Amendments to local government rating of mining licences debated. Concerns raised about consultation, financial impacts, and retrospective application.
Mining licence rating law changes spark debate over local government revenue, consultation, and pote
Legislation retroactively exempts some mining tenements from local government rates, raising concern
“"Instead of working collaboratively with local governments on a solution, the state government has chosen to legislate away years of potential rate revenue without consultation."”
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