Piper Alderman | Australia | 20 Jan 2013
The National Native Title Tribunal recently considered applications from two resources proponents (grantee parties) seeking determinations that the…
Piper Alderman | Australia | 20 Jan 2013
Mining companies operating on the Eyre Peninsula, SA might be interested in an interim report tabled in parliament recently. The report looks into…
Piper Alderman | Australia | 20 Jan 2013
The NSW Government has announced and legislated for the abolition of the previous 5 year exemption from royalties for CSG with a 10% of well head…
Piper Alderman | Australia | 20 Jan 2013
The mining and resources sector will benefit from the streamlining of approval processes affecting development and construction, under the changes…
Piper Alderman | Australia | 20 Jan 2013
From 28 September 2012 Queensland's petroleum regulations were amended. One of the changes was to impose a penalty, in certain situations, on a…
Piper Alderman | Australia | 20 Jan 2013
Resource companies with petroleum licences may be pleased with recent changes to the petroleum legislation. The changes retrospectively affect…
Piper Alderman | Australia | 20 Jan 2013
One of the recent changes to Queensland's Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 extends the rights of lease holders in relation to…
Piper Alderman | Australia | 21 Dec 2012
Australia’s ongoing mining boom has had widespread ramifications for the Australian economy.
Piper Alderman | Australia | 19 Dec 2012
Recent changes to the law have brought a focus on confidential information in the resources sector. Intellectual Property needs to be valued by…
Piper Alderman | Australia | 11 May 2012
In the US, private landowners have retained rights to the gas underlying their lands; in contrast, Australian states have by legislation vested all petroleum (including gas) in the crown.