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Welcome news for mining companies as the contentious landowner consent requirement introduced in June 2021 has now been withdrawn for mining related environmental authorisation or waste management licence applications With effect from 3 March 2022, consent is no longer required for environmental authorisation (EA) or waste management licence (WML) applications for mining related activities, where the EA/WML applicant is not the owner or person in control of the land intended for such activities.  This consent requirement was introduced through a raft of amendments to the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations (EIA Regulations) which were gazetted on 11 June 2021.  The contentious requirement had resulted in several unintended consequences including the (in some cases indefinite) deferment of mining related EA/WML application submissions, in instances where landowner consent has been unreasonably withheld.

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