Petroleum and Geothermal Energy (Fee Notices) Variation Regulations 2020 (SA)

South Australia

Petroleum and Geothermal Energy (Fee Notices) Variation Regulations 2020

under the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act 2000

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1            Short title

2            Commencement

3            Variation provisions

Part 2—Variation of Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Regulations 2013

4            Substitution of regulation 53

53          Waiver and refund of fees

5            Revocation of Schedule 1

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy (Fees) Variation Regulations 2020.

2—Commencement

These regulations come into operation on 1 July 2020.

3—Variation provisions

In these regulations, a provision under a heading referring to the variation of specified regulations varies the regulations so specified.

Part 2—Variation of Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Regulations 2013

4—Substitution of regulation 53

Regulation 53—delete the regulation and substitute:

53—Waiver and refund of fees

(1)The Minister may, on application or on the Minister's own initiative, in the Minister's discretion, waive payment of the whole or part of a fee or refund a fee (in whole or in part).

(2)In this regulation—

fee means a fee prescribed by fee notice;

fee notice has the same meaning as in the Legislation (Fees) Act 2019.

5—Revocation of Schedule 1

Schedule 1—delete the Schedule

Note—

As required by section 10AA(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978, the Minister has certified that, in the Minister's opinion, it is necessary or appropriate that these regulations come into operation as set out in these regulations.

Made by the Governor

with the advice and consent of the Executive Council

on 4 June 2020

No 172 of 2020