Petroleum Interim Regulations 2021 (Vic)
Version No. 001
Petroleum Interim Regulations 2021
S.R. No. 45/2021
Version as at
23 May 2021
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation Page
Part 1—Preliminary
1Objectives
2Authorising provision
3Commencement
4Revocation
5Definitions
Part 2—Operation plan
Division 1—General
6Operation plan
7Operation plan applying to a facility—design etc. of facility
Division 2—Environment management plan
8Description of the environment
9Description of environmental effects and risks
10Environmental performance objectives and standards
11Implementation strategy for the environment management plan
12Other information in the environment management plan
Division 3—Well operation management plan
13Well operation management plan
14Consent to conduct production or drill stem tests
15Consent to suspend or abandon a well
Part 3—Development plans
16Petroleum production development plan
17Storage development plan
18Additional information
Part 4—Reporting
19Annual report
20Reports of surveys, drilling and other activities
21Report by holder of production licence
22Incident reporting
Part 5—Royalties and rent
23Time of payment of royalties
24Rent for occupancy of Crown Land
Part 6—Pecuniary interest statements
25Definitions
26Duty of disclosure of pecuniary interest
27Disclosure of interest register
28Keeping and inspection of register
Part 7—Administrative matters and fees
29Period before a disputed claim can go to the Tribunal or Supreme Court
30Application fees
31Fee for renewal of exploration permit
32Annual fees for exploration permit, retention lease or production licence
33Fees for transfer of an exploration permit, retention lease or production licence
34Fees for a suspension or variation of conditions of an exploration permit, retention lease or production licence
35Fee for registration of documents
36Fees for inspection of, or copy of document in, petroleum register
37Fee for Minister's certificate
Part 8—Expiry
38Expiry
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Endnotes
1 General information
2 Table of Amendments
3 Amendments Not in Operation
4 Explanatory details
Version No. 001
Petroleum Interim Regulations 2021
S.R. No. 45/2021
Version as at
23 May 2021
Part 1—Preliminary
1Objectives
The objectives of these Regulations are—
(a)to provide for the elimination and minimisation, so far as is practicable, of the environmental and public health and safety hazards and risks involved in undertaking petroleum operations; and
(b)to prescribe requirements for operation plans; and
(c)to prescribe various administrative matters, fees and other requirements authorised by the Petroleum Act 1998.
2Authorising provision
These Regulations are made under section 252 of the Petroleum Act 1998.
3Commencement
These Regulations come into operation on 23 May 2021.
4Revocation
The Petroleum Regulations 2011[1] are revoked.
5Definitions
In these Regulations—
ancillary equipment, in relation to a well, includes—
(a)equipment located downhole; and
(b)a blow-out preventer; and
(c)a well-head;
environmental legislation means an Act of the State or the Commonwealth, or any instrument made or issued under or for the purposes of those Acts, that relates to the protection of the environment;
facility means a structure that—
(a)is used or constructed for the purpose of recovering petroleum; or
(b)carries, contains or includes equipment for the drilling, modification, maintenance or repair of a well or ancillary equipment;
practicable, in relation to eliminating or minimising hazards and risks, means practicable having regard to¾
(a)the severity of the hazard or risk; and
(b)the state of knowledge about the hazard or risk; and
(c)the availability and suitability of ways to eliminate or minimise that hazard or risk; and
(d)the cost of eliminating or minimising that hazard or risk;
risk means the likelihood of a specific, undesired event occurring within a specific period or in specified circumstances;
Note
A risk may be understood as a frequency (the number of specified events occurring within a period) or a probability (the likelihood of a specific event following another event).
the Actmeans the Petroleum Act 1998;
well activity, in relation to a well, means an activity carried out during the life of the well;
well integrity, in relation to a well, means that any potential producing zone in the well bore—
(a)is under control, in accordance with an accepted well operation management plan; and
(b)is able to contain reservoir fluid; and
(c)is not the subject of any unforeseen risk;
well integrity hazard means an event—
(a)that—
(i)may compromise the well integrity of a well; and
(ii)would, if it occurred, have consequences of a significant threat to the safety of individuals; or
(b)that may involve a risk of significant damage to the environment or the well reservoir.
Part 2—Operation plan
Division 1—General
6Operation plan
(1)For the purposes of section 161(1)(d) of the Act, an operation plan—
(a)must set out—
(i)a description of the petroleum operation and the equipment and facilities to be used in the operation; and
(ii)an environment management plan in accordance with Division 2; and
(iii)if the operation involves petroleum exploration, a statement of the activities referred to in section 7 of the Act that are proposed to be carried out; and
(iv)if a well is to be made, a well operation management plan in accordance with Division 3; and
(b)must provide for—
(i)a review by the holder of the authority of the risks identified in the plan whenever there is a significant change in the risks that the petroleum operation may pose; and
(ii)a review of the plan by the holder of the authority at least once every 5 years; and
(iii)the submission to the Minister of a report by the holder of the authority on the findings of each such review.
(2)If an operation plan has been submitted by the holder of an authority, the Minister may, by notice in writing, require the holder to provide any additional information that the Minister considers to be relevant to acceptance of the plan.
7Operation plan applying to a facility—design etc. of facility
(1)If a facility is proposed for a petroleum operation, the operation plan must include details of—
(a)the proposed design, construction, installation and maintenance of the facility; and
(b)if the facility is to be modified, details of the proposed modifications; and
(c)the proposals for the decommissioning of the facility.
(2)The details provided under subregulation (1)(a) and (b) must be sufficient to show whether the facility is adequate for the proposed petroleum operation.
Division 2—Environment management plan
8Description of the environment
An environment management plan must—
(a)describe the environment, including any relevant values and sensitivities; and
(b)describe any relevant cultural, historical, aesthetic, social, recreational, ecological, biological, landscape and economic aspects of the environment that may be affected by the petroleum operation.
9Description of environmental effects and risks
An environment management plan must include an assessment of the environmental effects and risks of the petroleum operation that—
(a)identifies and evaluates the environmental effects and risks that may arise directly or indirectly from the normal activities of the petroleum operation (including construction where applicable); and
(b)assesses the risks of potential effects on the environment resulting from reasonably possible activities in relation to the petroleum operation, or incidents or events (whether planned or unplanned) that are not normal activities, incidents or events in relation to the petroleum operation.
10Environmental performance objectives and standards
An environment management plan must—
(a)define environmental performance objectives, and set environmental performance standards, against which performance by the holder of the authority in protecting the environment from the petroleum operation is to be measured; and
(b)include measurement methods for determining whether the objectives and standards have been met.
11Implementation strategy for the environment management plan
An environment management plan must contain an implementation strategy that—
(a)includes measures to ensure that the environmental performance objectives and standards in the environment management plan are met; and
(b)identifies the specific systems, practices and procedures to be used to ensure that—
(i)any potential adverse environmental effects of, and any risks to the environment arising from, the petroleum operation are eliminated or minimised so far as is reasonably practicable; and
(ii)the environmental performance objectives and standards in the environment management plan are met; and
(c)establishes a clear chain of command, setting out the roles and responsibilities of personnel in relation to the implementation, management and review of the environment management plan; and
(d)includes measures to ensure that each employee or contractor working in connection with the petroleum operation—
(i)is aware of the employee's or contractor's responsibilities in relation to the environment; and
(ii)has the appropriate skills and training to be able to fulfil those responsibilities; and
(e)provides for the monitoring, audit and review of the environmental performance and implementation strategy of the holder of the authority; and
(f)provides for the maintenance of a quantitative record of emissions and discharges into the air, or onto the land surface environment, or below the land surface environment that is accurate and that can be monitored and audited against the environmental performance standards; and
(g)includes arrangements for recording, monitoring and reporting information about the petroleum operation (including information required to be recorded under the Act, the regulations and any other environmental legislation applying to the activity) sufficient to enable the Minister to determine whether there is compliance with the environment management plan; and
(h)provides for appropriate consultation, ongoing for the life of the petroleum operation, about the holder of the authority's environmental performance with—
(i)relevant agencies of the Commonwealth and the State; and
(ii)other relevant interested people and organisations; and
(i)provides for the maintenance of an up‑to‑date emergency response manual that includes detailed response arrangements for—
(i)dealing with any threat to the environment in the vicinity of the petroleum operation; and
(ii)ensuring that the threat does not harm the environment.
12Other information in the environment management plan
The environment management plan must contain the following—
(a)a statement of the corporate environmental policy of the holder of the authority;
(b)a report on any consultations between the holder of the authority and relevant agencies, interested people and organisations in the course of developing the environment management plan;
(c)a list of all environmental legislation of the Commonwealth or the State that may apply to the petroleum operation.
Division 3—Well operation management plan
13Well operation management plan
(1)The well operation management plan included in an operation plan by the holder of an authority must—
(a)be appropriate for the nature and scale of the well activity; and
(b)include details of the design of the well and ancillary equipment, including details of how the well will protect the petroleum resource; and
(c)include details of—
(i)the proposed petroleum operation, including proposed drilling; and
(ii)the process by which the well is to be brought to the stage where a connection can be made with a petroleum reservoir so that fluids can be produced from, or injected into, the reservoir; and
(iii)how modifications, maintenance and repairs to the well and ancillary equipment are to be managed; and
(iv)how suspension and abandonment of the well are to be managed; and
(v)the equipment and facilities to be used in connection with the well and ancillary equipment; and
(d)identify the risks associated with the well activity and state how the holder of the authority proposes to eliminate or minimise those risks.
(2)The well operation management plan must include the following material, unless the Minister has given the holder of the authority permission, in writing, not to include material specified in the permission—
(a)information about the conduct of the well activity;
(b)an explanation of—
(i)the philosophy of, and criteria for, the design, construction, operational activity and management of the well and ancillary equipment; and
(ii)the possible petroleum production activities of the well, showing that the well activity, and all associated operational work, will be carried out appropriately;
(c)details of—
(i)the logs to be run; and
(ii)the proposals for testing of the well and ancillary equipment; and
(iii)proposed sampling and testing for petroleum;
(d)performance objectives against which the performance of the well activity is to be measured;
(e)measurement criteria that define the performance objectives;
(f)an explanation of how the holder of the authority will deal with—
(i)a well integrity hazard;
(ii)a significant increase in an existing risk in relation to the well, including the possibility of continuing an activity for the purpose of dealing with the well integrity hazard or the risk;
(iii)the protection of aquifers.
14Consent to conduct production or drill stem tests
(1)The holder of an authority must not conduct a production or drill stem test in an exploration or development well that has not been opened to production except with, and in accordance with, the written consent of the Minister.
Penalty:20 penalty units.
(2)An application for consent must provide details of the testing program and the equipment to be used.
15Consent to suspend or abandon a well
(1)The holder of an authority must ensure that a well is not suspended except with, and in accordance with, the written consent of the Minister.
Penalty:20 penalty units.
(2)The holder of an authority must ensure that a well with a measurable interval of petroleum is not abandoned except with, and in accordance with, the written consent of the Minister.
Penalty:20 penalty units.
(3)An application for consent to suspend or abandon a well must include¾
(a)the name and number of the well; and
(b)the reasons for the proposed suspension or abandonment; and
(c)details of the proposed suspension or abandonment program, including the method by which the well will be made safe.
Part 3—Development plans
16Petroleum production development plan
(1)For the purposes of section 63(2) of the Act, a petroleum production development plan must include¾
(a)a description of each stage of the petroleum operation, including equipment or facilities to be used; and
(b)a description of the relevant existing geological and reservoir data and interpretations of that data; and
(c)details of proposed further data acquisition and studies to enhance geological and reservoir understanding; and
(d)a reservoir management plan that¾
(i)describes how the reservoir will be produced; and
(ii)provides the reasons for adopting the proposed approach; and
(iii)estimates the future performance of the reservoir; and
(iv)specifies the proposed rate of recovery of petroleum.
(2)The holder of the authority must ensure that the petroleum production development plan is reviewed within 12 months after initial petroleum production (unless the Minister agrees to a longer period of time) and then at intervals not exceeding one year.
17Storage development plan
(1)For the purposes of section 68(2) of the Act, a storage development plan must include¾
(a)a description of each stage of the petroleum operation, including equipment or facilities to be used; and
(b)a description of the relevant existing geological and reservoir data and interpretations of that data; and
(c)details of proposed further data acquisition and studies to enhance geological and reservoir understanding; and
(d)a reservoir management plan that¾
(i)estimates the remaining recoverable reserves; and
(ii)evaluates the suitability of the reservoir and seal for storage purposes; and
(iii)specifies the proposed storage operating volume; and
(iv)specifies the proposed rates of injection and recovery of petroleum; and
(v)details the methods to monitor and verify containment of injected gas and the petroleum-water contact; and
(vi)provides information about any proposals to conduct storage operations at nearby petroleum fields.
(2)The holder of the authority must ensure that the storage development plan is reviewed within 12 months after initial petroleum production (unless the Minister agrees to a longer period of time) and then at intervals not exceeding one year.
18Additional information
If a petroleum production development plan or a storage development plan has been submitted by the holder of an authority for the purposes of section 64 or 69 of the Act, the Minister may, by notice in writing, require the holder to provide any additional information that the Minister considers to be relevant to the approval of the plan.
Part 4—Reporting
19Annual report
(1)For the purposes of section 179(c) of the Act, the holder of an authority must give the Minister a report, in respect of each financial year, of—
(a)the petroleum operation activities (if any); and
(b)conclusions derived from petroleum exploration activities; and
(c)reports and studies relating to those activities—
undertaken under the authority during that year.
(2)A report under subregulation (1) must include—
(a)details of the expenditure by the holder of the authority on each activity undertaken during the year; and
(b)the date the report was completed; and
(c)the name of the person who prepared the report.
(3)The holder of an authority must give the report under subregulation (1) to the Minister—
(a)within 28 days after the end of the financial year to which it relates; or
(b)if the authority ceased to have effect during a financial year, within 28 days after the authority ceased to have effect.
(4)The Minister may, on a request from the holder of an authority, extend the period for the submission of a report under subregulation (1).
(5)If the Minister extends the period of time in accordance with subregulation (4), the holder of an authority must give the report to the Minister within the extended period of time.
(6)For the purposes of this regulation, a holder of an authority includes a person who was the holder of an authority in the financial year to which the report relates.
20Reports of surveys, drilling and other activities
(1)For the purposes of section 179(c) of the Act, the holder of an authority must give to the Minister, in an electronic form which accords with industry standards—
(a)a report (including interpreted data) of—
(i)surveys taken; and
(ii)drilling activities, together with logs and maps showing the locations of the drill holes; and
(iii)seismic activities; and
(iv)samples of any material tested, together with test results; and
(v)any petroleum reservoir, identified, if possible, in an industry standard manner; and
(vi)each geophysical, geochemical or seismic survey carried out by the holder; and
(b)copies of field, positional and processed or reprocessed data (including interpreted data).
(2)A report under subregulation (1) must be dated and include the name of the person who prepared the report.
(3)The holder must give each report to which subregulation (1) applies to the Minister as soon as possible after the activities to which it relates have been completed.
21Report by holder of production licence
For the purposes of section 179(c) of the Act, the holder of a production licence must in each month give to the Minister a report of petroleum production under the licence, including details of hydrocarbons, water and other substances produced from, or injected into, a well.
22Incident reporting
(1)For the purposes of this regulation, a reportable incident means an incident arising out of a petroleum operation that—
(a)causes, or could have caused, substantial damage to the environment, the integrity of the petroleum operation or the immediate area of the operation (whether above or below ground); or
(b)is indicative of a possible future incident of that kind; or
(c)occurs in circumstances where the petroleum operation has not been carried out in accordance with the operation plan.
(2)The holder of an authority must give notice of a reportable incident to the Minister as soon as is practicable—
(a)after the reportable incident occurs; or
(b)if the holder of the authority is not initially aware of the reportable incident, after the holder of the authority becomes aware that it occurred.
Penalty:20 penalty units.
(3)The notice under subregulation (2) must—
(a)be given orally or in writing; and
(b)include the date, time and place of the reportable incident; and
(c)describe the steps taken to minimise the impact of the reportable incident.
(4)As soon as is practicable after the holder of an authority has given notice to the Minister under subregulation (2), the holder must give the Minister a written report that includes—
(a)the date, time and place of the reportable incident; and
(b)a description of the reportable incident; and
(c)any known or suspected causes of the reportable incident; and
(d)a description of the steps taken to minimise the impact of the reportable incident; and
(e)a description of the steps taken or proposed to prevent a recurrence of the reportable incident.
Penalty:20 penalty units.
Part 5—Royalties and rent
23Time of payment of royalties
(1)For the purposes of section 154(2) of the Act, a royalty for a production licence must be paid—
(a)for each period of 6 months ending on 30 June and 31 December in each year; and
(b)within 10 days of the expiry of the period for which it is payable.
(2)Unless otherwise specified in a production licence, the royalty payment for the period must be accompanied by a copy of records of the quantity of petroleum extracted or recovered in that period from any well within the licence area as measured by an approved measuring device.
(3)For the purposes of section 179(b) of the Act, the holder of a production licence must retain a copy of records of petroleum extracted or recovered for inspection purposes for 5 years.
Penalty:20 penalty units.
(4)Subregulations (2) and (3) do not apply in relation to a well in any period in which the quantity of petroleum extracted or recovered from that well in that period was determined by the Minister in accordance with section 153(3) of the Act.
24Rent for occupancy of Crown Land
(1)In this regulation, valuer-general means the valuer-general referred to in section 3(1) of the Valuation of Land Act 1960.
(2)For the purposes of section 160(3) of the Act, the amount of rent payable is the current market value for occupying the land, having regard to the use of the land permitted by the authority, as determined by a valuer nominated by the valuer-general.
(3)The holder of the authority is liable for the costs incurred in obtaining the determination.
(4)The rent must be reviewed by a valuer nominated by the valuer-general at intervals not exceeding 3 years but not less than one year.
(5)Rent must be paid for each period of 6 months ending on 30 June and 31 December in each year and must be paid within 10 days of the commencement of the period for which the rent is payable.
Part 6—Pecuniary interest statements
25Definitions
In this Part—
domestic partner of a person means a person with whom the person is in a domestic relationship within the meaning of section 35(1) of the Relationships Act 2008;
family, in relation to an officer, means¾
(a)a spouse or a domestic partner of the officer; or
(b)a relative of the officer who is under the age of 18 years and who normally resides with the officer;
interest register means the register of interests of officers established under regulation 27;
officer means a person who is employed in the administration of the Act;
reportable interest, in relation to an officer, means a pecuniary interest of the officer, or of a member of the officer's family, which might appear to raise a conflict with the officer's responsibilities as an officer but does not include any remuneration or allowance received by an officer under the Act or the Public Administration Act 2004.
26Duty of disclosure of pecuniary interest
(1)For the purposes of section 243 of the Act, an officer must give a pecuniary interest statement of any change in a reportable interest, and any new reportable interest, to the Minister within 30 days after becoming aware of the change or interest.
(2)An officer must not perform or exercise any function or power under the Act in relation to a matter to which a reportable interest relates unless the Minister authorises the officer to do so.
Penalty:20 penalty units.
27Disclosure of interest register
The Minister must cause an interest register to be established and maintained containing the information included in pecuniary interest statements submitted to the Minister under regulation 26.
28Keeping and inspection of register
The interest register must be kept at a place nominated by the Minister and must be open to inspection by any person who has the consent of the Minister.
Part 7—Administrative matters and fees
29Period before a disputed claim can go to the Tribunal or Supreme Court
Unless otherwise agreed by the owner or occupier of land and the holder of an authority for that land, the period of time for the purposes of section 134(2) of the Act is—
(a)if the claim for compensation relates to petroleum exploration—14 days after the claim is first made; or
(b)if the claim for compensation relates to petroleum production—30 days after the claim is first made.
30Application fees
(1)For an application for an exploration permit, a fee of 700 fee units is required to be paid.
(2)For an application for a retention lease, a fee of 500 fee units is required to be paid.
(3)For an application for a production licence, a fee of 500 fee units is required to be paid.
(4)For an application for a special access authorisation, a fee of 250 fee units is required to be paid.
31Fee for renewal of exploration permit
For the purposes of section 30(1)(b) of the Act, the fee for the renewal of an exploration permit is 250 fee units.
32Annual fees for exploration permit, retention lease or production licence
(1)The following annual fees are payable—
(a)for an exploration permit, 500 fee units;
(b)for a retention lease, 700 fee units;
(c)for a production licence, 700 fee units.
(2)The annual fee payable in respect of the first year after the grant of an authority must be paid no later than 7 days after the authority is granted.
(3)The annual fee payable in respect of the second or subsequent year after the grant of an authority must be paid before the first anniversary of the grant of the authority.
33Fees for transfer of an exploration permit, retention lease or production licence
The following fees are payable—
(a)for transfer, or partial transfer, of an exploration permit, 250 fee units;
(b)for transfer of a retention lease,
150 fee units;
(c)for transfer, or partial transfer, of a production licence, 250 fee units.
34Fees for a suspension or variation of conditions of an exploration permit, retention lease or production licence
The following fees are payable—
(a)for suspension or variation of conditions of an exploration permit, 150 fee units;
(b)for suspension or variation of conditions of a retention lease, 150 fee units;
(c)for suspension or variation of conditions of a production licence, 150 fee units.
35Fee for registration of documents
The fee for registration of a document under section 232 of the Act is 5 fee units.
36Fees for inspection of, or copy of document in, petroleum register
For the purposes of section 236 of the Act, the following fees are payable—
(a)for inspection of the petroleum register,
2 fee units;
(b)for each page of a copy of a document or entry in the petroleum register, $4.00.
37Fee for Minister's certificate
For the purposes of section 237(2) of the Act, the fee payable for a certificate is 5 fee units.
Part 8—Expiry
38Expiry
These Regulations expire on 23 November 2021.
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Endnotes
1 General information
See for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.
The Petroleum Interim Regulations 2021, S.R. No. 45/2021 were made on 18 May 2021 by the Governor in Council under section 252 of the Petroleum Act 1998, No. 96/1998 and came into operation on 23 May 2021: regulation 3.
The Petroleum Interim Regulations 2021 will expire on 23 November 2021: see regulation 38.
INTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)
Style changes
Section 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.
References to ILA s. 39B
Sidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided regulation, rule or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subregulations, subrules or subclauses the original regulation, rule or clause becomes subregulation, subrule or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression "(1)" at the beginning of the original regulation, rule or clause.
Interpretation
As from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:
• Headings
All headings included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after
1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any heading inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.
This includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; Orders; Parts into which an Order is divided; clauses; regulations; rules; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms.
See section 36(1A)(2A)(2B).
• Examples, diagrams or notes
All examples, diagrams or notes included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Statutory Rule. See section 36(3A).
• Punctuation
All punctuation included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after
1 January 2001 forms part of that Statutory Rule. Any punctuation inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.
See section 36(3B).
• Provision numbers
All provision numbers included in a Statutory Rule form part of that Statutory Rule, whether inserted in the Statutory Rule before, on or after
1 January 2001. Provision numbers include regulation numbers, rule numbers, subregulation numbers, subrule numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).
• Location of "legislative items"
A "legislative item" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of a Statutory Rule is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.
• Other material
Any explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of a Statutory Rule. See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).
2 Table of Amendments
There are no amendments made to the Petroleum Interim Regulations 2021 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.
3 Amendments Not in Operation
This version does not contain amendments that are not yet in operation.
4 Explanatory details
[1] Reg. 4: S.R. No. 30/2011.
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Fee Units
These Regulations provide for fees by reference to fee units within the meaning of the Monetary Units Act 2004.
The amount of the fee is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of that Act, by multiplying the number of fee units applicable by the value of a fee unit.
The value of a fee unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2020 is $14.81. The amount of the calculated fee may be rounded to the nearest 10 cents.
The value of a fee unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the Treasurer under section 5 of the Monetary Units Act 2004. The value of a fee unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year.
Penalty Units
These Regulations provide for penalties by reference to penalty units within the meaning of section 110 of the Sentencing Act 1991. The amount of the penalty is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of the Monetary Units Act 2004, by multiplying the number of penalty units applicable by the value of a penalty unit.
The value of a penalty unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2020 is $165.22.
The amount of the calculated penalty may be rounded to the nearest dollar.
The value of a penalty unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the Treasurer under section 5 of the Monetary Units Act 2004. The value of a penalty unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year.
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