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Resources Regulator

Regulating work health and safety, and mine rehabilitation compliance for NSW mines and petroleum sites. Find out more:

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Ministerial updates from the Regulator

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Upcoming safety and rehabilitation events

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Safety

Mining Engineering Managers Safety Seminar will be held on 23 and 24 October 2024, at the Sofitel Wentworth Sydney. The 2-day seminar will

MEMSS 2024

Compliance

Applications for item and design of plant, licences and exemptions can now only be made through the Resources Regulator portal . The

Updates to exploration activity application

Event

Electrical Engineering Safety Seminar will be held on 6 and 7 November 2024, at the Hyatt Regency Sydney. The 2-day seminar will focus on

EESS 2024

NSW Resources

NSW Resources (formerly, Mining, Exploration and Geoscience), and the Resources Regulator were brought together as one agency on 1 June 2021

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Resources Regulator YouTube channel

We periodically publish videos relating to safety, investigations and rehabilitation on our YouTube channel

The Resources Regulator within NSW Resources, is responsible for compliance and enforcement functions across NSW's mining sector.

The primary focus of the Regulator is to regulate compliance with work health and safety legislation and the Mining Act, including mine rehabilitation obligations, on NSW mine and petroleum sites. This includes open-cut and underground mines, petroleum sites, quarries and extractive operations, tourist mines, opal and other small scale mines, and mining exploration activities.

 

Portal services

SEED Portal

'SEED' is the central resource for Sharing and Enabling Environmental Data (SEED) in NSW

Resources Regulator Portal

Visit the Resources Regulator portal to report incidents, lodge applications under the Mining Act or notify the Regulator of other matters

Mine Rehabilitation Portal

Visit the Mine Rehabilitation Portal to submit disturbance and rehabilitation spatial data and to generate final landform and rehabilitation plans required under the Mining Act.