Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Fees) Regulation 1996 (1996-421) [GG No 99 of 30.8.1996] (NSW)

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New South Wales

Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Fees)

Regulation 1996

under the

Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Petroleurn (Submerged Lands) Act 1982.

BOB MARTIN, M.P.,

Minister for Mineral Resources

Explanatory note

The object of this Regulation is to repeal and remake, with no changes in substance, the provisions of the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Fees and Securities Regulation 1991. The new Regulation prescribes the amounts of fees for the purposes of the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982.

This Regulation comprises or relates to matters arising under legislation that is substantially uniform or complementary with legislation of the Commonwealth or another State or Territory.

This Regulation is made under the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982, including section 152 (the general regulation making power) and various other sections referred to in the Regulation.

This Regulation is made in connection with the staged repeal of subordinate legislation under the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989.

Published in Gazette No 99 of 30 August 1996, page 5579 Page 1

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Contents

Page

1 Name of Regulation	3
2 Commencement	3
3 Definition	3
4 Notes	3
5 Fees	3
6 Repeal	3

Schedule 1 Fees 4

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1     Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Fees)

Regulation 1996.

2 Commencement

This Regulation commences on 1 September 1996.

3 Definition

In this Regulation:

the Act means the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982.

4 Notes

The explanatory note and table of contents 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 Repeal

The Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Fees and Securities
Regulation 1991 is repealed.

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Schedule 1	Fees
Schedule 1	Fees

(Clause 5)

Application fees

Exploration permit (s. 22 (1) (f) ..............................	$3,000
Exploration permit for surrendered etc. blocks (S. 25

(1) (a)) ................................................................... $3,000

Exploration permit renewal (S. 3 1 (2) (c)) ..................	$1,200
Retention lease (S. 39A (2) (e)) .................................	$1,200
Retention lease renewal (S. 39F (2) (d)) .....................	$1,200

Production licence (s. 42 (l) (e)) .............................. $1,200

Production licence for surrendered etc. blocks (S. 49 (1)

(a)) ........................................................................ $3,000

Production licence for individual block (S. 52 (2) (e)) .	$600
Production licence renewal (S. 55 (2) (d)) ..................	$1,200
Pipeline licence (S. 65 (1) (f) ...................................	$3,000
Pipeline licence renewal (S. 69 (2) (c)) ......................	$1,200
Pipeline licence variation (S. 72 (2) (e)) .....................	$600
Special prospecting authority (S. 112 (2) (d)) ...............	$600
Transfer fees
Transfer fees generally (S. 92 (2), (3) and (6)) ...........	$600
Transfer fees for related corporations (S. 92 (4) and

(6A)) ...................................................................... $3,000

Annual fees

Exploration permit (S. 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 (s. 137A) .........................................	$6,000 for each block to which the lease relates at the beginning of the year concerned
Production licence (S. 138) .......................................	$18,000 for each block

to which the licence
relates at the beginning
of the year concerned

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Fees Schedule 1

Pipeline licence (s. 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	$25 for each day, or part
the person making the request (s. 119 (1 A), (2), (5)	of a day, during which
and (5A))	the document is on loan
Information contained in a document which is not	$25 for each hour, or
readily available and for which a search has to be	part of an hour after the
made (s. 119 (1A), (2), (5) and (5A))	first half hour, taken to locate the information
Information which is, on the application of the person	An amount equal to the
making the request, copied or reproduced or consigned	costs incurred in the
to that person (s. 119 (1 A), (2), (5) and (5A))	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	$25 for each day, or part
request (s. 119 (3) and (5))	of a day, during which the core, cutting or sample is on loan
Core, cutting or sample which is not readily available	$25 for each hour, or
and for which a search has to be made (s. 119 (3) and	part of an hour after the
(5))	first half hour, taken to locate the core, cutting or sample
Core, cutting or sample which is, on the application of	An amount equal to the
the person making the request, consigned to that person	costs incurred in the
(s. 119 (3) and (5))	consignment, including the costs of packaging
Miscellaneous fees
Register entry (s. 79 (2) and (3) (b)) .........................	$60
Inspection of Register and documents (s. 86 (1)) .........	$12
Provision of copies or extracts from Register etc. (s. 87

(2)) ............................................................................ $2 per page

Provision of evidentiary certificates (s. 87 (3)) ............ $30