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MINERALS AND PETROLEUM
MP301
Dangerous Goods Safety Act 2004
Mining Act 1978
Offshore Minerals Act 2003
Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967
Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources (Registration Fees)
Act 1967
Petroleum Pipelines Act 1969
Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982
Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Registration Fees Act 1982
Mines and Petroleum Regulations Amendment
(Fees and Charges) Regulations 2023
SL 2023/36
Made by the Governor in Executive Council.
Part 1 — Preliminary
1. Citation
These regulations are the Mines and Petroleum Regulations
Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2023.
2. Commencement
These regulations come into operation as follows —
| (a) | Part 1 — on the day on which these regulations are published in the Gazette; |
| (b) | the rest of the regulations — on 1 July 2023. |
| Regulations 2007. |
Part 2 — Dangerous Goods Safety (Explosives)
Regulations 2007 amended
This Part amends the Dangerous Goods Safety (Explosives)
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4. Schedule 1 replaced
Delete Schedule 1 and insert:
[r. 3]
| 1. | Application for a security card (r. 17(3)(d)) | 185.00 |
| 2. | Application to extend period for which a security |
| card is valid (r. 21A(2)(c)) | 52.00 |
| 3. | Application for a test permit for an unauthorised |
| explosive (r. 27(2)(d)) | 215.00 |
| 4. | Application to have an explosive authorised
(r. 30(2)0)) |
| (a) | if the explosive is authorised under an interstate |
| law (as defined in r. 30(1A)) | 174.00 | |
| (b) otherwise | 700.00 |
5. Application for a berth to be declared a special berth
| (explosives) (r. 11 1L(2)(e)(iii)) | 5 127.00 | |
| 6. | Application for a fireworks event permit
(r. 149(l)(e)) |
| (a) | if the event fireworks include a ground display | |
| but no aerial shells | 174.00 |
| (b) | if the event fireworks include aerial shells but |
| not more than 3 000 aerial shells | 351.00 | |
| (c) | if the event fireworks include more than |
| 3 000 aerial shells | 5 248.00 | |
| 7. | Application for a licence (other than a trading
licence) (r. 157(1)(c)) |
| (a) explosives driver licence | 123.00 | (b) shotfiring licence
(c) fireworks contractor licence | 123.00 | |
542.00
| (d) fireworks operator licence | 135.00 |
| (e) pyrotechnics (special use) licence | 135.00 |
| 8. | Annual fee for a trading licence (r. 157(1 )(da)(i)
and 179A)
(a) explosives import/export licence | 221.00 |
| (b) explosives manufacture licence | 466.00 |
| (c) | explosives manufacture (MPU) licence | 1078.00 |
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| (d) | explosives storage licence |
| (i) | for less than it of explosives | 138.00 | |
| (ii) | for 1 t or more but less than 5 t of | |
| (iii) for 5 t or more of explosives | 441.00 |
| (e) explosives transport licence | 1100.00 |
| (f) explosives supply licence | 75.00 |
| 9. | Application for renewal of a licence (other than a
trading licence) (r. 173(3)(i)) | The fee in |
| item 7 for the licence |
| Part 3 | Dangerous Goods Safety (Major Hazard |
Facilities) Regulations 2007 amended
5. Regulations amended
This Part amends the Dangerous Goods Safety (Major Hazard
Facilities) Regulations 2007. |
6. Schedule 3 replaced
Delete Schedule 3 and insert:
Schedule 3— Fees
[r. 26, 33 and 34]
| 1. | Fees for approval of safety reports (r. 26) |
The relevant fee to be paid under regulation 26 for an application for approval of a safety report for a major hazard facility is the fee in the Table relevant to the class of the facility.
Table
| Class of facility under r. 33 | Fee ($) |
| Class | 126000 |
| Class | 101000 |
| Class C | 76 000 |
| Class D | 20 000 |
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2. Annual fees for major hazard facilities (r. 34)
The relevant annual fee to be paid under regulation 34 in respect of a major hazard facility is the fee in the Table relevant to the class of the facility.
Table
| Class of facility under r. 33 | Fee ($) |
| Class A | 126000 |
| Class | 101000 |
| Class C | 76 000 |
| Class D | 20 000 |
Part 4— Dangerous Goods Safety (Road and Rail
Transport of Non-explosives) Regulations 2007
amended
7. Regulations amended
This Part amends the Dangerous Goods Safety (Road and Rail
Transport of Non-explosives) Regulations 2007. |
8. Regulation 194 amended
Delete regulation 194(1)(b) and insert:
| (b) | be accompanied by the fee specified in
regulation 272 Table item 1. |
9. Regulation 218 amended
| Delete regulation 218(2)(e) and insert: | (e) | the fee determined under regulation 272 Table
item 2(a). | |
| 10. | Regulation 223 amended
Delete regulation 223(2)(e) and insert: |
| (e) | the fee determined under regulation 272 Table
item 2(a). |
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11. Regulation 230 amended
Delete regulation 230(4) and insert:
| (4) | The application must be accompanied by the fee
determined under regulation 272 Table item 2(b). | |
12. Regulation 233 amended
Delete regulation 233(3) and insert:
| (3) | The application must be accompanied by the fee
determined under regulation 272 Table item 2(b). | |
| 13. | Regulation 272 replaced
Delete regulation 272 and insert: |
272. Fees prescribed
The fees payable under these regulations are prescribed in the Table.
Table
$
1. Application for approval or
| variation of approval (r. 194(1)(b)) | 340.00 | |
2. Application for, or for renewal
| of | | (a) | a dangerous goods driver | |
licence, for each year or part of
a year of the term of the
licence (r. 218(2)(e)
| (b) | a dangerous goods vehicle |
licence, for each year or part of
a year of the term of the
| licence (r. 230(4) and 233(3)) | 171.00 | |
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Part 5 - Dangerous Goods Safety (Security Sensitive
Ammonium Nitrate) Regulations 2007 amended
14. Regulations amended
This Part amends the Dangerous Goods Safety (Security
Sensitive Ammonium Nitrate) Regulations 2007. |
15. Schedule 1 replaced
Delete Schedule 1 and insert:
[r. 3]
| Item | Annual fee | Fee ($) |
| 1. | Annual fee for a licence (r. 30(l)(c) and 46A) |
| (a) | SSAN import/export licence | 221.00 |
| (b) | SSAN manufacture licence | 413.00 |
| (c) | SSAN storage licence | 194.00 |
| (d) | SSAN transport licence | 207.00 |
| (e) | SSAN supply licence | 179.00 |
| (f) | SSAN fertiliser licence | 68.00 |
Part 6— Dangerous Goods Safety (Storage and
Handling of Non-explosives) Regulations 2007 amended
This Part amends the Dangerous Goods Safety (Storage and
Handling of Non-explosives) Regulations 2007.
17. Regulation 1351 amended
In regulation 1351(2)(e)(v) delete "$4 424.00." and insert:
$4 645.00.
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18. Schedule 5 amended
In Schedule 5 clause 2 delete the Table and insert:
Table
| Item | Maximum quantity of dangerous goods | Fee |
| specified in the licence for the site | ($) |
| 1. | Less than s0000kgorL | 258.00 |
| 2. | 50 000 kg or L or more | 860.00 |
Part 7— Mining Regulations 1981 amended
19. Regulations amended
This Part amends the Mining Regulations 1981.
| 20. | Schedule 2 replaced
Delete Schedule 2 and insert: |
Schedule 2— Fees and rents
[r. 2, 4D(2), 16C(2), 23BA(2), 25B, 28A(l), 64(lb), (1C) and (8),
84D, 109(1), (3) and (3A), 121(2), 163(2) and (4) and 165(7)(f)]
| Item Description | $ |
| 1. | Annual rent of existing exploration licence
per square kilometre or part of 1 square
kilometre |
| (a) | for years 1 to 7 of the term of the | |
| (b) | for year 8, and each subsequent year, of |
| the term of the licence | 240.00 |
| 2. | Annual rent of graticular exploration
licence |
| (a) | 1 block licence applied for after | |
| (b) | all other licences, per block |
| (i) | for years 1 to 3 of the term of the | |
(ii) for years 4 and 5 of the term of
(iii) for years 6 and 7 of the term of
(iv) for year 8, and each subsequent
| year, of the term of the licence | 747.00 |
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| Item Description | $ |
| 3. | Annual rent of general purpose lease per
hectare or part of 1 hectare |
24.00
| 4. | Annual rent of miscellaneous licence per
hectare or part of 1 hectare |
| (a) | for the purpose referred to in | |
| (b) | for any other purpose | 24.00 |
5. Annual rent of prospecting licence per hectare
| or part of 1 hectare (minimum $37.00) | 4.00 | |
6. Annual rent of retention licence per hectare or
| |
| 7. | Annual rent of lease granted under the Mining
Act 1904, either pursuant to or continued in
force by virtue of an agreement scheduled to,
incorporated in, or appearing in an Act or a
variation of such an agreement, per hectare or |
| |
8. Annual rent of mining lease per hectare or
9. Annual rent of mining lease per hectare or
part of 1 hectare where the lease is restricted
under section 110 to minerals dissolved in
brine
| (a) | for years 1 to 5 of the initial term of the | |
| (b) | for year 6, and each subsequent year, of |
| the initial term of the lease | 7.00 | |
| (c) | if the lease is renewed or further |
renewed, for each year of the further
10. Application fee for
| (i) | 1 block | 457.00 |
| (ii) | more than 1 block | 1743.00 |
| (b) | general purpose lease | 638.00 |
| (c) | mining lease | 638.00 |
| (d) | miscellaneous licence | 638.00 |
| (e) | permit under section 40E | r. 41)(2) | 109.00 |
| (0 | prospecting licence | 434.00 |
| (g) | retention licence | 999.00 |
11. Application fee for approval of retention
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12. Copy of all or part of document or report
13. Copy of-
| (a) | entry in the register (per tenement) | r. 84D | 10.60 | |
| (b) | dealing or other instrument (per | |
| 14. | Certification of document | r. 136A | 8.70 |
| 15. | Exemption from expenditure conditions |
| (a) | 1 year exemption for |
| (i) | prospecting licence | r. 54 | 471.00 | | (ii) | exploration licence | r. 54 | 563.00 | |
| (iii) mining lease | r. 54 | 438.00 | |
| (b) | | 5 year exemption for mining lease | r. 54 | 2 195.00 | |
16. Issue of-
| (a) | instrument of licence | s. 116 | 50.00 | | (b) | miner's right | s. 40C | 29.50 | |
| 17. | | Partial surrender of a mining tenement | r. 45 | 153.00 | |
| 18. | Application for permit to enter private land
(per lot or location affected minimum |
| |
| 19. | | Private land | application to bring under | |
| |
20. Registration or recording of instruments (per tenement affected where applicable)
| (a) | application for copy document | r. 105 | 146.00 | | (b) | caveat | r. 76 | 153.00 | |
| (c) | mortgage | r. 77 | 149.00 | |
| (d) | tax memorial | s. 103C | 132.00 | | (e) | transfer of mining tenement | r. 75 | 152.00 | | (f) | withdrawal of memorial | s. 103C | 11.00 | |
| 21. | Copy of front page of Form 5, together with
either Attachment 1 "Summary of Mineral
Exploration/Mining Activities" or
Attachment 2 "Summary of Prospecting
and/or Small Scale Mining Activities", as the |
| case may be | r. 96(3) | 13.00 | |
| 22. | Fees relating to proceedings under Parts VII
and VIII |
| (a) | for entering a plaint or an application, | |
excluding service fee, but including the
issue of summons for each respondent
| and all necessary witness summonses | 525.00 |
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| (b) | response and all necessary witness |
| |
| (c) | all necessary applications and |
| |
| (d) | order made by warden including an |
| order for an injunction | 26.00 | |
| (e) | copy of— |
| (i) | evidence | per page | 11.10 | |
| (ii) | a judgment, decision or order | |
| (f) | taxation of bill of costs | $0.05 in each
amount of $1.00 on
amount of lodged
bill (minimum fee
$12.00) however
where the lodged
bill exceeds $1000
the fee is reduced to
$0.025 in each
$1.00 for the
excess, plus $50.00 |
Part 8 - Offshore Minerals Regulations 2010 amended
21. Regulations amended
This Part amends the Offshore Minerals Regulations 2010.
| 22. | Schedule 2 replaced
Delete Schedule 2 and insert: |
r. 20
| Item | Description | Fee ($) |
| 1. | Exploration licence |
| (a) | standard block licence application (s. 56(1)) | 3000.00 |
| (b) | tender block licence application (s. 78(1)) | 3000.00 |
| (c) | renewal application (s. 106(1)) | 600.00 |
2. Retention licence
| (a) | licence application (s. 139(1)) | 3000.00 | |
| (b) | renewal application (s. 163(1)) | 600.00 | |
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| Item | Description | Fee ($) |
| 3. | Mining licence |
| (a) | standard block licence application (s. 20 1(1)) | 3000.00 |
| (b) | tender block licence application (s. 222(1)) | 3000.00 |
| (c) | renewal application (s. 240(1)) | 600.00 |
4. Works licence
| (a) | licence application (s. 272(1)) | 3000.00 | |
| (b) | renewal application (s. 292(1)) | 600.00 | |
| 5. | | Special purpose consent application (s. 319(l)) | 300.00 | |
| 6. | | Inspection of register and documents (s. 332(1)) | 26.50 | |
| 7. | | Registration of transfer (s. 338(1)(f)) | 77.00 | |
| 8. | | Registration of other dealing (s. 339(1)(d)) | 181.00 | |
| 9. | | Devolution of licence (s. 340(1)(d)) | 190.00 | |
| 10. | |
11. Certified copy of or extract from register (s. 3 57(4))
| |
| 12. | | Certified copy of document (s. 358(1)) (per page) | 7.00 | |
| 13. | | Certificate (s. 359(1)) | 66.00 | |
| 14. | | Approval of transfer application (s. 363(6)) | 181.00 | |
Part 9— Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources
| (Registration Fees) Regulations 1990 amended |
23. Regulations amended
This Part amends the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy
Resources (Registration Fees) Regulations 1990. |
| 24. | Regulation 3 amended
In regulation 3(5) delete "$9 140.00." and insert: |
$9 597.00.
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Part 10 -Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources
Regulations 1987 amended
25. Regulations amended
This Part amends the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy
Resources Regulations 1987. |
26. Schedule 1 replaced
Delete Schedule 1 and insert:
| Schedule 1 | Prescribed fees |
[r.3(1)]
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| Item | Provision of Act | Amount of prescribed fee |
($)
| 1. | s. 31(1)(f) | 8324.00 |
| 2. | s.34(l)(a) | 7928.00 |
| 3. | s. 37A(2)(e) | 7928.00 |
| 4. | s. 40(2)(c) | 8324.00 |
| 5. | s. 43B(1)(f) | 7928.00 |
| 6. | s. 43F(3)(d) | 7190.00 |
| 7. | s. 48A(2)(e) | 7928.00 |
| 8. | s. 48CA(3)(d) | 7928.00 |
| 9. | s. 48F(2)(d) | 7928.00 |
| 10. | s. 51(1)(e) | 8324.00 |
| 11. | s.58(l)(a) | 8324.00 |
| 12. | s. 61(2)(e) | 8324.00 |
| 13. | s. 64(2)(d) | 7928.00 |
| 14. | s.73(2) | 156.00 |
| 15. | s. 73(3)(b) | 149.00 |
| 16. | S. 80(1) | 142.00 |
| 17. | s. 81(3) | 142.00 |
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| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| Item | Provision of Act | Amount of prescribed fee |
($)
| 18. | s. 105(2)(d) | 8324.00 |
| 19. | s. 137(a) | 2400.00 |
Part 11 - Petroleum Pipelines Regulations 1970
amended
27. Regulations amended
This Part amends the Petroleum Pipelines Regulations 1970.
28. Schedule 3 replaced
Delete Schedule 3 and insert:
r. 4
| Item | Purpose | Provision | Fee |
| of Act | ($) |
| 1. | Application for licence | s. 8(1)(j) | 8324.00 |
| 2. | Application for variation of licence | s. 15(2)(d) | 8324.00 |
| 3. | Registration of memorandum of |
| transfer and name of transferee | s.44(9) | 156.00 |
4. Registration as licensee on
| devolution by operation of law | s. 45(2) | 156.00 | |
5. Application by company licensee for
| registration of change of name | s. 45(3)(b) | 149.00 | |
6. Entry on memorial of registration of
| approval of dealing | s.47(12) | 156.00 | |
| 7. | | Inspection of register | s. 52(1) | 142.00 | |
8. Copies of or extracts from the
| register or of or from an instrument | 149.00 | |
| certified by Minister | s. 53(2) | per page | |
9. Certificate by Minister as to entry,
| matter or things under the Act | s. 53(3) | 142.00 | |
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Part 12 -Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Registration
Fees Regulations 1990 amended
29. Regulations amended
This Part amends the Petroleum (Submerged Lands)
Registration Fees Regulations 1990. |
| 30. | Regulation 3 amended
In regulation 3(5) delete "$9 140.00." and insert: |
$9 597.00.
Part 13— Petroleum (Submerged Lands)
Regulations 1990 amended
31. Regulations amended
This Part amends the Petroleum (Submerged Lands)
Regulations 1990. |
32. Schedule 1 replaced
Delete Schedule 1 and insert:
| Schedule 1 - | Prescribed fees |
[r. 3(1)]
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| Item | Provision of Act | Amount of prescribed fee |
(8)
| 2. | s. 24(1)(a) | 7928.00 |
| 3. | s. 30(2)(c) | 8324.00 |
| 4. | s. 38A(2)(e) | 7928.00 |
| 5. | s. 38CA(2)(d) | 7928.00 |
| 6. | s. 38F(2)(d) | 7928.00 |
| 7. | s. 41(1)(e) | 8324.00 |
| 8. | s. 48(1)(a) | 8324.00 |
| 9. | s. 51(2)(e) | 8324.00 |
| 10. | s. 54(2)(d) | 7928.00 |
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| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| Item | Provision of Act | Amount of prescribed fee |
($)
| 11. | s. 60B(2)(d) | 7 928.00 |
| 12. | s. 60.1(2)(d) | 7 550.00 |
| 13. | s. 64(1)(f) | 8 324.00 |
| 14. | s. 71(2)(e) | 8 324.00 |
| 15. | s. 79(2) | 156.00 |
| 16. | s. 79(3)(b) | 149.00 |
| 17. | s. 86(1) | 142.00 |
| 18. | s. 87(3) | 142.00 |
| 19. | s. 111(2)(d) | 8324.00 |
| 20. | s. 141 | 228.00 |
K. COLLERAN, Clerk of the Executive Council.