Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment (Titles Administration) Regulations 2021

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Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment (Titles Administration) Regulations 2021

I, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), GovernorGeneral of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.

Dated 09 December 2021

David Hurley

GovernorGeneral

By His Excellency’s Command

Keith Pitt

Minister for Resources and Water

 

 

 

 

 

Contents

1 Name

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Schedules

Schedule 1—Amendments

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Regulations 2004

1  Name

  This instrument is the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment (Titles Administration) Regulations 2021.

2  Commencement

 (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Commencement information

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Provisions

Commencement

Date/Details

1.  The whole of this instrument

At the same time as Schedule 1 to the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment Act 2021 commences.

2 March 2022

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

 (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Act 2003.

4  Schedules

  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

 

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Regulations 2004

1  Regulation 21

Omit “subsections 7(4) and (5)” (wherever occurring), substitute “subsection 7(4)”.

2  Subregulation 22(1)

Omit “subsections 7(4) and (5)”, substitute “subsection 7(4)”.

3  Subregulation 22(1)

Omit “or part of a year”.

4  Subregulation 22(2)

Omit “or part of a year” (wherever occurring).

5  Paragraph 25(1)(b)

Omit “, or a part of a year”.

6  Regulation 29

Omit “subsections 8(4) and (5)” (wherever occurring), substitute “subsection 8(4)”.

7  Subregulation 30(1)

Omit “subsections 8(4) and (5)”, substitute “subsection 8(4)”.

8  Subregulation 30(1)

Omit “or part of a year”.

9  Subregulation 30(2)

Omit “or part of a year” (wherever occurring).

10  Paragraph 33(1)(b)

Omit “, or a part of a year”.

11  Subregulation 59C(1) (at the end of the note)

Add “, or are carried out for the purposes of complying with a remedial direction”.

12  Subregulation 59G(1) (at the end of the note)

Add “, or are carried out for the purposes of complying with a State/Territory remedial direction”.

13  Regulation 64 (after table item 12)

Insert:

12A

Subparagraph 10F(1)(d)(i)

Regulation 9 of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Environment) Regulations 2009

12B

Subparagraph 10F(1)(e)(i)

Regulation 17, 18 or 19 of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Environment) Regulations 2009

14  Regulation 64 (at the end of the table)

Add:

16

Subparagraph 10G(1)(d)(i)

Regulation 9 of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Environment) Regulations 2009

17

Subparagraph 10G(1)(e)(i)

Regulation 17, 18 or 19 of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Environment) Regulations 2009

15  After Part 12A

Insert:

Part 12B—Application of these Regulations if a remedial direction is in force

64A  Application of these Regulations if a remedial direction is in force

 (1) This regulation applies if:

 (a) a direction (a petroleum remedial direction) is in force under section 586, 586A, 587 or 587A of the OPGGS Act; or

 (b) a direction (a greenhouse gas remedial direction) is in force under section 591B, 592, 594A or 595 of the OPGGS Act.

 (2) Regulation 4 applies only to a pipeline licensee.

 (3) Division 2 of Part 10, and regulations 59C and 62, apply as follows:

 (a) as if a reference to a registered holder of an eligible title that is a petroleum title included a reference to a person who is subject to a petroleum remedial direction;

 (b) as if a reference to a registered holder of an eligible title that is a greenhouse gas title included a reference to a person who is subject to a greenhouse gas remedial direction.

 (4) The following provisions apply as if a reference to a licensee or licensee of a pipeline licence included a reference to a person who is subject to a petroleum remedial direction or a greenhouse gas remedial direction:

 (a) the definition of SMS amount in regulation 3;

 (b) Divisions 2 and 3 of Part 4;

 (c) regulation 62;

 (d) Part 2 of Schedule 3.

 (5) Part 11B, other than regulation 59B, applies as if:

 (a) a reference to an individual activity included a reference to an activity that is:

 (i) of the same kind as a petroleum activity in the table in subregulation 59C(7); and

 (ii) carried out for the purpose of complying with a petroleum remedial direction; and

 (b) a reference to a licensed petroleum pipeline included a reference to a pipeline in relation to which a petroleum remedial direction applies.

64B  Application of these Regulations if a State/Territory remedial direction is in force

 (1) This regulation applies if:

 (a) a direction (a State/Territory petroleum remedial direction) is in force under a provision of a State PSLA or Territory PSLA that substantially corresponds to section 586, 586A, 587 or 587A of the OPGGS Act; or

 (b) a direction (a State/Territory greenhouse gas remedial direction) is in force under a provision of a State PSLA or Territory PSLA that substantially corresponds to section 591B, 592, 594A or 595 of the OPGGS Act.

 (2) Regulation 4 applies only to a pipeline licensee.

 (3) Division 2 of Part 11, and regulations 59G and 62, apply as follows:

 (a) as if a reference to a registered holder of a State/Territory title that is a State/Territory petroleum title included a reference to a person who is subject to a State/Territory petroleum remedial direction;

 (b) as if a reference to a registered holder of a State/Territory title that is a State/Territory greenhouse gas title included a reference to a person who is subject to a State/Territory greenhouse gas remedial direction.

 (4) The following provisions apply as if a reference to a licensee or licensee of a pipeline licence included a reference to a person who is subject to a State/Territory petroleum remedial direction or a State/Territory greenhouse gas remedial direction:

 (a) the definition of SMS amount in regulation 3;

 (b) Divisions 2 and 3 of Part 5;

 (c) regulation 62;

 (d) Part 2 of Schedule 3.

 (5) Part 11C, other than regulation 59F, applies as if:

 (a) a reference to an individual activity included a reference to an activity that is:

 (i) of the same kind as a petroleum activity in the table in subregulation 59G(7); and

 (ii) carried out for the purpose of complying with a State/Territory petroleum remedial direction; and

 (b) a reference to a licensed petroleum pipeline included a reference to a pipeline in relation to which a State/Territory petroleum remedial direction applies.

16  Clause 4 of Schedule 2 (note)

Omit “, or a part of a year,”.

Overview

The Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment (Titles Administration) Regulations 2021 were enacted to address the need for more efficient administration of titles related to offshore petroleum and greenhouse gas storage activities. The regulations were introduced by the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, and commenced on 2 March 2022. They amend the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Regulations 2004, which are made under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Act 2003. The primary objective of these regulations is to streamline the administration of titles by updating references and clarifying the application of certain provisions when remedial directions are in force, thereby enhancing the regulatory framework for managing titles associated with offshore petroleum and greenhouse gas storage activities.

Scope and Application

The Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment (Titles Administration) Regulations 2021 applies to entities and persons involved in the administration of titles relating to the exploration, production, storage, and transportation of petroleum and greenhouse gases in Australia. These regulations amend the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Regulations 2004 to modify the calculation of levies imposed on certain activities. The regulations apply throughout the Commonwealth of Australia and are made under the authority of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Act 2003. The regulations have a specific focus on the administration of titles for petroleum and greenhouse gas activities and the application of certain provisions when remedial or State/Territory remedial directions are in force. They exclude certain aspects of the application of these regulations to pipeline licensees. The scope and application of these regulations can be further defined and potentially extended through subordinate instruments.

Key Provisions

The Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment (Titles Administration) Regulations 2021 introduces amendments to the existing Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Regulations 2004, primarily targeting the administration of titles in the context of regulatory levies. These amendments came into effect on 2 March 2022. The main sections of this regulation involve specific amendments to the regulatory framework, ensuring that the references to certain subsections and parts of the year are omitted and replaced with more precise references (regulations 1-10). The regulation also introduces new subparagraphs in regulation 64 to include additional references to certain regulations under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Environment) Regulations 2009 (regulations 11-17). The obligations imposed by these regulations primarily focus on the administration and application of regulatory levies in the context of offshore petroleum and greenhouse gas storage activities. For instance, they modify how certain provisions apply when a petroleum or greenhouse gas remedial direction is in force (regulations 64A and 64B). These regulations require that specific definitions and references within the existing regulations be adjusted to include individuals subject to such remedial directions. This includes altering the scope of who is considered a registered holder of an eligible title and who is subject to specific activities under the regulatory framework. Failure to comply with these regulations may result in various consequences depending on the severity and nature of the breach. Although the specific offences and penalties are not detailed in the provided excerpt, it is common for breaches of regulations related to environmental and petroleum activities to attract significant penalties under Australian law. These can include substantial fines and, in more severe cases, criminal charges. The precise penalties would be determined by the relevant authorities and would be in line with the provisions of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Act 2003 and related legislation.

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