Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982.
The Hon EDWARD OBEID, M.L.C.,Minister for Mineral Resources
1 Name of Regulation
This Regulation is the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Regulation 2001.
2 Commencement
This Regulation commences on 1 September 2001.Note—This Regulation replaces the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Fees) Regulation 1996 which is repealed on 1 September 2001 under section 10 (2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989.
3 Definition
In this Regulation:the Act means the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982.
4 Notes
The explanatory note, table of contents and notes in the text of this Regulation do not form part of this Regulation.
5 Fees
The prescribed fee for the purposes of a provision of the Act specified in Schedule 1 is the fee specified opposite that provision.
6 Saving
Any act, matter or thing that had effect under the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Fees) Regulation 1996 immediately before the repeal of that Regulation is taken to have effect under this Regulation.
Schedule 1 Fees
(Clause 5)
Application fees | |
Exploration permit (section 22 (1) (f)) | $3,000 |
Exploration permit for surrendered etc blocks (section 25 (1) (a)) | $3,000 |
Exploration permit renewal (section 31 (2) (c)) | $1,200 |
Retention lease (section 39A (2) (e)) | $1,200 |
Retention lease renewal (section 39F (2) (d)) | $1,200 |
Production licence (section 42 (1) (e)) | $1,200 |
Production licence for surrendered etc blocks (section 49 (1) (a)) | $3,000 |
Production licence for individual block (section 52 (2) (e)) | $600 |
Production licence renewal (section 55 (2) (d)) | $1,200 |
Pipeline licence (section 65 (1) (f)) | $3,000 |
Pipeline licence renewal (section 69 (2) (c)) | $1,200 |
Pipeline licence variation (section 72 (2) (e)) | $600 |
Special prospecting authority (section 112 (2) (d)) | $600 |
Transfer fees | |
Transfer fees generally (section 92 (2), (3) and (6)) | $600 |
Transfer fees for related corporations (section 92 (4) and (6A)) | $3,000 |
Annual fees | |
Exploration permit (section 137) | $1,000, or $50 for each block to which the permit relates at the beginning of the year concerned, whichever is the greater |
Retention lease (section 137A) | $6,000 for each block to which the lease relates at the beginning of the year concerned |
Production licence (section 138) | $18,000 for each block to which the licence relates at the beginning of the year concerned |
Pipeline licence (section 139) | $80 for each kilometre, or part of a kilometre, of the length of the pipeline as at the beginning of the year concerned |
Fees for the release of information | |
Information contained in a document which is lent to the person making the request (section 119 (1A), (2), (5) and (5A)) | $25 for each day, or part of a day, during which the document is on loan |
Information contained in a document which is not readily available and for which a search has to be made (section 119 (1A), (2), (5) and (5A)) | $25 for each hour, or part of an hour after the first half hour, taken to locate the information |
Information which is, on the application of the person making the request, copied or reproduced or consigned to that person (section 119 (1A), (2), (5) and (5A)) | An amount equal to the costs incurred in the copying, reproduction or consignment, including the costs of packaging |
Fees for the inspection of cores, cuttings or samples | |
Core, cutting or sample lent to the person making the request (section 119 (3) and (5)) | $25 for each day, or part of a day, during which the core, cutting or sample is on loan |
Core, cutting or sample which is not readily available and for which a search has to be made (section 119 (3) and (5)) | $25 for each hour, or part of an hour after the first half hour, taken to locate the core, cutting or sample |
Core, cutting or sample which is, on the application of the person making the request, consigned to that person (section 119 (3) and (5)) | An amount equal to the costs incurred in the consignment, including the costs of packaging |
Miscellaneous fees | |
Register entry (section 79 (2) and (3) (b)) | $60 |
Inspection of Register and documents (section 86 (1)) | $12 |
Provision of copies of, or extracts from, Register or of or from certain other documents (section 87 (2)) | $2 per page |
Provision of evidentiary certificates (section 87 (3)) | $30 |