Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Regulation 2016.

This Regulation, consisting of 62 sections divided into six Chapters and three Schedules, establishes the common provisions for Mineral and Energy Resources. The primary objective of this Regulation 2016 is to prescribe certain details, and amend the existing Resource Regulations, namely the Geothermal Energy Regulation 2012, the Greenhouse Gas Storage Regulation 2010, the Mineral Resources Regulation 2013, the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Regulation 2004, the Petroleum Regulation 1923 to support the policy objectives of the Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014.
To achieve these objectives, the Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Regulation 2016 prescribes the following matters that support the operation of the Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014 and amends existing Resource Regulations. Chapter 2 provides the prescribed matters relating to dealings and caveats. In particular it prescribes the types of dealings with a resource authority that must be registered under the Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014 to have effect. Chapter 3 provides the prescribed matters relating to the land access framework. Chapter 4 provides the prescribed matters relating to the overlapping tenures framework. Chapter 6 provides for miscellaneous matters. This includes regulating fees payable under the Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014 and defining the Surat Basin Transitional Area for the overlapping tenures framework.