In 2023, the WA Government engaged Marsden Jacob to undertake a review of the Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety’s (DEMIRS) Mining Rehabilitation Fund – a pooled fund that WA mining operators contribute to.
The Mining Rehabilitation Fund Act, 2012 requires that the Minister undertakes a review of the act after 10 years. Marsden Jacob’s review, which we undertook between June 2023 and April 2024, focuses on determining how effectively the fund supports its key purpose – enhancing the state’s capacity to manage and rehabilitate abandoned mines, leading to better environmental and community safety outcomes. The review also includes 16 recommendations.
Download the full review here:
https://www.wa.gov.au/system/files/2025-02/mrf_statutory_review.pdf
Published April 2024
