Victorian Numbered Regulations Victorian Numbered Regulations(1) For the purposes of section 40(3)(a) of the Act, the prescribed information to be contained in a work plan is—
(a) for an exploration licence—the information set out in Schedule 14;
(b) for a mining licence—
(i) other than a mining licence referred to in subparagraph (ii)—the information set out in Part 1 of Schedule 15;
(ii) that covers an area of 5 hectares or less that was granted before 1 February 2012—the information set out in Schedule 16;
(c) for a prospecting licence—the information set out in Schedule 16;
(d) for a retention licence—the information set out in Schedule 17.
(2) Despite subregulation (1), the holder of a prospecting licence or mining licence may lodge a work plan containing the information set out in Schedule 14 if the work under the licence is exploration only.
(3) In the case of a mining licence or prospecting licence—
(a) a work plan lodged under section 40 of the Act (being a work plan that relates to mining); or
(b) a notice lodged under section 40(2AA) of the Act, electing to have the program of work be considered the licensee's work plan (being a work plan that relates to mining)—
must be accompanied by the relevant fee specified in Schedule 27.
(4) In the case of a mining licence or prospecting licence, an application under section 41 of the Act for a variation of an approved work plan (being a work plan that relates to mining) must be accompanied by the relevant fee specified in Schedule 27.
(5) For the purposes of section 41(2) of the Act, the information required to be included in an application for a variation of an approved work plan is an explanation of all proposed changes to the approved work plan.
Note
These fees apply on and from 1 January 2015—see clause 2 of Schedule 27.