The Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) is working with RevenueWA, part of the Department of Finance, to ensure the transfer of royalty collections and administration functions from DMIRS to RevenueWA is completed smoothly.
The transfer was given the green light by the State Government in June.
The move is in keeping with those of other States, specifically NSW and Queensland, which in recent years have moved their royalty collection and auditing responsibilities from mining and industry-related Departments to their State Revenue Agencies.
Executive Director of Resource and Environmental Compliance at DMIRS, Karen Caple (pictured) said integrating the existing knowledge and expertise of DMIRS with the specialised information technology systems, knowledge and information sharing networks of RevenueWA would enhance royalty collection and auditing.
“DMIRS and RevenueWA have been working together closely to implement this transfer and to ensure a seamless transition for all royalty payers,” Ms Caple said.
“Given the need to undertake legislative amendments, there will be no change to the royalty payment process at this stage,” she said.
“WA royalty payers will continue to follow the same processes and use the same Royalties Management System.”
The Executive Director said there would also be no change in personnel and all emails and phone numbers would stay the same, even though the respective staff would be located at the Department of Finance’s offices.
“System changes and legislative amendments are required to enable a full transfer to the Department of Finance and these will be progressively implemented,” she said.
“Details on any future changes will be outlined clearly to stakeholders in advance,” Ms Caple said.
