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Crown Minerals Act 1991

Preliminary provisions - Government policy statements

12A: Content of GPS

You could also call this:

"What the Government wants to achieve with Crown owned minerals"

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A Government Policy Statement, or GPS, is a document that can include the Government's goals for mining Crown owned minerals. You can think of these goals as what the Government wants to achieve in the medium to long term. The GPS can also outline the Government's plans and priorities to reach these goals.

The GPS can cover all types of Crown owned minerals or just some of them. It can also treat different types of minerals, areas of the country, and activities differently. This means the Government can have different plans for different minerals or areas.

You can find more information about how the GPS was created by looking at the Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2025, which is the law that made some changes to the Crown Minerals Act.

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Part 1Preliminary provisions
Government policy statements

12AContent of GPS

  1. A GPS may contain, without limitation, either or both of the following:

  2. the Government’s medium- to long-term objectives in relation to the mining of 1 or more types of Crown owned minerals:
    1. the Government’s plans and priorities in order to achieve the objectives.

      1. A GPS may—

      2. cover all Crown owned minerals or only certain types of Crown owned minerals:
        1. differentiate between different types of Crown owned minerals, geographical areas, and activities.

          Notes
          • Section 12A: inserted, on , by section 12 of the Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 40).