In Australia, State and Territory governments manage laws for mineral exploration, energy exploration, mining and extraction. In Western Australia, the Mining Act 1978 sets the rules for mining, and operations must follow Native Title, environmental, and safety regulations.
In Western Australia, energy exploration and extraction, and exploration for sites to permanently inject and store greenhouse gas substances, are regulated by both State and federal legislation. Petroleum royalties are collected under legislation, and operations must also comply with Native Title, environmental, and safety requirements.
Learn more about getting energy resource titles and mining tenure below.
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How to get petroleum and geothermal resource titles in Western Australia.
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