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
1              Name of Regulations
                These Regulations are the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 1).
2              Commencement
                These Regulations commence on 1 July 2009.
3              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
1              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
insert
2D           Application 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
insert
3A           Registration 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
4              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
omit
[15]         Regulations 6 and 7
substitute
6              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.
7              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
9              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
$38
[19]         Regulation 9, note
substitute
Note   The fees in this regulation relate to the regulations set out in Part 6 of the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Data Management) Regulations 2004.
[20]         Schedule 1
omit
Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Regulations transfer of title under section 78 of the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967
insert
Transfer of title under Part 4.3 or 5.3 of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
[21]         Schedule 1
omit
19   .
insert
20   .
[22]         Schedule 1, note (3)
omit
section 78
insert
section 467 or 519
[23]         Schedule 2
substitute
Schedule 2        Application fees
(regulation 2D)
Part 1          Fees for petroleum applications
Item
Type of application
Fee ($)

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

Note
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