Environmental Compliance
Environmental & Safety

Compliance That Works on the Ground,
Not Just on Paper

Environmental compliance in mining is the intersection of legal obligation and operational reality. An EMP that reads well in a regulatory submission but creates unworkable operational constraints creates risk in both directions.

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Full-Scope Environmental Compliance Management

Environmental impact assessment and approvals — identifying referral triggers, preparing referral and Environmental Review Documents, and managing assessment through the relevant regulator in each jurisdiction:

  • WAEPA WA assessment under Parts IV and V of the Environmental Protection Act 1986, applying the new EIA Practice Guide effective 1 January 2026.
  • SAEPA SA assessment under the Environment Protection Act 1993.
  • QLDEnvironmental Authority under the Environmental Protection Act 1994, administered by the Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.
  • NTNT EPA referral and approval under the Environment Protection Act 2019, which since 1 July 2024 also operates the consolidated risk-based environmental (mining) licensing system replacing the repealed Mining Management Act 2001.
  • NSWNSW EPA Environment Protection Licences under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997, and DPHI assessment under the EP&A Act for State Significant Development.
  • VICEPA Victoria General Environmental Duty and permissions under the Environment Protection Act 2017, with Environment Effects Statements where required.
  • TASEPA Tasmania assessment under the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994.
  • CTHCommonwealth EPBC Act 1999 referrals, now also subject to NEPA oversight following the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Reform Act 2025.

Environmental Management Plans (EMP) — drafting operational EMPs that satisfy regulatory requirements and actually function as site management tools.

Condition of Approval compliance — systematic tracking, reporting and verification of compliance with EPA and mining approval environmental conditions.

Water licences and allocations — water access entitlements, licences and operational compliance under the relevant framework in each jurisdiction: Rights in Water and Irrigation Act 1914 (WA), Landscape South Australia Act 2019 (SA), Water Act 2000 (QLD), Water Act 1992 (NT), Water Management Act 2000 (NSW), Water Act 1989 (VIC), and Water Management Act 1999 (TAS). Coordinated where required with associated water licences attached to mining tenements.

Tailings and waste rock management — compliance frameworks for tailings storage facilities, waste rock dumps and contaminated materials.

Monitoring program design — environmental monitoring programs (groundwater, surface water, dust, noise, flora and fauna) that are practical and satisfy regulatory requirements.

Legacy mine rehabilitation — closure planning, rehabilitation bond management, progressive rehabilitation and contamination management.

Environmental incident management — regulatory notification, investigation support and corrective action planning for environmental incidents.

EP Act 1986 (WA)EP Act 1993 (SA)EP Act 1994 (QLD)EP Act 2019 (NT)POEO Act (NSW)EP Act 2017 (VIC)EMPCA (TAS)EPBC Act (Cth)NEPA (Cth)Part IV/V (WA)EA (QLD)EPL (NSW)GED (VIC)EMPEES (VIC)EIS (NSW/QLD)Rehab BondContaminated Sites
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