Western Australia
The state of Western Australia regulates mineral rights onshore and within 3 nautical miles of the shoreline.
The Department of Minerals and Petroleum is responsible for administering mineral tenure and other acts to do with mining and industrial safety. There is a basic provisions guideline here (PDF), with the mineral titles home page here. There are also some useful Information Pamphlets here.
The schedule of fees and charges is located on this page.
The DMP Notice Board is here for notice of tenement applications, surrenders and withdrawals.
Mineral Tenure Types and TENGRAPH
DMP Overview- Prospecting Licence (including special prospecting licence for gold)
- Exploration Licence
- Retention Licence
- Mining Lease
- General Purpose Lease
- Miscellaneous Licence
- Tengraph (DMP system for mapping tenements)
- Section 40E Permit
Actions, Forms, Fees, Document Execution
- WA Critical Actions - Understanding and Interpretation
- WA Actions by Tenement Type
- WA Forms - Minerals & Mining
- WA Forms - Petroleum
- WA Forms - Environment
- WA Forms - Royalties
- Fees, Charges and Expenditure Details
- Statutory Declarations and Affidavits Execution
- Application for restoration of tenement
- Application for certificate of exemption
Tenement Action Guide
- Tenement Application
- Form 5 and Exemption from Expenditure
- Exploration Licence Partial Surrender
- Expiry and Extension of Term (Renewal)
- Mineral Exploration Reporting
- Rents
- Annual and Interim Rates Notices
- Application for Forfeiture
- Section 40E Permit
- Surrenders & Forfeitures (Act s.95)
Exploration on Different Land Tenure
- Description of Land Types in Tengraph (PDF)
- Crown Land
- Private Land
- Native Title
- Pastoral Leases
- Local Government Areas
- Maps
Environmental Management
References - Legislation, Warden Courts, Courts
- Mining Act 1978
- Mining Regulations 1981
- Mining Amendment Bill 2012 and Explanatory Memorandum
- WA Mining Forms
- Mineral Royalties
- WA Interpretation Act 1984 (PDF)
- Mining Rehabilitation Fund Act 2012
- Mining Amendment Bill 2015
- Oaths, Affidavits and Statutory Declaration Act 2005
- Native Title Act 1993
- Warden and Court Cases
- Australian Legal Information Institute
- State Law Publisher
- Bills in State Parliament
- Graticular Blocks