Petroleum (Offshore) Regulation 2006

1 Name of Regulation This Regulation is the Petroleum (Offshore) Regulation 2006.

2 Commencement This Regulation commences on 1 September 2006. This Regulation replaces the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Regulation 2001 which is repealed on 1 September 2006 by section 10 (2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989.

3 Definition (1) In this Regulation:"the Act" means the Petroleum (Offshore) Act 1982. (2) Notes included in this Regulation do not form part of this Regulation.

4 Fees The fee for the purposes of a provision of the Act specified in Schedule 1 is the fee specified opposite that provision.

5 Transfer of title The prescribed form for an instrument of transfer referred to in section 78 (3) (a) of the Act is the Form set out in Schedule 2.

6 Saving Any act, matter or thing that had effect under the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Regulation 2001 immediately before the repeal of that Regulation is taken to have effect under this Regulation.

Schedule 1 Fees (Clause 4) Application fees Exploration permit (section 22 (1) (f)) $3,000 Exploration permit for surrendered etc blocks (section $3,000 25 (1) (a)) Exploration permit renewal (section 31 (2) (c)) $1,200 Retention lease (section 39A (2) (e)) $1,200 Retention lease renewal (section 39F (2) (d)) $1,200 Production licence (section 42 (1) (e)) $1,200 Production licence for surrendered etc blocks (section $3,000 49 (1) (a)) Production licence for individual blocks (section 52 $600 (2) (e)) Production licence renewal (section 55 (2) (d)) $1,200 Pipeline licence (section 65 (1) (f)) $3,000 Pipeline licence renewal (section 69 (2) (c)) $1,200 Pipeline licence variation (section 72 (2) (e)) $600 Special prospecting authority (section 112 (2) (d)) $600 Transfer fees Transfer fees generally (section 92 (2), (3) and (6)) $600 Transfer fees for related corporations (section 92 (4) $3,000 and (6A)) Annual fees Exploration permit (section 137) $1,000, or $50 for each block to which the permit relates as at the beginning of the year concerned, whichever is the greater Retention lease (section 137A) $6,000 for each block to which the lease relates as at the beginning of the year concerned Production licence (section 138) $18,000 for each block to which the licence relates as at the beginning of the year concerned Pipeline licence (section 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 that is lent to $25 for each day, or part of a day, during the person making the request (section 119 (1A), (2), which the document is on loan (5) and (5A)) Information contained in a document that is not $25 for each hour, or part of an hour after readily available and for which a search has to be the first half hour, taken to locate the made (section 119 (1A), (2), (5) and (5A)) information Information that is, on the application of the person An amount equal to the costs incurred in making the request, copied or reproduced or the copying, reproduction or consignment, consigned to that person (section 119 (1A), (2), (5) including the costs of packaging and (5A)) 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 of a day, during request (section 119 (3) and (5)) which the core, cutting or sample is on loan Core, cutting or sample that is not readily available $25 for each hour, or part of an hour after and for which a search has to be made (section 119 the first half hour, taken to locate the core, (3) and (5)) cutting or sample Core, cutting or sample that is, on the application of An amount equal to the costs incurred in the person making the request, consigned to that the consignment, including the costs of person (section 119 (3) and (5)) packaging Miscellaneous fees Register entry (section 79 (2) and (3) (b)) $60 Inspection of Register and documents (section 86 (1)) $12 per inspection Provision of copies of, or extracts from, Register or $2 per page of or from certain other documents (section 87 (2)) Provision of evidentiary certificates (section 87 (3)) $30 per certificate

Schedule 2 Form of instrument of transfer (Clause 5) Transfer of title Transfer of title Section 78, Petroleum (Offshore) Act 1982 I/We*[name or names] being the registered holder/holders* of [type (eg exploration permit, production licence) and number of title being transferred], in consideration of [value of consideration for the transfer or value of title transferred] 1 hereby transfer all right, title and interest in that [type (eg exploration permit, production licence) and number of title being transferred] to [name and address of transferee, or, if there are two or more transferees, of all transferees]. IN WITNESS of this transfer the parties to the transfer have affixed their respective common seals or signatures below on thisday of20. Transferor Transferee * Delete whichever is inapplicable 1 If the transfer of the title is pursuant to a dealing that has been approved and registered under the Act, insert a reference that is sufficient to identify that dealing. Historical notes The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes: Am amended LW legislation Sch Schedule website Cl clause No number Schs Schedules Cll clauses p page Sec section Div Division pp pages Secs sections Divs Divisions Reg Regulation Subdiv Subdivision GG Government Regs Regulations Gazette Subdivs Subdivision s Ins inserted Rep repealed Subst substituted Table of amending instruments Petroleum (Offshore) Regulation 2006 (439) (formerly Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Regulation 2006). GG No 100 of 11.8.2006, p 6175. Date of commencement, 1.9.2006, cl 2. This Regulation has been amended as follows: 200 No Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2007. Assented to 4.7.2007. Date of 7 27 commencement of Sch 1.40, 1.7.2008, Sch 1.40 and Commonwealth FRLI F2008L02273. Table of amendments Cl 1 Am 2007 No 27, Sch 1.40 [1]. Cl 3 Am 2007 No 27, Sch 1.40 [2]. Sch 2 Am 2007 No 27, Sch 1.40 [3].