.

This decision has broad implications for all proponents who are required by law to undertake environmental assessments.

Litigation concerning the statutory tests under the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act.

The Court also held that the liquidators were "executive officer"s to comply with the environmental protection order.

Queensland legislative reforms are proposed to improve access to compensation for ‘black lung' and other dust disease sufferers.

The State Assessment and Referral Agency provides applicants with a single lodgement point for development applications.

These are the key results of a survey of industry leaders at the recent Financial Review National Infrastructure Summit.

The Bill removes confusion in the interaction between mining and water legislation, and streamlines approvals processes.

The new RPI Bill will, for the first time, subject resource activities to assessment under the State's regional plans.

Category 1 is when a duty holder recklessly exposes a person to whom a duty is owed to a risk of death or serious injury.

This update sets out some significant changes in mining and environmental planning laws in Australia.

The NSW Government has introduced a raft of changes that will affect the development of the CSG industry in the State.

On 21 June 2013, the EPBC Act was amended to include the 'water trigger'.

When scaling back mining operations, a number of contractual and legal rights and obligations may be affected.

High Court decisions in both the UK and Australia have called into question the enforceability of take-or-pay contracts.

These changes reflect the heightened interest in the regulation of the energy and resources industry in New South Wales.

This decision is only a recommendation, but instances of acting contrary to a recommendation of the Land Court are rare.