Mineral Resources Development Act 1995

A licensee is to submit to the Director, within 28 days after the end of a quarter, a return (a quarterly return) in relation to the quarter.

A quarterly return is to be in the approved form, if any, and is to be accompanied by a statutory declaration as to its accuracy.

A quarterly return in relation to a licence is to – specify the nature, quantity and value of the minerals obtained, under the licence, during the quarter to which the return relates; and specify the average number of persons employed in relation to the licence during the quarter; and contain any other statistical information relating to the licence that is specified in the form, in the reporting guidelines, or by the Director by notice in writing to the licensee, as being required to be contained in the return.

A licensee, by the anniversary, in each year, of the date on which the application for the licence is granted, is to submit to the Director a return (an annual return) in relation to the 12-month period before that anniversary.

An annual return is to be in the approved form, if any, and is to be accompanied by a statutory declaration as to its accuracy.

The Director may, by notice to a licensee, require the licensee to submit to the Director, by the date or dates specified in the notice, the information specified in the notice as required to be submitted by the licensee.

A licensee is to submit to the Director, by the date or dates specified in the notice to the licensee under subsection (6), the information specified in the notice as required to be submitted by the licensee.

The information submitted to the Director under subsection (7) is to be accompanied by a statutory declaration as to its accuracy.

The information specified in an approved form, or a notice under this section, as required to be submitted by the licensee may include an audited report.