Skip to main content

A NSW Government website

Three workers at mine site

Resources Regulator

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

Latest news

Latest news and updates from Regulator

Media releases

Ministerial updates from the Regulator

Events

Upcoming safety and rehabilitation events

Publications

View all our publications via the document library

Recent Articles

Critical minerals

The NSW Critical Minerals Investment Showcase launched a week focused on mining, investment and innovation. Hosted at historic Sydney

Minister for Natural Resources Courtney Houssos addressed the 130 investors in attendance

Safety

The Resources Regulator has released a position paper on the new silica management provisions in Chapter 8A of The Work Health and Safety

NSW government logo

Safety

Expressions of interest are sought from suitably qualified people for consideration for appointment as an independent member of the NSW Mine

NSW government logo

NSW Resources

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

Subscribe for the latest news

Subscribe to receive the latest mine safety and rehabilitation news, media, events, incidents, and publications

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.