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Employers or senior officers may face industrial manslaughter charges if negligent conduct causes the death of a worker.

Australian uranium could be exported to India within a year after the two governments seal this controversial agreement.

The Qld government has called for companies to bid on the right to explore, develop and take their resources to the market.

The EU Commission presented 248 energy infrastructure projects of common interest, to be launched between 2014 and 2020.

The Western Australian Parliament recently passed the Mining Legislation Amendment and Validation Act 2008 (WA) (MLAV Act), which introduces, among other things, some important changes regarding the prescribed purposes for miscellaneous licences.

The proposed Minerals Resource Rent Tax (MRRT) will apply to profits from iron ore and coal projects in Australia.

This policy reversal will improve diplomatic relations with India and ensure the uranium industry remains competitive.

The Northern Territory Government is opposed to a uranium mine at Angela Pamela, but the decision is up to the Federal Government

The past few years have seen constant change in the legislation governing the approval of Australian resources projects.

The Bill also establishes a financial provisioning scheme to deal with the environmental impacts of resource activities.

The public interest test is not entirely new to the Mineral Resources Act (MRA), as it is already present for the renewal of an exploration permit, the renewal or addition of minerals to a mineral development licence (MDL) and the grant and renewal of mining leases.

The mineral titles approvals process in Western Australia has been the subject of criticism for a number of years. Since 2003, the State Government has committed $37.4 million to improving and streamlining this process.

A decision (Thalanga Copper Mines Pty Ltd v Cromarty Resources Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 640 (4 June 2021)) from the Supreme Court of New South Wales ...

On 11 October 2019 the Western Australian government announced that it will introduce a new royalty regime for lithium producers in the form of a 5% feedstock royalty rate for lithium hydroxide and lithium carbonate.

Landholders should welcome these changes for compensation for damage to water bores caused by mining or gas development.

The Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy (DNRME) is reviewing the accepted development clearing codes.

Two recent decisions have important consequences for Contractors and Principals on the operation of the BCIPA.