Guidelines and codes of practice

These simple guideline and codes of practice documents will help you understand and meet your responsibilities.
Abandonment of mineral drill holes
Exploration and rehabilitation of mineral exploration sites
Rehabilitation and environmental aspects of mining and extractive work plans
This guideline relates to work plans approved before 1 July 2020.
New rehabilitation requirements will apply to new work plans and work plan variations lodged on or after 1 July 2020. Guidance on preparing rehabilitation plans to meet these requirements can be found below:
Preparation of Rehabilitation Plans: Guideline for Mining and Prospecting Projects will apply to new work plans and work plan variations lodged on or after 1 July 2020.
Preparation of Rehabilitation Plans: Guideline for Mining and Prospecting Projects (PDF - 6.1 MB)
Preparation of Rehabilitation Plans: Guideline for Mining and Prospecting Projects (WORD - 3.3 MB)
Fact sheet - Rehabilitation Plan Guidelines - February 2020 (PDF - 2.6 MB)
Fact sheet - Rehabilitation Plan Guidelines - February 2020 (WORD - 3.4 MB)
Page last updated: 14 Oct 2020