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.
There are new Approved Procedures available for:
These commence alongside the Coal Mine Subsidence Compensation Amendment Act 2024 on 1 July 2025.
Visit the Subsidence Advisory website for more information.
Responses were collected by surveys and submissions to help Subsidence Advisory NSW understand whether the changes in legislation were clearly reflected in the draft procedures.
The 12 written submissions and 6 surveys gave a range of responses.
While community, residents, coal mining companies and industry bodies agreed on some items, a range of views were received across others.
Overall, there was broad support for the new procedures which have been separated between active and non-active mining areas.
Read the public engagement summary report to learn more.
Thank you to those who made a submission. Some submissions were made privately or anonymously. Personally identifying information has been removed where appropriate.
01 - Anonymous - Non-active areas
03 - Fiona Bullivant - Active procedure
05 - Sam Davis - Active procedure
06 - Bargo Progress Association - Active procedure
07 - Anonymous - Active procedure
08 - NSW Minerals Council - Active procedure
09 - Tahmoor Coal - Active procedure
10 - Anonymous - Active procedure
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.
