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The Office of the Queensland Mine Rehabilitation Commissioner publishes documents to raise awareness of mine rehabilitation matters and support the Queensland community to build a better understanding of how we can achieve positive social, environmental and economic outcomes around mine rehabilitation.
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Useful links
The links below provide further information in relation to mined land rehabilitation and other related research topics. The documents are from a range of sources, including Queensland, Australian and International Governments, Centres of Excellence, Environment and Community groups and Industry groups.
It is important to note that the views expressed by these links do not represent the views, opinions, policy or advice of the Office of the Queensland Mine Rehabilitation Commissioner and are included purely for information purposes only.
Government
Queensland government sites
Queensland Government Acts
- Mineral and Energy Resources (Financial Provisioning) Act 2018
- Environmental Protection and other Legislation Amendment Act 2020 and the explanatory notes
- Environmental Protection Act 1994
Queensland rehabilitation Reform
Other guidelines
Departments
- Department of Environment, Science and Innovation
- Department of Resources
- Abandoned Mine Lands Program, Department of Resources
- Financial Provisioning Scheme, Queensland Treasury
Other Australian state governments
New South Wales
Northern Territory
South Australia
- Department of Energy and Mining
- Information on the SA Government Extractive Areas Rehabilitation Fund
- Information on the SA Government policy on progressive rehabilitation
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
- Department of Mine, Industry Regulation and Safety—numerous environment guides including those that relate to mine closure and rehabilitation for petroleum and minerals.
A list of policies is also available. - WA Government Mine Rehabilitation Fund
- WA Environmental Protection Authority's information on post mining rehabilitation
Australian government
International governments
Brazil
Canada
- Canadian Government’s Northern Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program information
US government
Centres and universities
Centres of excellence
- Curtin University ARC Centre for Mine Sight Restoration
- Resources Centre of Excellence
- University of New South Wales Australian Centre for Sustainable Mining Practices
- UQ Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation
Murdoch University
University of Western Australia
- Mining Innovation Network—The networks offers short course on the Rehabilitation of Mined Landscapes.
Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute (WABSI)
- Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute (WABSI)
An independent institute and joint venture partnership with several universities and research centres Including UWA, Curtin Uni, Murdoch Uni, CSIRO and WA Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety. - Mine rehabilitation closure
Industry
- Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy—Australian based organisation for people working in the resources sector
- International Council on Mining and Metals—Integrated Mine Closure good practice guide
- Mining Association of Canada
- The Canadian Land Reclamation Association/Association
- US National Mining Association