The Mining Amendment Regulations 2025 came into force on 1 November 2025, to modernise communication with industry, strengthen compliance, and improve the accuracy and enforceability of the mining register. They also pave the way for future digital transformation across the resources sector.
The amendments to the Mining Regulations 1981 come following a four-week public consultation process. The response to submissions can be found on the website.
The Mining Amendment Regulations 2025 introduce two key reforms for tenement applicants and holders:
- The requirement to have a registered service address.
- The requirement to have a designated tenement contact (DTC).
What’s changed?
Service address requirement
- Under new Regulation 84G, all mining tenement applicants and holders must provide and maintain a service address. The service address must be a physical street address, either residential or business, and cannot be a post office box.
- The service address is used for the official service of notices and correspondence under the Mining Act 1978 and Regulations. It ensures that important information, such as notifications, decisions, and compliance communications, can always reach the responsible party.
- For existing tenements, current addresses will remain valid during a 12-month transition period, after which all records must be updated to reflect a valid service address.
DTC
- Each tenement must have a DTC, the individual or entity authorised to receive communications from the department, the Warden’s Court, and the Director General under prescribed provisions of the Mining Act 1978. The DTC ensures that notices are directed to the correct responsible person, reducing administrative delays and miscommunication.
- Service of documents by third parties should not be made to the DTC.
- The DTC details are recorded in the tenement register and must be kept current.
Applicants or holders can update their DTC details using Form 30.
Privacy and safety safeguards
- The new regulations also introduce a privacy protection mechanism under Regulation 84H, allowing individuals to apply to have their residential or business address suppressed from public copies of the tenement register where publication would substantially affect their health, safety, or wellbeing. Applications will be assessed by the Director General under a confidential process.
Forms
Updated forms, including Form 21 (Application for Mining Tenement) and Form 30 (Application to Amend), are now available online, by email, and in hard copy at the Department of Mines, Petroleum and Exploration regional offices.
What you need to do
- Be aware that a 12-month transition period is in effect for existing applicants and tenement holders ending on 31 October 2026.
- During this time, check that your service address and DTC details are current and accurate in Mineral Titles Online.
- Use the new Form 30 to update your contact or address information if necessary.
- Ensure that all communications and third-party service of documents are directed to the service address, not the DTC.
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