New draft Approved Procedures (procedures) reflect recent changes in legislation for coal mine subsidence compensation in NSW.
Procedures provide a clear compensation claims process and guidance on eligibility and dispute resolution.
The draft procedures incorporate amendments made under the Coal Mine Subsidence Compensation Amendment Act 2024. They have been separated into two documents to clarify the claims processes for:
- active coal mining areas
- non-active coal mining areas.
Tell us what you think
Complete a survey or upload a submission by 11.59pm on 17 October 2024 to help Subsidence Advisory NSW understand whether the changes in legislation are clearly reflected in the draft procedures.
Key stages of the claims process that are included in the draft procedures:
- conducting pre-mining inspections in active mining areas
- claim lodgement requirements and processes
- assessing claimed damage
- compensating for damage.
For active coal mining areas, changes include:
- clarifying the roles of Subsidence Advisory NSW and coal mining companies for claims
- clarifying independence of the claims process
- mandatory pre-mining inspections to ensure that property owners are fairly compensated if their property is impacted by coal mine subsidence
- pre-mining inspections to be managed by Subsidence Advisory NSW.
For active and non-active coal mining areas, changes include:
- an additional no-cost review option introduced by Subsidence Advisory NSW to resolve disputes.
Access the draft procedures to inform your feedback:
The current procedures are available on the Subsidence Advisory website.
A new pre-mining inspection (PMI) report template will be used capture the condition of the property prior to mining:
The following resources support the implementation of the pre-mining inspection process:
Note: Subsidence Advisory NSW is not responsible for mine approval or regulation in NSW. Several NSW Government departments and agencies collaborate on different aspects of mining regulation, under different legislation.
