Impacts of Emerging Regulations: Part 4- the Current State of Responsible Minerals
In June 2024, China's premier Li Qiang (the head of government and the second most senior Chinese government official) visited Australia, marking the first time in seven years that a Chinese premier has visited the country....more
Australian Update - Australia and EU Enter Into Critical and Strategic Minerals Partnership - On 28 May 2024, Australia and the European Union (EU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a bilateral partnership to...more
Australian Update - Australian Securities and Investments Commission Continues Greenwashing Enforcement Efforts - On 28 February 2024, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) reported that an outsourced...more
Despite challenging capital markets for mining companies, the PDAC conference saw relative enthusiasm and optimism amongst its attendees. One area of particular focus for governments remains efforts to encourage investment in...more
Australia Update - ACCC Releases its Guidance on Making Environmental and Sustainability Claims - As previously reported by K&L Gates, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (the ACCC) released its long-awaited...more
The Australian Government recently released its Critical Minerals Strategy 2023–2030 (CM Strategy). BACKGROUND - Australia holds some of the world’s largest repositories of cobalt, lithium and vanadium — elements critical...more
The Australian government has published its long-awaited Critical Minerals Strategy 2023-2030. The strategy says that the country’s critical minerals sector is well placed to seize the opportunities of the clean energy...more
The United States - Australia Climate, Critical Minerals and Clean Energy Transformation Compact (the “Compact”) is a landmark formal statement of strategic intent to establish climate, clean energy and a shared energy...more
In recent months, the critical minerals sector has been at the top of government legislative and regulatory agendas and has been subject to substantial media attention. "Critical minerals" is a generic term that refers to a...more
On 7 December 2015, the Federal Government released an Innovation Statement which included important tax concessions aimed at making early stage investment more attractive. The concessions are expected to commence from 1 July...more
The New South Wales (NSW) Government has recently introduced the Mining and Petroleum Legislation Amendment Bill 2014 (NSW) (Bill) in the Legislative Assembly. The Bill proposes to amend the Mining Act 1992 (NSW) (Mining Act)...more