Mining Act 1978

An investigation may be carried out under this Division for any or all of the following purposes —

to ascertain whether a royalty is payable in relation to a mining operation;

to determine the amount of a royalty payable for a mineral and related matters, including, for example —

the rate at which a royalty is payable; or

the method to be used to value the mineral; or

the price for which the mineral is or may be sold and the way the mineral is priced;

to gather information about —

the storage, transport, processing or marketing of a mineral, or other matters that affect the value of a mineral; or

accounting methods used to calculate or assess the amount of a royalty payable.

A purpose mentioned in subsection (1) is a royalty investigation purpose.