Rehabilitation liability assessment
79A Rehabilitation liability assessment
S. 79A(1) amended by Nos 6/2009 s. 23(1), 59/2010 s. 51, 37/2026 s. 142(1).
The Minister may require an authority holder or former authority holder to undertake an assessment of the authority holder's or former authority holder's rehabilitation liability under section 78 or 78A (a rehabilitation liability assessment) for the purpose of determining the amount of a rehabilitation bond or reviewing the amount of a rehabilitation bond entered into or to be entered into by the authority holder or former authority holder.
A rehabilitation liability assessment must—
be undertaken in a manner and form determined by the Minister; and
S. 79A(2)(b) amended by No. 6/2009 s. 23(2).
take into account works required to be undertaken to rehabilitate the land in accordance with the requirements of section 78 or 78A (as the case may be).
S. 79A(2A) inserted by No. 2/2026 s. 24, amended by No. 37/2026 s. 142(2).
For the purposes of subsection (2)(b), an assessment undertaken in relation to a licence (whether or not in force) that covers declared mine land does not include the requirements of a post‑closure plan included in the declared mine rehabilitation plan that applies to the land.
S. 79A(3) amended by Nos 6/2009 s. 23(3), 37/2026 s. 142(3).
The Minister may require an authority holder or former authority holder to engage an auditor to certify that a rehabilitation liability assessment has been prepared in accordance with subsection (2) and that it is accurate.
An auditor who has given a certification under subsection (3) must forward a copy of the certificate to the Minister within 21 days after giving that certification.
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