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Decommissioning of petroleum infrastructure and wells
Petroleum exploration and mining permit and licence holders must carry out decommissioning activities and meet the full financial cost of those activities.
Find a summary about what is required and by when. For more detailed information see the legislation.
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Minerals permitting improvement programme
We are implementing an ongoing improvements programme for our minerals permitting systems and processes to ensure we are an effective, consistent, and timely regulator.
Annual summary reports are now overdue
Annual summary reports (ASRs) were due on 2 April 2024.
As of 8 April 2024 we have received 715 of the 848 ASRs due. 82% of these were submitted through the online permitting system (OPS). Thank you for filing your reports online and on time.
Regulator’s Update – March 2024
In this issue: Snapshot of minerals permit applications, new specific royalty rates, minerals permitting improvement programme underway, reminder for annual summary reports, tier 1 permit holders and iwi engagement reports, Block Offer 2020 results.