Policy
NSW Draft Strategic Regional Land Use PlansAMEC provided a submission in mid May 2012, to the release of the NSW Draft Strategic Regional Land Use Plans for the Upper Hunter & New England North West regions of NSW. While AMEC supports the need for a robustread more > |
Draft NSW Aquifer Interference PolicyAMEC provided a submission in May 2012 to the NSW Government on its Aquifer Interference Policy. AMEC is cognisant of the significant debate currently occurring in NSW with respect to mining and exploration activities and interactions with aquifers and otherread more > |
Coalition Deregulation TaskforceAMEC is extremely supportive of the desire to remove or reduce the significant and unnecessary regulation and red tape affecting efficient and effective small business operations, and of the stated desire to reduce the cost and burden of regulation onread more > |
EPBC Act – CSG Expert Committee AmendmentsAMEC does not support the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Bill 2012 (the Amendment Bill). AMEC is satisfied that the current state and territory-based regulatory arrangementsread more > |
Guidelines for Environmentally Responsible Mineral Exploration and Prospecting in Western AustraliaIn early April 2012, AMEC provided the WA DMP with a submission in response to the release of its Draft Guidelines for Environmentally Responsible Mineral Exploration and Prospecting in Western Australia. AMEC expressed extreme disappointment in the need for theread more > |
AMEC Drug and Alcohol Testing Information SeminarAMEC held a Drug and Alcohol Testing Information Seminar at the Celtic Club in West Perth on 28 February which was attended by 40 members. Dr Francois Oosthuizen from the ChemCentre gave a presentation on the differences between the variousread more > |
AMEC Launches Queensland State Election Policy PlatformThe Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC) has released a Queensland State Election Policy Platform identifying key initiatives in order to foster a healthy and sustainable mining and mineral exploration industry in Queensland. AMEC CEO, Simon Bennison said, “theread more > |
EIA Administrative Procedures ReviewAMEC recently provided feedback on the Environmental Protection Authority’s (EPA) review of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Administrative Procedures. AMEC made a number of suggestions to the EPA in an attempt to improve clarity and certainty around the process. Forread more > |
AMEC Delivers Approvals Reform BlueprintAMEC released a Blueprint for Approvals Reform in WA on Thursday 16 February 2012 at a networking event in West Perth. The document provides a strategic framework for Government to address the next phase of approvals reform over the comingread more > |
JORC Code and ASX Listing Rules ReviewSubmissions for the Joint Ore Reserves Committee (JORC) Code closed on 23 December 2011, however an extension was provided to coincide with the ASX Listing Rules review which was due on 27 January. AMEC convened a meeting with ASX representativesread more > |
