State Budget DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA attended the Victorian State Budget “Lock-up” on 23 May 2023 in Melbourne. Of note are the following: $35 billion COVID19 debt recovery The COVID Debt Levy will not apply to everyone. It will apply to big businesses, investors and those who pay land tax.• $2.1 …
Conundrum Holdings longstanding struggle for quarry approval Victoria is growing quickly, facing unprecedented large-scale road, rail, airfield, gas pipelines and water projects that are part of the ‘Big Build’, as well as on-going maintenance, housing, hospital and school projects. As a result of this, the demand for quarry materials was forecast to double between 2015 …
Recent Events • GHD (for DEECA) meeting via MS Teams regarding Transport for proposed new SERAs was attended by E. Gibson• Lawpath, Essential Legal Considerations When Promoting Your Business, webinar was attended by E. Gibson• Redbridge Group Pty Ltd meeting was held via MS Teams regards the CMPA Perception Audit. In attendance was J. Comben, …
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA provides a summary of the new MR(SD)A Bill. The Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Amendment Bill 2023 (Bill) has been introduced into Parliament which will make amendments to the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 (MRSDA), see timeline above. Change of nameThe MRSDA will be known as the …
GAVIN MOREIRA, Members Services Manager for the CMPA reports on the Annual Wage Review. Fair Work Commission (FWC) has handed down its 2023 Annual Wage Review Decision. The 2023/24 financial year is well under way; please ensure your employee wages and allowances have been updated. Fair Work Commission’s 2023 annual wage review, which took effect …
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of the CMPA. The following sign may address concerns for inward rock to quarries. As the Notice below says all Victorian Weighbridges are subject to National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) and Victoria Police auditing especially after an incident. The quarry in question had the signs displayed at all their weighbridges …
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA highlights the necessity for using the CMPA Blast Management Plan Template. The overall objective of the Blast Management Plan (BMP) is to ensure there is no negative impact on the workplace, the environment or the surrounding community resulting from the blasting activity. Using this framework, the site will …
GAVIN MOREIRA, Member Services Manager from the CMPA provides an extract from the “Traffic Management Guideline.” The CMPA Traffic Management Guideline details some 20 common controls utilised in the construction materials industry to reduce the risk associated with traffic to an acceptable level, i.e., as far as is reasonably practicable . See two below: General …
JOHN PITITTO, Business Advisor and Business Accountant for MEAD Partners. While there are many ways to reduce your tax, there could be tonnes of opportunity right in front of you: Your quarry’s utes. As well as a great employee benefit, your company vehicles could be exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT). In turn, putting money …
Enclosed Skirting System Enhances Worker Safety and Production at Cement Plant. Mining and processing minerals operations can generate large amounts of dust as it is processed into a marketable commodity, potentially exposing workers to elevated levels of airborne dust. In particular, cement plants are notoriously known for producing high levels of dust due to the …