Victorian Numbered Regulations

MINERAL RESOURCES (SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT) (MINERAL INDUSTRIES) REGULATIONS 2013 (SR NO 126 OF 2013) - SCHEDULE 27

SCHEDULE 27

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Regulation 32

MINING WORK PLAN FEES FOR MINING LICENCES AND PROSPECTING LICENCES

        1     Definitions

    (1)     In this Schedule—

"EES work plan" means a work plan or variation to a work plan for work in respect of which an Environment Effects Statement is prepared under the Environment Effects Act 1978 ;

"SE work plan" means a work plan or variation to a work plan for work in respect of which a planning permit is required;

"sensitive location", in relation to a mine, means—

        (a)     a residence, school, kindergarten, aged care facility, hospital, childcare centre or community facility; or

        (b)     a place or class of places declared under subclause (2) to be a sensitive location—

but does not include any premises that are owned or occupied by the person who lodges a work plan or applies to vary a work plan in relation to the mining to be carried out in that mine.

    (2)     The Minister, by notice published in the Government Gazette, may declare a place or class of places to be a sensitive location for the purposes of this Schedule.

    (3)     In determining the perimeter of the area for the purposes of the Schedule, any buffer zone in or in relation to that area is to be excluded.

        2     Fee for lodgement of work plan

    (1)     The fee for lodging a work plan (being a work plan that relates to mining) on or after 1 January 2015 and before 1 January 2016 for a category of mining licence, prospecting licence or mine specified in column 2 of the following Table is the fee specified in the corresponding entry in column 3 of that Table.
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Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item	Category	Fee
		SE work plan	EES work plan
1	Mining licence that covers an area of 5 hectares or less or prospecting licence	102·3 fee units	N/A
2	Mine (including underground mine) with no blasting involved and has no sensitive locations within 200 metres of the perimeter of the area covered by the work plan	255·5 fee units	1022·2 fee units
3	Mine (including underground mine) with no blasting involved and has one or more sensitive locations within 200 metres of the perimeter of the area covered by the work plan	306·7 fee units	1022·2 fee units
4	Mine (including underground mine) with blasting involved and has no sensitive locations within 500 metres of the perimeter of the area covered by the work plan	255·5 fee units	1022·2 fee units
5	Mine (including underground mine) with blasting involved and has one or more sensitive locations within 500 metres of the perimeter of the area covered by the work plan	613·3 fee units	2044·5 fee units

    (2)     The fee for lodging a work plan (being a work plan that relates to mining) on or after 1 January 2016 and before 1 January 2017 for a category of mining licence, prospecting licence or mine specified in column 2 of the following Table is the fee specified in the corresponding entry in column 3 of that Table.
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Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item	Category	Fee
		SE work plan	EES work plan
1	Mining licence that covers an area of 5 hectares or less or prospecting licence	115·6 fee units	N/A
2	Mine (including underground mine) with no blasting involved and has no sensitive locations within 200 metres of the perimeter of the area covered by the work plan	288·8 fee units	1155·4 fee units
3	Mine (including underground mine) with no blasting involved and has one or more sensitive locations within 200 metres of the perimeter of the area covered by the work plan	346·7 fee units	1155·4 fee units
4	Mine (including underground mine) with blasting involved and has no sensitive locations within 500 metres of the perimeter of the area covered by the work plan	288·8 fee units	1155·4 fee units
5	Mine (including underground mine) with blasting involved and has one or more sensitive locations within 500 metres of the perimeter of the area covered by the work plan	693·2 fee units	2310·8 fee units

    (3)     The fee for lodging a work plan (being a work plan that relates to mining) on or after 1 January 2017 for a category of mining licence, prospecting licence or mine specified in column 2 of the following Table is the fee specified in the corresponding entry in column 3 of that Table.
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Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item	Category	Fee
		SE work plan	EES work plan
1	Mining licence that covers an area of 5 hectares or less or prospecting licence	128·9 fee units	N/A
2	Mine (including underground mine) with no blasting involved and has no sensitive locations within 200 metres of the perimeter of the area covered by the work plan	322·1 fee units	1288·5 fee units
3	Mine (including underground mine) with no blasting involved and has one or more sensitive locations within 200 metres of the perimeter of the area covered by the work plan	386·6 fee units	1288·5 fee units
4	Mine (including underground mine) with blasting involved and has no sensitive locations within 500 metres of the perimeter of the area covered by the work plan	322·1 fee units	1288·5 fee units
5	Mine (including underground mine) with blasting involved and has one or more sensitive locations within 500 metres of the perimeter of the area covered by the work plan	773·1 fee units	2577·1 fee units

        3     Fee for varying a work plan

    (1)     The fee for varying a work plan (being a work plan that relates to mining) on or after 1 January 2015 and before 1 January 2016 for a category of mining licence, prospecting licence or mine specified in column 2 of the following Table is the fee specified in the corresponding entry in column 3 of that Table.
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Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item	Category	Fee
		SE work plan	EES work plan	Other work plan
1	Mining licence that covers an area of 5 hectares or less or prospecting licence	94·8 fee units	N/A	31·6 fee units
2	Mine (including underground mine) with no blasting involved and has no sensitive locations within 200 metres of the perimeter of the area covered by the application	252·8 fee units	948·0 fee units	79·0 fee units
3	Mine (including underground mine) with no blasting involved and has one or more sensitive locations within 200 metres of the perimeter of the area covered by the application	316·0 fee units	948·0 fee units	94·8 fee units
4	Mine (including underground mine) with blasting involved and has no sensitive locations within 500 metres of the perimeter of the area covered by the application	252·8 fee units	948·0 fee units	79·0 fee units
5	Mine (including underground mine) with blasting involved and has one or more sensitive locations within 500 metres of the perimeter of the area covered by the application	632·0 fee units	1896·0 fee units	189·6 fee units

    (2)     The fee for varying a work plan (being a work plan that relates to mining) on or after 1 January 2016 and before 1 January 2017 for a category of mining licence, prospecting licence or mine specified in column 2 of the following Table is the fee specified in the corresponding entry in column 3 of that Table.
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Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item	Category	Fee
		SE work plan	EES work plan	Other work plan
1	Mining licence that covers an area of 5 hectares or less or prospecting licence	107·2 fee units	N/A	35·7 fee units
2	Mine (including underground mine) with no blasting involved and has no sensitive locations within 200 metres of the perimeter of the area covered by the application	285·7 fee units	1071·4 fee units	89·3 fee units
3	Mine (including underground mine) with no blasting involved and has one or more sensitive locations within 200 metres of the perimeter of the area covered by the application	357·1 fee units	1071·4 fee units	107·2 fee units
4	Mine (including underground mine) with blasting involved and has no sensitive locations within 500 metres of the perimeter of the area covered by the application	285·7 fee units	1071·4 fee units	89·3 fee units
5	Mine (including underground mine) with blasting involved and has one or more sensitive locations within 500 metres of the perimeter of the area covered by the application	714·3 fee units	2142·9 fee units	214·3 fee units

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    (3)     The fee for varying a work plan (being a work plan that relates to mining) on or after 1 January 2017 for a category of mining licence, prospecting licence or mine specified in column 2 of the following Table is the fee specified in the corresponding entry in column 3 of that Table.
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Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item	Category	Fee
		SE work plan	EES work plan	Other work plan
1	Mining licence that covers an area of 5 hectares or less or prospecting licence	119·5 fee units	N/A	39·8 fee units
2	Mine (including underground mine) with no blasting involved and has no sensitive locations within 200 metres of the perimeter of the area covered by the application	318·6 fee units	1194·9 fee units	99·6 fee units
3	Mine (including underground mine) with no blasting involved and has one or more sensitive locations within 200 metres of the perimeter of the area covered by the application	398·3 fee units	1194·9 fee units	119·5 fee units
4	Mine (including underground mine) with blasting involved and has no sensitive locations within 500 metres of the perimeter of the area covered by the application	318·6 fee units	1194·9 fee units	99·6 fee units
5	Mine (including underground mine) with blasting involved and has one or more sensitive locations within 500 metres of the perimeter of the area covered by the application	796·6 fee units	2389·9 fee units	239·0 fee units

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