Content of notices for the overlapping framework

Advance notice

An advance notice must:

state that the mining lease (ML) applicant has applied for the grant of the ML
include a copy of the application for the ML, other than any statement detailing the applicant’s financial and technical resources
if the coal seam gas (CSG) authority is an authority to prospect (ATP), identify any initial mining area (IMA) or rolling mining area (RMA) in the overlapping area, and the mining commencement date for the IMA or RMA
if the CSG authority is a petroleum lease (PL) or PL applicant, include a joint development plan (JDP) for the overlapping area the subject of the ML
include any other information prescribed by regulation (no other information is currently prescribed by regulation).

An 18 months notice must:

state that the ML holder or applicant intends to commence authorised activities for the ML in an IMA in an overlapping area the subject of the ML
state the mining commencement date for the IMA
include any other information prescribed by regulation (no other information is currently prescribed by regulation).

(MERCP Act s. 122)

The confirmation notice for an ML must:

state that the ML holder intends to commence authorised activities for the ML (coal) in an IMA in an overlapping area the subject of the ML
state the commencement date for the IMA
confirm the ML holder will start coal mining operations in the IMA on the commencement date
include any other information prescribed by regulation (no other information is currently prescribed by regulation).

(MERCP Act s. 123)

An RMA notice must:

state that the ML holder intends to commence authorised activities for the ML in an RMA in an overlapping area the subject of the ML
state the mining commencement date for the RMA
confirm that the ML holder will start coal mining operations in the RMA on the mining commencement date for the RMA
include any other information prescribed by regulation (no other information is currently prescribed by regulation).

(MERCP Act s. 125)

An exceptional circumstances notice must include:

the exceptional circumstances justifying the extension
the petroleum resource authority holder’s preferred mining commencement date — must not be more than five years after the mining commencement date for the IMA or RMA
supporting technical data, such as production modelling.

(MERCP Act s. 127)

Must state:

the exceptional circumstances justifying a new mining commencement date have been accepted by the ML (coal) holder or established by arbitration
the new mining commencement date
any other information prescribed by a regulation
- the identifying ML number (Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Regulation 2016 Regulation (MERCP Reg) s. 38)

(MERCP Act s. 127(8)(b))

An acceleration notice must:

state the earlier mining commencement date
include any other information prescribed by regulation (no other information is currently prescribed by regulation).

(MERCP Act s. 128)

An abandonment notice must:

identify the area of the IMA or RMA that the ML holder proposes to abandon sole occupancy
state the date that the ML holder proposes to abandon sole occupancy
include any other information prescribed by regulation (no other information is currently prescribed by regulation).

(MERCP Act s. 128)

A petroleum production notice must:

state that the PL applicant has applied for the grant of the PL
include a copy of the application for the PL, other than any statement detailing the applicant’s financial and technical resources
state if the coal resource authority is an ML or MLA – include a proposed JDP
include any other information prescribed by regulation (no other information is currently prescribed by regulation).

(MERCP Act s. 141)

Must state:

(MERCP Act s. 142(2)(b))