Legislation and regulations

Guidelines and codes of practice

Resources Victoria publishes policies, guidelines and codes of practice to help industry meet its legislative responsibilities. These documents also outline how Resources Victoria applies its legislation, ensuring transparency and consistent decision-making.

Recent guidelines and codes of practice

Principles for community engagement

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Advertising Requirements: Guideline for Minerals Exploration, Prospecting, Retention and Mining Licence Applications

Fit and proper person policy

Competing Licence Applications - Interim Operational Policy

Reporting and expenditure

Financial Capability Policy

Exploration Licence Guidelines

Retention Licence Guidelines

Exploration Work Plan Guidelines

Prospecting Licence Guidelines

Code of Practice for Mineral Exploration

Informed Verbal Consent for Low Impact Exploration

Exploration Licence Expenditure Policy

Exceptional Circumstances Policy

Mining Licence Guidelines

Work Plan Guideline for a Mining Licence

Ministerial Guidelines for Description of a Mineral Resource

Declared Mines and Quarries Guideline for Preparation of Six Monthly and Annual Reports
Imported Materials Management Guideline

Code of Practice for Low Risk Mines

Management of Tailings Storage Facilities

Management of Small Tailings Storage Facilities

Tailings Storage Data Sheet

Guidelines for the assessment of geotechnical risks in open pit mines

Code of Practice Small Quarries

Extractive industry work plan guideline

Geotechnical guideline for the extractives industry

Better Approvals for Regulators (BAR) - guidelines including initial site meetings, work plan pre-submission checklist and geotechnical engagement sessions

Native Vegetation Guide for Mines and Quarries

Management of Water in Mines and Quarries

Groundwater Licensing and Trading in Victoria for Earth Resources Industries

Ground Vibration and Airblast Limits for Blasting in Mines and Quarries

Geotechnical guideline for terminal and rehabilitated slopes

Abandonment of mineral drill holes

Exploration and rehabilitation of mineral exploration sites

Preparation of Rehabilitation Plans: Guideline for Mining and Prospecting Projects – from 1 July 2020

Preparation of Rehabilitation Plans: Guideline for Extractive Industry Projects – from 1 July 2021

Rehabilitation and environmental aspects of mining and extractive work plans

Inactive Earth Resources Sites Policy

Establishment and Management of Rehabilitation Bonds for the Mining and Extractives Industries

Cash bonds for Small Miners

Bond calculator

Principles for community engagement

Community Engagement Guidelines for Mining and Mineral Exploration

Community engagement plan template

Earth Resource Industries and Traditional Owners

Mineral Tenements and the Native Title Act

Native Title Public Notices

Traditional Owner Settlement Act

Code of practice for onshore petroleum wells

Operation plan guideline for onshore oil and gas activities

Guidance Note – Developing an onshore petroleum resource

Guidance Note – Developing an offshore petroleum resource

Guidance Note - Financial Insurance Requirements under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2010

Oil and gas permit conditions and administration guidelines

A guide to compliance

Ministerial guidelines on the use of enforceable undertakings

Reportable Events

Page last updated: 03 Oct 2024