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❓ Mr. Marmion asks about the impact of Mining Regulation amendments allowing expenditure exemptions for tenement holders due to COVID-19. The Minister reports significant uptake of exemptions, no revenue reduction, and no requests for lease fee reductions.

AnsweredQoN 6459Legislative Assembly

Asked

8 October 2020

Member

Mr W.R. Marmion

Portfolio

Mines and Petroleum; Energy; Industrial Relations

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I refer to the amendment to the Mining Regulations 1981 to assist tenement holders applying for expenditure exemption, announced by the Minister in July 2020, and ask: (a) how many tenement holders have applied for an expenditure exemption; (b) how many tenement holders have had their application for expenditure exemption approved either in whole or part; (c) what is the total reduction in revenue to the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety as a result of expenditure exemptions; and (d) have any tenement holders sought a reduction in annual lease fees in addition to expenditure exemptions as a result of reduced access to their site caused by Covid-19, and if so: (i) how many tenement holders; and (ii) what is the total value of any such lease fee reductions?

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Answered

10 November 2020

Responded by

Minister for Mines and Petroleum; Energy; Industrial Relations

Response time

10 days

(a) There were 779 applications for exemption from expenditure received between 1 July 2020 and 21 October 2020.
(b)   Of the 779 applications for exemption from expenditure received between this period, 374 have been approved.
(c) Nil
(d)   No
(i)    Not applicable
(ii)   Not applicable

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