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Government of Western Australia Department of Mines and Petroleum Annual Report > 2016-17 Contributing to making Western Australia the destination of choice for responsible resource exploration and development Contacts Department of Mines and Petroleum Mineral House, 100 Plain Street, East Perth, Western Australia 6004 T: +61 8 9222 3333 National Relay Service: 13 36 77 (telephone access service for people who are deaf, or have a hearing or speech impairment) E: [email protected] www.dmp.wa.gov.au Department of Mines and Petroleum @DMP_WA dmp.wa.gov.au/subscriptions This report is available online and on request in other formats for people with special needs. © State of Western Australia (Department of Mines and Petroleum) The State of Western Australia supports and encourages the dissemination and exchange of its information. The copyright in this publication is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Australia (CC BY) licence. ISBN 978 1 922149 49 7 Cover photo: Copyright Iluka Resources Ltd. Welcome Statement of Compliance This annual report summarises the activities and performance For year ended 30 June 2017 of the Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) in 2016-17 Hon. Bill Johnston MLA against key objectives, services and challenges. As well Minister for Mines and Petroleum, Commerce and Industrial Relations, Electoral Affairs, Asian Engagement as reporting on results for the 2016-17 financial year, the report also briefly looks to the year ahead when DMP will I hereby submit for your information and presentation to Parliament, the Annual Report of the Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) amalgamate with the Department of Commerce to form the for the financial year ended 30 June 2017. Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety from The Annual Report has been prepared in accordance with Section 63 of the Financial Management Act 2006 (FMA) and any other 1 July 2017. relevant written law. This report is available on the department’s website at www.dmp.wa.gov.au. The website also contains a complete archive of departmental annual reports dating back to 1894, providing an opportunity for readers to explore the history of resources development in Western Australia. David Smith Director General, Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety 3 “Western Australia is one of the world’s most diversified resources jurisdictions, producing more than 50 different commodities, making it a leading contributor to the State’s economy.” Inspecting a tray of drilling cuttings in Harvey. 4 Contents Section 1: Department overview 6 Section 4: Report on operations and performance 32 Section 7: Financial Statements .................................80 Director General’s message .......................................................7 New petroleum guidelines ........................................................33 Certification of Financial Statements .........................................81 Executive summary ...................................................................8 Approval timelines on track for applications ..............................34 Statement of Comprehensive Income ........................................82 Year in numbers ........................................................................8 Independent analysis of effectiveness of mines safety regulation 37 Statement of Financial Position ................................................83 Performance at a glance ............................................................9 Guideline for Mining Proposals in WA implemented ...................38 Statement of Changes In Equity ................................................84 Budget expenditure .................................................................11 Programme of Work Spatial lodgement ....................................39 Statement of Cash Flows .........................................................85 Airborne geophysics of the Kimberley .......................................40 Schedule of Income and Expenses by Service ...........................86 Section 2: Department in focus 12 Schedule of Assets and Liabilities by Service .............................88 Section 5: Disclosures and legal compliance 42 About us .................................................................................13 Summary of Consolidated Account Appropriations and Liaison officers engage with regional community .......................14 Employee Perception Survey ....................................................52 Income Estimates ....................................................................89 Organisational structure ...........................................................16 Graduate program survey success ............................................54 Summary of Consolidated Account Appropriations and Stakeholders ...........................................................................20 Improving customer experiences ..............................................57 Income Estimates ....................................................................90 Shared responsibilities with other agencies ...............................21 Government policy requirements ..............................................58 Summary of Consolidated Account Appropriations and Mineral Titles completes OEPA spatial datasets trial ...................21 DMP wins Best Practice in Health and Wellbeing Award .............61 Income Estimates ....................................................................91 Performance management framework ......................................22 Board and committee remuneration ..........................................62 Notes to the Financial Statements ............................................92 Other legal requirements .........................................................62 Section 3: Opportunities and challenges 24 Independent audit opinion ........................................................67 Significant issues ....................................................................25 Community engagement ensures successful delivery of Black Section 6: Key performance indicators 70 Diamond abandoned mines project ...........................................27 Certification of key performance indicators ................................71 Towards 2020.........................................................................28 Detailed key performance indicators information .......................72 Approval of WA’s largest gas storage facility to enhance energy Key performance indicator results 2016-17 ..............................73 security ..................................................................................29 Awards ...................................................................................30 Premier’s Award for Strategic Engagement with China’s Resources Sector ....................................................................31 5 Section 1: Department overview Director General’s message......................................................7 Executive summary ..................................................................8 Performance at a glance ..........................................................9 Budget expenditure ................................................................11 Core samples are stored at the Perth Core Library in Carlisle and Joe Lord Core Library in Kalgoorlie. 6 Section 1: Department overview Director General’s message Western Australia is one of DMP’s strong emphasis on environmental responsibility and “This annual report provides an the world’s most diversified stakeholder engagement was also strongly demonstrated resources jurisdictions, throughout the year, with the completion of the final revegetation opportunity to showcase some of the producing more than 50 different works at the Black Diamond pit lake site near Collie. This was mineral commodities, making the first of four pilot sites to be rehabilitated as part of the Mining department’s achievements during it a leading contributor to the Rehabilitation Fund’s Abandoned Mines Program. The rehabilitation process for the Black Diamond site included extensive community State’s economy. the past 12 months and has been consultation to provide an ecologically stable recreation space that The Department of Mines and is now an asset to the area. structured to reflect the services, Petroleum (DMP) is the regulator of this The development of online systems also continued over the past significant sector. The department’s challenges and significant outcomes 12 months and will expand further over the coming years. Online strong regulatory framework, along with systems offer faster, more seamless ways to do business. The its innovative and adaptive management approach, contributed to outlined in the department’s new map-based online system for lodging Programme of Work the State being recognised as one of the world’s most attractive (PoW) applications went online on 1 March 2017. It was received strategic plan.” mining investment juridstictions. positively by stakeholders, who were provided with training sessions This annual report provides an opportunity to showcase some of before and after the launch. of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) on 1 July 2017. the department’s achievements during the past 12 months and has Towards 2020, the department’s regulatory strategy, covering all The willingness of all staff to step in and take on different roles as been structured to reflect the services, challenges and significant legislation