Extractive Industry Licence - Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley - Western Australia

Description

You will require this licence if you intend to operate an extractive industry. An extractive industry involves the quarrying and excavation of stone, gravel, clay, limestone, loam and other materials. This includes activities associated with the extraction process, such as:

  • stripping vegetation and top soil
  • stockpiling, excavating and earthworks
  • loading of trucks and associated vehicle movements
  • blasting rehabilitation.

This licence is required for all land other than Crown Land. However, it does not apply to the extraction of minerals authorised under mining legislation, or to a land owner extracting materials from their own land whose sole purpose is to use those materials on that land. You may also be required to obtain planning approval to operate your extractive industry.

Please consult the Contact Officer for more information.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for this licence you must submit 3 copies of:

 

  • A plan of the excavation site;
  • A works and excavation programme; and
  • A rehabilitation and decommissioning program.

You will also be required to satisfy planning and environmental approvals. Please consult the Contact Officer for more information.

Duration

Annual.

Expiry

31 December.

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Amount Description
Apply Application All $739.00

Fees for 2024-25

Further fees may apply. Please consult the Contact Officer for more information.

Forms

Act(s) name

Local Government Act 1995 Western Australia

Local law(s) name

Extractive Industries Local Law 2003

Administering agency

Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.