Mineral Royalty Act 1982

(1) Within 30 days after the date of active operation of a production unit or proposed production unit the responsible person for the production unit shall notify the Secretary in writing of that fact, and shall include in the notice:

(b) the location or locations of the production unit, a description of the nature of its operations and processes, the minerals and mineral commodities being or to be recovered, and its work programme and mining schedule; and

(c) the names and addresses of the tenement holders whose tenements form part of the production unit or proposed production unit; and

(d) the name and address of the manager of the production unit or proposed production unit; and

(e) the day in each year on which the royalty year of the production unit commences or will commence; and

(f) an election as to the accounting basis on which royalty returns will be prepared.

(2) The responsible person for a production unit or proposed production unit shall, within 30 days after it happens, notify the Secretary in writing:

(a) of every change in the name or address, or both, of the responsible person and manager of the production unit or proposed production unit; and

(b) of a change in the ownership of the production unit or proposed production unit or of a mining tenement which forms part of the production unit or proposed production unit; and

(c) of a significant change in the level of production of a mineral commodity by the production unit; and

(d) of a discontinuance of the commercial production of a mineral commodity; and

(e) of a recommencement of the commercial production of mineral commodity after discontinuance.

Maximum penalty: 40 penalty units.