{"id":"offshore-minerals-registration-fees-regulations-2010","name":"Offshore Minerals (Registration Fees) Regulations 2010","slug":"offshore-minerals-registration-fees-regulations-2010","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":179147,"registerId":"wa-offshore-minerals-registration-fees-regulations-2010-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Offshore Minerals (Registration Fees) Regulations 2010","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nOffshore Minerals (Registration Fees) Act 2003\n\nOffshore Minerals (Registration Fees) Regulations 2010\n\nWestern Australia\n\nOffshore Minerals (Registration Fees) Regulations 2010\n\nContents\n\n1. Citation 1\n\n2. Commencement 1\n\n3. Prescribed percentage for s. 4(1) 1\n\n4. Prescribed minimum amount for s. 4(3) 1\n\n5. Prescribed amount for s. 6(1) 1\n\n6. Prescribed amount for s. 7(1) 2\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 3\n\n  \n\nWestern Australia\n\nOffshore Minerals (Registration Fees) Act 2003\n\nOffshore Minerals (Registration Fees) Regulations 2010\n\n##### 1. Citation\n\n\t\tThese regulations are the *Offshore Minerals (Registration Fees) Regulations 2010*.\n\n##### 2. Commencement\n\nThese regulations come into operation as follows —\n\n(a) regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these regulations are published in the *Gazette*;\n\n(b) the rest of the regulations — on the day on which the provisions of the *Offshore Minerals Act 2003*, other than sections 1 and 2, come into operation.\n\n##### 3. Prescribed percentage for s. 4(1)\n\nFor the purposes of section 4(1) of the Act, the prescribed percentage is 1.5%.\n\n##### 4. Prescribed minimum amount for s. 4(3)\n\nFor the purposes of section 4(3) of the Act, the prescribed minimum amount is $600.\n\n##### 5. Prescribed amount for s. 6(1)\n\nFor the purposes of section 6(1) of the Act, the prescribed amount is $3 000.\n\n##### 6. Prescribed amount for s. 7(1)\n\nFor the purposes of section 7(1) of the Act, the prescribed amount is $3 000.\n\nNotes\n\n1 This is a compilation of the *Offshore Minerals (Registration Fees) Regulations 2010.* The following table contains information about those regulations.\n\nCompilation table\n\n| **Citation** | **Gazettal** | **Commencement** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| *Offshore Minerals (Registration Fees) Regulations 2010* | 17 Dec 2010 p. 6397-402 | r. 1 and 2: 17 Dec 2010 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jan 2011 (see r. 2(b) and *Gazette* 17 Dec 2010 p. 6350) |\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations do not change the substantive scope of the Offshore Minerals (Registration Fees) Act 2003. They implement the Act’s fee-setting function by prescribing a percentage (reg 3) and fixed amounts/minimums (regs 4–6) and set commencement mechanics (reg 2). They alter only the cost parameters that persons subject to the Act pay, not the legal rights or categories to which the Act applies."},"complexity_factors":["Very small number of provisions (regs 3–6) setting numeric fee parameters.","Direct cross-references to specific Act provisions (s.4(1), s.4(3), s.6(1), s.7(1)) — requires reading the Act to see how fees apply.","Low interpretive ambiguity: fees are expressed as fixed percentages or amounts.","Administrative detail limited to commencement timing (reg 2) which ties operation to the main Act.","No discretionary bureaucratic standards or conditional rules in the regulations themselves."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set the registration fees for offshore mineral interests under the Offshore Minerals (Registration Fees) Act 2003. They fix a 1.5% rate for the calculation in s.4(1), a $600 minimum for s.4(3), and $3,000 amounts for s.6(1) and s.7(1). Registered applicants pay these fees; the regulations decide the cost of applying for or holding registrations and therefore affect commercial decisions about whether and when to seek or maintain offshore mineral registration."},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be assessed as the legislative text is unavailable. The title suggests a narrow, specific instrument dealing only with registration fees in the offshore minerals context, which is consistent with what such a regulation would typically contain — but this cannot be confirmed."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative text is available for analysis — the source page has been removed or relocated","Only the title and a system error message were retrievable","Any complexity assessment would be speculative based solely on the regulation's name"],"plain_english_summary":"This WA regulation governs registration fees for offshore minerals, affecting companies and individuals who register, transfer or renew licences or titles for seabed exploration and extraction. It matters because it determines the charges and administrative costs tied to offshore mineral activity.\n\nThe regulation text is currently unavailable here; for the full wording consult the Western Australian Parliamentary Counsel’s Office website (legislation.wa.gov.au) or contact their helpdesk."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain tightly scoped to their original purpose: setting specific fee amounts and percentages for the parent Act. There is no evidence of scope creep or expansion beyond the technical function of prescribing monetary values for registration fees."},"complexity_factors":["Only 6 operative provisions, all under one page of substantive content","No defined terms section — relies entirely on definitions in the parent Act","No cross-references except to specific subsections of the parent Act","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Purely numerical prescription: four simple fee-setting provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short piece of Western Australian law that sets the specific dollar amounts and percentages for fees charged when registering documents related to offshore minerals exploration and mining.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets a **1.5% fee** on the value of certain transactions involving offshore mineral rights (section 3)\n- Establishes a **minimum fee of $600** — so even if 1.5% of a transaction is less than $600, the fee is still $600 (section 4)\n- Sets a flat **$3,000 fee** for registering transfers of offshore mineral rights (section 5)\n- Sets another **$3,000 fee** for registering other types of dealings with these rights (section 6)\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Companies and individuals involved in offshore minerals exploration or mining in Western Australian waters\n- Anyone buying, selling, or transferring rights to explore for or extract minerals from the seabed\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThese regulations give the specific numbers that make the parent Act (*Offshore Minerals (Registration Fees) Act 2003*) work. Without these figures, the government wouldn't know what to charge for processing registration paperwork for offshore mining deals. The fees help cover administrative costs and ensure proper legal records of who holds what rights in offshore mineral exploration."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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