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Australian Mining Law Bulletin – September 2025
In this edition, we cover developments of interest to the Australian mining industry from the first half of this year.
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Briefing
Mates Rates 2: Electric Boogaloo: WA Supreme Court rules occupied miscellaneous licences are rateable
The decision upends the decades-old understanding that miscellaneous licences were not rateable regardless of whether they were occupied.
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Section 116(2) to the rescue: grant of surface rights protected following transfer of WA mining tenement
Section 116(2) of the Mining Act protects later grants of surface rights, not just original subsurface tenement, WA Warden's Court finds.
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Wine or mine: South Australian Supreme Court confirms Minister’s broad discretion to refuse mining leases
The Minister's refusal to grant mining leases in order to protect nearby wine and tourism industries was ruled valid.
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Home Ground Advantage: Victoria Court hears Australian FIFO worker’s claim for injuries sustained in PNG
Claim for injuries sustained at work in PNG, for PNG-subsidiary of Australian miner, permitted to proceed in Victorian Supreme Court.
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Forrest seeds finally planted: Mining Amendment Bill 2025 introduced to Western Australian parliament
Long awaited reforms to the Mining Act 1978 (WA) look likely to finally arrive.
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Hong Kong Exchange sanctions directors of ListCo for failure to cooperate with investigations
Hong Kong Exchange sanctions directors of ListCo for failure to cooperate with investigations.
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Commodities Case Update 19th edition, September 2025
We are delighted to present the nineteenth edition of the Commodities Case Update, with a summary of key recent cases relevant to the…
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Publication
Key Distribution & Agency Considerations: Overview (Kuwait)
Thomson Reuters Practical Law has featured two articles from HFW in Kuwait on the key issues and considerations when entering into distribution …
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Publication
GDPR Compliance for Saudi Arabian Businesses
Thomson Reuters Practical Law has featured insights from HFW Partner Justin Whelan on GDPR Compliance for Saudi Arabian Businesses on Practical Law.
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Briefing
Container Ship Fires and Ports of Refuge for the Big Ship Era
This article highlights why it is wise for ship owners, charterers, salvors and insurers to have a Port of Refuge procedure in place should an…
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Foreign Reinsurance Company Registration with the KSA Insurance Authority
Further to the publication of the new KSA draft Insurance Law ('the Law'), that was open for public consultation until 22 July 2025, the KSA …
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