Welcome to the latest edition of our Australian Mining Law Bulletin, covering case law updates from the December quarter of 2025.
This edition includes case law developments on the extinguishment of a royalty by a deed of company arrangement, what constitutes expenditure “in connection with mining” when considering proposals for future mining and interlocutory injunctions in the WA Warden’s Court.
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Caveat conundrum: Federal Court finds royalty rights extinguished by tenement holder’s DOCA
David Suttner
Gavin Thai
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Missed connections: WA Supreme Court provides guidance on Reg 31(1) Expenditure Test
David Suttner
Angus Paterson
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Stop right there: Warden’s Court grants injunction restraining dealing with tenements
David Suttner
Angus Paterson
Gavin Thai
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Invalid notice of readiness and laytime: Commercial Court revisits The Happy Day
Alex Andreou
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Royalty relief: WA Supreme Court confirms royalty right not extinguished by DOCA
David Suttner
Gavin Thai