Western Australian Current Regulations

MINING REGULATIONS 1981 - REG 28A

28A .         Additional rent for mining lease producing iron ore

        (1)         In addition to the rent prescribed in Schedule 2, a lessee shall pay rent calculated at the rate of 25 cents per tonne of all forms of iron ore obtained from the mining lease after the expiry of the period of 15 years from —

            (a)         the day on which iron ore is or was first obtained from that mining lease by the lessee; or

            (b)         the day on which the Mining Amendment Regulations 1996 came into operation,

                whichever is the later day.

        (2)         The rent shall be paid at any mining registrar’s office within 30 days after the expiry of each quarterly period during which the iron ore was obtained from the mining lease.

        (3)         A lessee shall, on each occasion that rent is paid under this regulation, lodge a return, in a form approved by the Minister, showing in full the details required to calculate the rent.

        [Regulation 28A inserted: Gazette 13 Sep 1996 p. 4598; amended: Gazette 15 Jan 2010 p. 102 and 136; 18 Mar 2011 p. 915.]