{"id":"F2018L01245","name":"Offshore Minerals (Fees) Regulations 2018","slug":"offshore-minerals-fees-regulations-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":439756,"registerId":"F2018L01245-fast-fetch-1775955656653","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Offshore Minerals (Fees) Regulations 2018","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nOffshore Minerals (Fees) Regulations 2018\n\nI, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret’d), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.\n\nDated 30 August 2018\n\nPeter Cosgrove\n\nGovernor‑General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nMatt Canavan\n\nMinister for Resources and Northern Australia\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Schedules\n\n5 Definitions\n\n6 Amounts of fees\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nOffshore Minerals (Fees) Regulations\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Offshore Minerals (Fees) Regulations 2018.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (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.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered. 1 September 2018\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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.\n\n (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.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under the Offshore Minerals Act 1994.\n\n4  Schedules\n\n  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.\n\n5  Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Offshore Minerals Act 1994.\n\n6  Amounts of fees\n\n  For the purposes of the provision of the Act specified in column 1 of an item of the following table, the fee specified in column 2 of the item is prescribed.\n\n \n\n- Amounts of fees\n- Item Column 1Provision of the Act Column 2Fee ($)\n- 1 subsection 56(1) 3,000\n- 2 subsection 78(1) 3,000\n- 3 subsection 106(1) 600\n- 4 subsection 139(1) 3,000\n- 5 subsection 163(1) 600\n- 6 subsection 201(1) 3,000\n- 7 subsection 222(1) 3,000\n- 8 subsection 240(1) 600\n- 9 subsection 272(1) 3,000\n- 10 subsection 292(1) 600\n- 11 subsection 319(1) 300\n- 12 subsection 332(1) 20\n- 13 paragraph 338(1)(f) 50\n- 14 paragraph 339(1)(d) 50\n- 15 paragraph 340(1)(d) 50\n- 16 section 344 600\n- 17 subsection 357(4) 5 for each page of the register that is copied or extracted\n- 18 subsection 358(1) 5 for each page of the document that is copied\n- 19 subsection 359(1) 50\n- 20 subsection 363(6) 600\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\n \n\nOffshore Minerals (Fees) Regulations\n\n1  The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument replaces the earlier Offshore Minerals (Fees) Regulations (Schedule 1) and prescribes a new schedule of fees for specified provisions of the Offshore Minerals Act 1994 (Reg 6). It does not amend the substantive powers in the Act but changes the administrative cost schedule and the practical obligations on applicants and titleholders; it commenced on 1 September 2018 (Reg 2)."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose instrument focused on prescribing fees (Reg 6 and Schedule 1).","Direct cross-references to many specific subsections of the Offshore Minerals Act 1994 require consulting the Act to know the precise trigger events (Reg 6 table).","Multiple distinct fee amounts (including flat fees and per-page charges) increase administrative bookkeeping.","Repeal of an earlier instrument (Schedule 1) requires comparison with prior fees to assess net change.","Commencement mechanics and notes (Reg 2) add minor procedural detail."],"plain_english_summary":"Prescribes fixed monetary fees for specified functions under the Offshore Minerals Act 1994, listing amounts against particular Act subsections. Commences 1 September 2018 and repeals the previous Offshore Minerals (Fees) Regulations.\n\nAffects applicants, titleholders and others who must lodge documents or seek decisions under those subsections (see reg 6); they pay set fees and per-page copying charges. Mechanically it fixes administrative costs and creates modest incentives to limit filings."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains its original narrow purpose of setting fees for the Offshore Minerals Act 1994. It does not expand beyond this administrative function."},"complexity_factors":["Only 1 defined term ('Act') in the interpretation section","Single operative provision (section 6) consisting of a straightforward fee table with 20 items","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Minimal cross-referencing (only to specific subsections of the parent Act)","One simple repeal in Schedule 1","Total length: approximately 2 pages of substantive content"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument updates fees payable for offshore minerals permits and related services — setting application charges (notably $3,000, $600 and $300 for different permit actions), small administrative fees ($50, $20) and $5 per page for register copies. \n\nIt affects companies applying for exploration or mining permits and anyone seeking register documents, funds the regulatory system, and repeals the 1994 fee regulations under the Offshore Minerals Act 1994."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/offshore-minerals-fees-regulations-2018","history":"/api/acts/offshore-minerals-fees-regulations-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/offshore-minerals-fees-regulations-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/offshore-minerals-fees-regulations-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/offshore-minerals-fees-regulations-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/offshore-minerals-fees-regulations-2018/documents"}}