Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 1) (Cth)

Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 1)¹

Select Legislative Instrument 2009 No. 153

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006.

Dated 24 June 2009

QUENTIN BRYCE

Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

MARTIN FERGUSON

Minister for Resources and Energy

Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 1).

Commencement

These Regulations commence on 1 July 2009.

Amendment of Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Regulations 1985

Schedule 1 amends the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Regulations 1985.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(regulation 3)

[1] Regulation 1

substitute

Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Regulations 1985.

[2] Regulation 2

omit

Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967.

insert

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006.

[3] After regulation 2C

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2DApplication fees

(1)For subsection 256 (2) of the Act, the prescribed fee for an application is the fee specified in Part 1 of Schedule 2 for that application.

(2)For subsection 427 (2) of the Act, the prescribed fee for an application is the fee specified in Part 2 of Schedule 2 for that application.

[4] Regulation 3

omit

For the purposes of paragraph 78 (3) (a)

insert

For paragraphs 474 (a) and 526 (a)

[5] After regulation 3

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3ARegistration fees

(1)For paragraph 483 (2) (b) of the Act, the fee is $92.

(2)For paragraph 485 (2) (b) of the Act, the fee is $92.

(3)For paragraph 534 (2) (b) of the Act, the fee is $92.

(4)For paragraph 536 (2) (b) of the Act, the fee is $92.

[6] Regulation 4, heading

substitute

Instrument evidencing dealing

[7] Subregulation 4 (1)

omit

For the purposes of paragraph 81 (4) (b)

insert

For subsections 489 (2) and 540 (2)

[8] Paragraph 4 (1) (a)

omit

paragraph 81 (4) (a)

insert

subsection 489 (1) or 540 (1)

[9] Paragraph 4 (1) (d)

omit

paragraph or paragraphs of subsection 81 (1)

insert

item in section 486 or 537

[10] Paragraph 4 (1) (f)

omit

paragraph 4 (5) (a)

insert

item 1 or 3 of subsection 6 (2) or 6B (2)

[11] Paragraph 4 (1) (g)

omit

paragraph 4 (5) (b)

insert

item 2 or 4 of subsection 6 (2) or 6B (2)

[12] Paragraph 4 (1) (h)

omit

subsection 4 (6A)

insert

item 6 of subsection 6 (2) or 6B (2)

[13] Subregulation 4 (2)

omit

of the Act

insert

of the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967

[14] Regulation 5

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[15] Regulations 6 and 7

substitute

Register inspection fee

(1)For subsections 515 (1) and (2) of the Act, the fee is $19.

(2)For subsections 564 (1) and (2) of the Act, the fee is $19.

Document and certification fees

(1)For subsections 516 (2) and 565 (2) of the Act, the fee is $3.50 per page.

(2)For subsections 516 (4) and 565 (4) of the Act, the fee is $45.

[16] Regulation 9, heading

substitute

Information and inspection fees

[17] Regulation 9

omit

For the purposes of each of subsections 118 (1B), (2) and (5A) and paragraph 118 (5) (c)

insert

For subsections 717 (2) and 741 (2)

[18] Paragraphs 9 (a) and (b)

omit

$34

insert

$38

[19] Regulation 9, note

substitute

Note The fees in this regulation relate to the regulations set out in Part 6 of the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Data Management) Regulations 2004.

[20] Schedule 1

omit

Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Regulations transfer of title under section 78 of the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967

insert

Transfer of title under Part 4.3 or 5.3 of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006

[21] Schedule 1

omit

19 .

insert

20 .

[22] Schedule 1, note (3)

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section 78

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section 467 or 519

[23] Schedule 2

substitute

Schedule 2 Application fees

(regulation 2D)

Part 1 Fees for petroleum applications

Item	Type of application	Fee ($)
1	Work-bid petroleum exploration permit	4 590
2	Special petroleum exploration permit	4 590
3	Cash-bid petroleum exploration permit	1 835
4	Renewal of petroleum exploration permit (all types)	1 835
5	Petroleum retention lease (all types)	1 835
6	Renewal of petroleum retention lease (all types)	1 835
7	Petroleum production licence over a surrendered block	4 590
8	Petroleum production licence over an individual block	920
9	Petroleum production licence (other than a licence in items 7 and 8)	1 835
10	Renewal of petroleum production licence (all types)	1 835
11	Infrastructure licence	1 835
12	Pipeline licence	4 590
13	Variation of pipeline licence	920
14	Petroleum special prospecting authority	920

Part 2 Fees for greenhouse gas applications

Item	Type of application	Fee ($)
15	Work-bid greenhouse gas assessment permit	0
16	Cash-bid greenhouse gas assessment permit	0
17	Renewal of greenhouse gas assessment permit	0
18	Greenhouse gas holding lease (all types)	1 835
19	Renewal of greenhouse gas holding lease	1 835
20	Greenhouse gas injection licence	1 835
21	Greenhouse gas search authority	0
22	Greenhouse gas site closing certificate	4 590

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