📋 Less red tape for mining industry
← All policiesThe Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2025 repealed the 2018 ban on new petroleum exploration permits outside onshore Taranaki, restored the Crown Minerals Act's statutory purpose to "promote" (rather than just "manage") mining of Crown-owned minerals, and eased decommissioning liability rules for offshore petroleum infrastructure.
Votes below are tagged "for" if they supported less mining/petroleum regulation, and "against" if they supported the original 2018 exploration ban or one of two failed member's bills seeking to further restrict mining (on conservation land, and on the seabed).
How each party has stood on this policy over time. On a 🔄 Aye = against vote, whoever voted Aye is shown as opposing the policy, not supporting it. 🙋 Conscience vote rows show which way most of that party's MPs voted, plus what % voted Aye in the House.