Western Australia

• Annual Environmental Reports (AER's) - From July 1st, 2013 online lodgement will be mandatory for all tenement holders who are required to submit an AER. Hard copies won't be accepted after this date.
• The Mining Rehabilitation Fund (MRF) legislation was passed in Parliament on 26 September, 2012. For further information click on the following link to the DMP website MRF page

Northern Territory

• The Minister for Mines and Energy has just announced that from 1st October 2013 a new 1% levy on new and existing Environmental Rehabilitation Security Bonds will come into effect for Territory mining companies. The revenue generated will be used to create a dedicated legacy mining unit and fund environmental remediation. Link to official media release.

South Australia

A new online ‘widget’ has been released in SARIG 2020 giving explorers and miners the ability to track the progress of their mineral exploration licence application. Reported in the Mesa Journal Volume 67 link