{"id":"F1996B02123","name":"Offshore Minerals (Registration Fees) Regulations","slug":"offshore-minerals-registration-fees-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"48 of 1994","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":29215,"registerId":"commonwealth-F1996B02123-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Offshore Minerals (Registration Fees) Regulations","content":"Statutory Rules 1994 No. 481\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nOffshore Minerals (Registration Fees) Regulations\n\nI, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Offshore Minerals (Registration Fees) Act 1981.\n\nDated 4 March 1994.\n\nBILL HAYDEN\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nD. BEDDALL\n\nMinister for Resources\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nCitation\n\n1. These Regulations may be cited as the Offshore Minerals (Registration Fees) Regulations.\n\n\\[NOTE: These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48\\]\n\nInterpretation\n\n2. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:\n\n“the Act” means the Offshore Minerals (Registration Fees) Act 1981.\n\nRegistration fee—prescribed percentage: subsection 4 (1) of the Act\n\n3. For the purposes of subsection 4 (1) of the Act, the prescribed percentage of:\n\n(a) the value of the consideration for a document; or\n\n(b) the value of a licence, share or interest;\n\nas the case requires, is 1.5%.\n\nAmounts of other registration fees\n\n4. For the purposes of a provision of the Act specified in column 2 of an item in the Schedule, the amount specified in column 3 of the item is prescribed.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nSCHEDULE Regulation 4\n\nREGISTRATION FEES\n\n| Column 1Item | Column 2Provision | Column 3Amount$ |\n| ------------ | ----------------- | --------------- |\n|              |                   |                 |\n| 1            | subsection 4 (2)  | 600             |\n| 2            | subsection 4 (4)  | 3,000           |\n| 3            | subsection 4 (5)  | 3,000           |\n\nNOTE\n\n1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 11 March 1994.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1458},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain strictly limited to their original purpose of prescribing registration fees for documents under the Offshore Minerals (Registration Fees) Act 1981, containing only the necessary fee schedules without expansion into broader administrative or policy matters."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 operative regulations plus a short schedule","Single defined term ('the Act')","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Simple fee structure: one percentage rate and three fixed amounts","No cross-referencing between provisions or complex administrative procedures"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does**\nThis regulation sets the fees that must be paid to register documents related to offshore minerals (such as oil, gas, and seabed minerals) in Australian Commonwealth waters.\n\n**Who it affects**\nCompanies and individuals who hold offshore exploration or mining licences, or who buy, sell, or transfer interests in these licences.\n\n**How the fees work**\nThe regulation establishes two types of fees:\n*   **Percentage-based fee**: 1.5% of the value of the transaction, licence, share or interest being registered\n*   **Fixed fees**: Set dollar amounts ($600 or $3,000) for specific types of registrations prescribed in the parent Act\n\n**Why it matters**\nThese fees apply whenever companies register changes to offshore mining rights or transactions, ensuring the government collects revenue for managing Australia's offshore mineral resources."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/offshore-minerals-registration-fees-regulations","history":"/api/acts/offshore-minerals-registration-fees-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/offshore-minerals-registration-fees-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/offshore-minerals-registration-fees-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/offshore-minerals-registration-fees-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/offshore-minerals-registration-fees-regulations/documents"}}