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Crown Minerals Act Law Changes
Find out about changes to the Crown Minerals Act and its regulations.
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Opening hours over the holiday period
New Zealand Petroleum & Minerals will be closed from 3pm Friday 23 December until Wednesday 4 January.
Regulator’s Update – December
In this issue of the Regulator’s Update: Crown Minerals Amendment Bill introduced, give your feedback to help with minerals permit application processing, make Annual Summary Reports easy in 2023, new enforcement tools and how they’ll be used, and more.
Crown Minerals Amendment Bill introduced
The Government has introduced a Bill to better align the Crown Minerals Act 1991 (CMA) with wider Government policy objectives.
Submissions on the Bill are open now and close on 23 January 2023.