{"id":"F1996B02120","name":"Offshore Minerals (Works Licence Fees) Regulations","slug":"offshore-minerals-works-licence-fees-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"51 of 1994","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":29211,"registerId":"commonwealth-F1996B02120-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Offshore Minerals (Works Licence Fees) Regulations","content":"Statutory Rules 1994 No. 511\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nOffshore Minerals (Works Licence 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 (Works Licence 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 (Works Licence 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 (Works Licence Fees) Act 1981.\n\nRate at which works licence fee is to be calculated\n\n3. For the purposes of subsection 4 (1) of the Act, the rate of $20 is prescribed for each hectare or part of a hectare of the relevant works area.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nNOTE\n\n> Note: 1. 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":1588},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations perform the exact, narrow function intended by the parent Act: prescribing the specific dollar rate for works licence fees. There is no expansion beyond this original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 regulations total","Single defined term ('the Act')","No conditional logic, exceptions, or internal cross-references","Straightforward mathematical calculation ($20 multiplied by number of hectares)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** These regulations set the price for holding a \"works licence\" in Australia's offshore waters—the areas beyond state coastlines.\n\n**Who it affects:** Companies or organisations that have permits to build infrastructure (such as drilling platforms, pipelines, or processing facilities) on the seabed in Commonwealth offshore areas for mineral exploration or mining.\n\n**The bottom line:** The annual fee is **$20 for each hectare** (or part of a hectare) covered by the licence. For example, a licence covering 50.1 hectares would be charged for 51 hectares, costing $1,020.\n\n**Why it matters:** The parent Act (the Offshore Minerals (Works Licence Fees) Act 1981) authorises the government to charge fees, but can't specify the actual dollar amount. These regulations provide that specific number, making the fee system operational."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/offshore-minerals-works-licence-fees-regulations","history":"/api/acts/offshore-minerals-works-licence-fees-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/offshore-minerals-works-licence-fees-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/offshore-minerals-works-licence-fees-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/offshore-minerals-works-licence-fees-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/offshore-minerals-works-licence-fees-regulations/documents"}}