Mineral Resources Development Act 1995

The Director, by notice served on a lessee, may require the lessee to submit to the Director, by the relevant date after each 12-month period ending on the anniversary of the day on which the lease is granted, a report (an annual report) in relation to that 12-month period.

If a notice is served on a lessee under subsection (1) the lessee, by the relevant date after each 12-month period ending on the anniversary of the day on which the lease is granted, is to submit an annual report to the Director in relation to that 12-month period.

The relevant date in relation to a 12-month period is – 30 days after the end of the period; or a date specified, by the Director in the notice to the lessee under subsection (1), as the relevant date for the purposes of this section.

The annual report is to – be in accordance with the approved form and accompanied by a statutory declaration as to its accuracy; and specify the amount of money expended in respect of any exploration or mining carried out during the year to which it relates; and contain a summary of the matters specified in section 188(2); and give details of any mining operations to be carried out in the next calendar year under the mining plan; and contain any other matter relating to the lease that is specified in the reporting guidelines, or by the Director by notice in writing to the lessee, as being required to be contained in the report.