Mining PEPR reviews can be initiated by the tenement holder or directed by the Minister for Energy and Mining (which may be given at any time for any reasonable cause) in accordance with section 70C of the Mining Act.
PEPRs set out the description of mining operations that are authorised to be undertaken on a mining tenement. They also set out the environmental outcomes and measurement criteria which provide the regulatory and compliance framework for the mining tenement.
Should you wish to undertake mining operations that are not described in your current approved PEPR, then these will need to be authorised through a PEPR review (subject to compliance with the lease / licence terms and conditions).
Should you wish to change or alter the description of mining operations in an approved PEPR, this may require a PEPR review depending on the significance of the change.
Changes or alteration to mining operations that will affect the achievement of environmental outcomes, or require new or modified outcomes, measurement criteria or leading indicator criteria will require a PEPR review.
For more information, refer to DEM's Mineral Regulatory Guidelines MG2b: Preparation of a program for environment protection and rehabiliation (PEPR) for metallic and industrial minerals (excluding coal and uranium) in South Australia (PDF 3.0 MB)