Reprint as at 11 June 2009
(SR 2007/399)
Anand Satyanand, Governor-General
At Wellington this 17th day of December 2007
Present:
His Excellency the Governor-General in Council
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.
The Crown Minerals (Minerals and Coal) Regulations 2007 are administered by the Ministry of Economic Development.
Pursuant to section 105(1) of the Crown Minerals Act 1991, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the following regulations.
Part 1
Documents, prescribed forms, and related matters
7 Address of Secretary for sending of documents and things
9 Documents must be provided to the Secretary electronically
10 Form specified or described on website is acceptable to Secretary
11 Secretary may dispense with regulation 9 requirements
12 Permit holder may apply for extension of time within which document or thing must be provided
13 Permit holder may apply for exemption from requirement to provide document or thing
Survey for purposes of section 29 of Act
15 Survey for purposes of section 29 of Act
Part 2
Applications and notices
16 Application for prospecting permit
17 Application for exploration permit (unless allocated by public tender)
18 Application for mining permit (unless allocated by public tender or for special purpose mining permit)
19 Application for special purpose mining permit
20 Application to extend or decrease minerals to which prospecting or exploration permit relates
21 Application to extend land to which prospecting or exploration permit relates
22 Application to extend or decrease minerals to which mining permit relates
23 Application to extend land to which mining permit relates
24 Application to extend duration of prospecting permit
25 Application to extend duration of mining permit
26 Application to extend duration of exploration permit for area of unbroken land (unless for purpose of discovery appraisal)
27 Application to extend duration of exploration permit for purpose of discovery appraisal
28 Application for permit holder to transfer, lease, or otherwise deal with permit
29 Application to amend conditions of permit
30 Notice of surrender of permit
31 Notice of access arrangement
32 Notice of appeal against increase in bonds or monetary deposit
Part 3
Reports, records, samples, and related matters
33 Permit holder must supply to Secretary all reports and records of prospecting and exploration activities
34 Reports and records must be complete
35 Annual summary report on prospecting and exploration
36 Special report on prospecting or exploration
37 Annual report on expenditure on prospecting and exploration
38 Annual summary report on mining activities
39 Annual report on certain small-scale mining activities
Reports and other documents on expiry or surrender of permit
40 Reports and other documents on expiry or surrender of permit
41 Reports and other documents required on revocation of permit
42 Documents required if permit area partially surrendered or relinquished
Part 4
Royalties, royalty statements, and royalty returns
Royalty payments, statements, and returns: 2008 minerals programme
45 Interim royalty payment: 2008 minerals programme
46 Annual royalty return: 2008 minerals programme
47 Final royalty return and payment: 2008 minerals programme
Royalty payments, statements, and returns: Other minerals programmes
48 Interim royalty payment: other minerals programme
49 Annual royalty return: other minerals programme
50 Final royalty return and payment: other minerals programme
51 Accountant or auditor statement for purposes of annual or final royalty return: other minerals programme
Regulation that applies to all royalty returns
52 Permit holder must keep documents verifying royalty returns
53 Crown Minerals (Minerals and Coal) Regulations 1999 revoked
54 Permit applications received but not determined before regulations commence
55 Annual summary reports on prospecting and exploration
56 Annual reports on expenditure on prospecting and exploration
57 Permit holders electing to move to 2008 minerals programme
Schedule 2
Information to accompany certain permit applications
Schedule 3
Information to be included in certain applications
Schedule 4
Information to be included in reports on survey undertaken in respect of prospecting, exploration, or mining permit
Schedule 5
Specifications for preparation and supply of core and samples
Schedule 6
Information required to be supplied with royalty statements and royalty returns: 2008 minerals programme
Schedule 7
Information required to be supplied with royalty returns: Other minerals programme