Natural Resources Access Regulator Regulation 2018 – remake

Natural Resources Access Regulator Regulation 2018

The Natural Resources Access Regulator Regulation 2018 (NRAR Regulation) was due for staged repeal in September 2023, in line with the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989 (SL Act). The SL Act states there is an automatic repeal of regulations after they have been in force for five years.

Under the staged repeal program, each regulation due for repeal must be reviewed and a decision made to:

• allow the regulation to be repealed
• remake the regulation (with or without amendments)
• seek a postponement of the repeal of the regulation until the following year.

The department proposed to remake the NRAR Regulation with minor changes.

The Natural Resources Access Regulator Act 2017 section 16 provides for the exchange of information and records between relevant agencies. For the purposes of the provision, relevant agencies include persons or bodies prescribed by the NRAR Regulation. The NRAR Regulation prescribes relevant agencies for these purposes and needs to be updated to reflect current agencies and incorporate additional agencies.

The department undertook a three-week public exhibition to seek feedback on the proposed changes. A What we heard report has been prepared, summarising the feedback received during the consultation period.