Rehabilitation and environmental management activities
- Conduct probity and compliance checks on applicants for grant/renewal/transfer title applications
- Regulation of exploration activities including the issuing of activity approvals and ensuring compliance with title conditions and codes of practice (e.g. rehabilitation and environmental management)
- Provide advice to appropriate development consent authority (e.g. Department of Planning, Industry and Environment on state significant development proposals and local councils on integrated development) in regards to the appropriateness of rehabilitation strategies included in development applications. This includes advice on conditioning
- Undertake compliance and enforcement activities in relation to the Mining Act
- Specific focus on mine rehabilitation
- Undertake investigations
- Conduct audits and site inspections/compliance programs
Auditing
Compliance auditing of mining operations and exploration activities
Compliance
Our scheduled and targeted assessment program for mines
Exploration
Information about rehabilitation for mine exploration sites
Fossicking
How to comply with NSW fossicking guidelines
Legacy mines
Assisting landholders to reduce risks from legacy mine sites
Mine rehabilitation
Mine rehabilitation is a key priority in NSW
Opal mining
How to comply with NSW opal mining guidelines
Subsidence management
Best practice for managing mine subsidence issues
Tailings storage facilities
Keeping the environment safe from tailings pollution
Resources
General rehabilitation guidance material, reporting and forms
Events
View upcoming events and programs