Mr. Marmion asks about the application fee, rent fee, and minimum annual expenditure requirements for Mining Leases in Western Australia for the 2017/18 and 2018/19 financial years. The Minister provides specific figures and references the relevant regulation.

AnsweredQoN 3283Legislative Assembly
Asked
13 June 2018
Portfolio
Mines and Petroleum; Commerce and Industrial Relations; Electoral Affairs; Asian Engagement

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I refer to the issuing of Mining Leases in Western Australia, and ask: (a) For 2017/18 what is the application fee for a Mining Lease; (b) For 2017/18 what is the rent fee for a Mining Lease and what period or periods does this cover; (c) For 2017/18 what is the minimum annual expenditure requirement for a Mining Lease to be retained and how is this determined; (d) For 2018/19 what is the application fee for a Mining Lease; (e) For 2018/19 what is the rent fee for a Mining Lease and what period or periods does this cover; and (f) For 2018/19 what is the minimum annual expenditure requirement for a Mining Lease to be retained and how is this determined?

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Answered
14 August 2018
Responded by
Minister for Mines and Petroleum; Commerce and Industrial Relations; Electoral Affairs; Asian Engagement
Response time
8 days
(a)       $476
(b)       $17.60 per ha or part thereof. The schedule of rents and fees is updated each year on 1 July.
(c)       $100 per ha. Minimum $5000 if 5 ha or less, otherwise $10 000. Expenditure condition established under regulation 31 Mining Regulations 1981.
(d)       $500
(e)        $18.70 per ha or part thereof. The schedule of rents and fees is updated each year on 1 July.
(f)        $100 per ha. Minimum $5000 if 5 ha or less, otherwise minimum $10 000. Expenditure condition established under regulation 31 Mining Regulations 1981.

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