Open consultations
Effective and ongoing stakeholder engagement enables better planned and more informed policies, projects and services including a greater understanding and management of issues and potential risks. For stakeholders, the benefits of engagement include the opportunity to have their issues heard and contribute to the decision-making process.
The following engagement principles are used when conducting our business:
Inclusive – We understand and acknowledge stakeholders’ views and consider the issues from their perspective, and be clear and open in our communications.
Relevant – We are risk-based and adaptive, and continuously adjusting our focus in response to changing circumstances, seeking the best outcome for the people of Western Australia.
Responsive – We keep stakeholders informed of issues that affect them by providing transparent, timely, consistent and accessible information and feedback, and engage in a manner that encourages mutual trust and respect.
Stakeholders are individuals, groups or organisations affected, directly or indirectly, by our activities and those that affect our activities. These include the broader community, internal staff, communities affected by mining or petroleum activities, local State and federal governments, community groups, Aboriginal communities and industry groups.
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Review of Standard Conditions for Mining Tenements Guidance Statement – Use of ‘No Mining’ conditions under the Mining Act 1978 |
The Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DEMIRS) is seeking public comment on:
The conditions review aims to ensure tenure-related standard conditions remain robust, effective, and enforceable. It also seeks to remove duplicate, redundant and one-off or specific conditions that no longer serve a purpose, and conditions which replicate protections afforded by legislation. It is intended, subject to the consultation process and subsequent approvals, that the ‘no mining’ conditions proposed in the guidance statement will be added to standard conditions. A list of current endorsements and conditions can be found here. An in-person public information session will be held at 2.00pm Wednesday 6 December 2023, at 1 Adelaide Terrace in East Perth. A Microsoft Teams public information session will be held at 10.00am on Thursday 7 December 2023. Please advise if you will attend the in-person or Microsoft Teams session by emailing RTD.Consultation@dmirs.wa.gov.au. All submissions are public. Submissions will be collectively published and made available to the public in a consultation summary. Submissions will be published verbatim, with the submitter listed. |
Submissions close 5.00pm Friday 9 February 2024. |
All queries and written submissions can be sent via email to RTD.Consultation@dmirs.wa.gov.au. |
| Managing naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) in mining and mineral processing: Guide (NORM-II) |
The draft Managing naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) in mining and mineral processing: Guide (NORM-II) has been developed by the Mining and Petroleum Advisory Committee (MAPAC). This draft guide provides mine operators with guidance on the legislative requirement to develop and implement an appropriate radiation management plan to minimise the potential exposure of Western Australian mine workers and members of the public from naturally occurring radionuclides.
Specifically this draft guide reflects the provisions of Part 10.2, Division 3, Subdivision 3B – Radiation in mines of the WHS Mines Regulations.
This draft guide will replace:
MAPAC seeks your comments about the draft guide from Friday 18 August 2023 to Friday 13 October 2023.
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Submissions close: 5.00 pm WST, Friday 13 October 2023. |
Please use this cover sheet and feedback template to submit your comments to safetycomms@dmirs.wa.gov.au Feedback may be submitted by individuals or by stakeholder bodies in a collated format that represents their members. Suggested content changes may also be tracked on the Word document and submitted together with this completed template. |
| Managing electrical risks in the workplace: Code of practice |
This draft code of practice has been developed by the Commission for Work Health and Safety (the Commission) under the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (the WHS Act). The WHS Act provides for the approval, variation, and revocation of codes of practice by the Minister. Under section 275 of the WHS Act, the Minister may only approve a code of practice if it was developed by a process that involves consultation between the unions and employer organisations. This draft code of practice is intended to assist a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) to manage electrical risks in the workplace. It applies to all workplaces where a PCBU has management or control of electrical equipment, including electrical installations. The draft code provides guidance on the risk management process, specific electrical hazards and controls, working de-energised, working near energised electrical parts, work in roof spaces, tools and equipment, high-voltage electrical work and electricity in mines. While this draft code provides general guidance and will assist a PCBU in meeting their obligations under the WHS Act, electrical work is covered under the Electricity (Licensing) Regulations 1991 (ELR) and regulated by Building and Energy. Any PCBU or worker conducting electrical work must comply with the requirements of the ELR and guidance material developed by Building and Energy. |
Submissions close: 5.00 pm WST, Friday 3 November 2023. |
Please use this cover sheet and feedback template to submit your comments to safetycomms@dmirs.wa.gov.au Suggested content changes may also be tracked on the Word document and submitted together with this completed template. |
For previous consultations conducted by the Department, please visit https://www.demirs.wa.gov.au/content/closed-consultations
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