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Regulator’s Update – March 2023
In this issue of the Regulator's Update: Check out the new Geodata Catalogue, a reminder submit your annual summary report, an update on the Crown Minerals Amendment Bill, results from our recent survey on minerals permitting and a compliance update.
Find free geoscience information about New Zealand in our new Geodata Catalogue
The new and improved geoscience information portal, the Geodata Catalogue is now live. Browse the collection of free geoscience exploration data and reports, collected by permit holders and the government.
Annual summary reports – due date approaching
Permit holders can submit their 2022 period annual summary reports (ASRs) from now. They’re due by 31 March 2023. Find guidance below on submitting your ASR and information about our upcoming in-person workshop for permit holders in Greymouth.
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.
New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals releases Mining Industry Statistics for 2021
New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals (NZP&M) part of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has released Mining Industry Statistics for 2021 (covering the calendar year 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021).
Top tips for submitting your annual summary report
Did you know you can submit your 2022 annual summary report (ASR) from 1 January onwards? Read our top tips below to make submitting your ASR easy in 2023.
New enforcement tools and how they’ll be used
We have updated our compliance approach to include information about the new enforcement tools we have to respond to non-compliance with the Crown Minerals Act.