Mineral Resources Development Act 1995

A holder of a licence is, in each year, to submit to the Director, by – the anniversary, in that year, of the day on which the application for the licence was granted; or a day, after that anniversary, specified under subsection (2) in relation to the licence – a report (an annual report) in relation to the 12-month period immediately before that anniversary.

The Director may, by notice in writing to a holder of a licence, specify a day for the purposes of subsection (1)(b) in relation to the licence.

The annual report is to – be in accordance with the reporting guidelines; and specify the amounts of money expended in respect of any exploration carried out during the 12-month period to which the report relates; and contain a summary of the matters specified in section 187(2); and give details of any work that is proposed to be undertaken under the licence in the future; and contain any other matter relating to the licence that is specified in the reporting guidelines, or by the Director by notice in writing to the holder of the licence, as being required to be contained in the report.