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📘 Mining Rehabilitation Fund Act 2012

033 of 2012Assented 5 November 2012· Minister for Mines and Petroleum

The Mining Rehabilitation Fund Act 2012 establishes a fund for rehabilitating abandoned mine sites in Western Australia, financed by a levy on mining authorisations. It allows the government to declare abandoned mine sites and undertake rehabilitation work.

Impact

Mining companies are affected by the levy, and landowners may be affected by rehabilitation work on abandoned mine sites. The broader community benefits from the remediation of environmental damage caused by mining.

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