{"id":"petroleum-and-greenhouse-gas-storage-submerged-lands-registration-fees-act-1982","name":"Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Submerged Lands) Registration Fees Act 1982","slug":"petroleum-and-greenhouse-gas-storage-submerged-lands-registration-fees-act-1982","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":462382,"registerId":"wa-petroleum-and-greenhouse-gas-storage-submerged-lands-registration-fees-act-1982-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-05-27","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"1.Short title\n\nThis Act may be cited as the Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Submerged Lands) Registration Fees Act 1982.\n\n[Section 1 amended: No. 17 of 2024 s. 417.]\n\n","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"2.Commencement\n\n(1)This Act shall come into operation on the day on which the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 comes into operation.\n\n(2)The Minister shall as soon as is practicable after the commencement of this Act cause notice of the commencement to be published in the Gazette.\n\n","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Act read with Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Submerged Lands) Act 1982","content":"3.Act read with Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Submerged Lands) Act 1982\n\nThis Act is incorporated, and shall be read as one, with the Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 (in this Act called the principal Act).\n\n[Section 3 amended: No. 17 of 2024 s. 418.]\n\n","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Imposition of registration fees","content":"4.Imposition of registration fees\n\n(1)In this section, title means a permit, lease, licence, infrastructure licence, pipeline licence or access authority.\n\n(2)Subject to this section, there is payable to the Minister in respect of an entry in the register of a memorandum of the transfer of a title under section 78 of the Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 a fee at the rate of 1.5% of —\n\n(a)the value of the consideration for the transfer; or\n\n(b)the value of the title transferred,\n\nwhichever is the greater or, if the amount of that fee is less than the prescribed amount, a fee of the prescribed amount.\n\n(3)Where —\n\n(a)a fee imposed by this Act, as in force at any time, in respect of an entry of approval of an instrument or dealing, being a dealing or instrument pursuant to which the transfer of a title is agreed to, has been paid; and\n\n(b)but for this subsection, the amount of the fee imposed by subsection (2) in respect of the entry of a memorandum of the transfer of the title, being a transfer executed for the purpose of giving effect to the dealing or instrument referred to in paragraph (a), would be greater than the prescribed amount,\n\nthe amount of the fee imposed by subsection (2) in respect of the entry of the memorandum of the transfer is the prescribed amount.\n\n(4)Where —\n\n(a)the parties to a transfer of a title lodged for approval under section 78 of the Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 satisfy the Minister that —\n\n(i)they are related bodies corporate within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth; and\n\n(ii)the transfer was executed solely for the purpose of a reorganization of the corporations concerned or any of them or solely for the purpose of securing the better administration of the corporations concerned or any of them; and\n\n(iii)the transfer was not executed substantially for the purpose of avoiding or reducing the registration fees that would, but for this subsection, be payable under subsection (2) in respect of the entry of a memorandum of the transfer;\n\nand\n\n(b)but for this subsection, the amount of the fee imposed by subsection (2) in respect of the entry of the memorandum of the transfer of the title would be more than the prescribed amount,\n\nthe amount of the fee imposed by subsection (2) in respect of the entry of the memorandum of the transfer is the prescribed amount.\n\n(5)Subject to this section, there is payable to the Minister in respect of an entry in the register of the approval of a dealing under section 81 of the Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 a fee at the rate of 1.5% of —\n\n(a)the value of the consideration for the dealing or, if the Minister approves the dealing in relation to another title or titles, an amount equal to the value of the consideration for the dealing divided by the number of titles in relation to which the dealing is approved; or\n\n(b)in a case where —\n\n(i)the value of the interest in a title is greater than the amount applicable under paragraph (a); and\n\n(ii)the dealing has an effect of the kind referred to in section 81(1)(a), (b) or (d) of the Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Submerged Lands) Act 1982; and\n\n(iii)the Minister is satisfied that the dealing was not made pursuant to another dealing or an instrument, being a dealing or instrument that relates to that title and in respect of an entry of approval of which a fee has been paid under this Act, as in force at any time,\n\nthe value of the interest.\n\n(6)Where —\n\n(a)but for this subsection, the amount of the fee imposed by subsection (5) in relation to an entry of approval of a dealing would be less than the prescribed amount; or\n\n(b)an approval under section 81 of the Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 is given in respect of a dealing that is a dealing to which that section of that Act applies by reason only that the dealing creates, varies or terminates a charge over some or all of the assets of a body corporate,\n\nthe amount of the fee imposed by subsection (5) in respect of the entry of that approval is the prescribed amount.\n\n(7)Where —\n\n(a)the parties to a dealing lodged for approval under section 81 of the Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 satisfy the Minister that —\n\n(i)they are related bodies corporate within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth; and\n\n(ii)the dealing was entered into solely for the purpose of a reorganization of the corporations concerned or any of them or solely for the purpose of securing the better administration of the corporations concerned or any of them; and\n\n(iii)the dealing was not entered into substantially for the purpose of avoiding or reducing the registration fees that would, but for this subsection, be payable under subsection (5) in respect of the entry of approval of the dealing;\n\nand\n\n(b)but for this subsection, the amount of the fee imposed by subsection (5) in relation to the entry of approval of the dealing would be more than the prescribed amount,\n\nthe amount of the fee imposed by subsection (5) in respect of the entry of approval of that dealing is the prescribed amount.\n\n(8)For the purposes of calculating the amount of the fee imposed by subsection (5) in respect of an entry of approval of a dealing, the value, as determined by the Minister, of any exploration works to be carried out pursuant to the dealing, being works that were, at the time when the application for approval of the dealing was lodged, required or permitted to be carried out by or under the relevant title, shall be deducted from the value of the consideration for the dealing or from the value of the interest in the relevant licence, as the case requires.\n\n[Section 4 inserted: No. 13 of 1990 s. 4; amended: No. 20 of 2003 s. 39; No. 42 of 2010 s. 185; No. 17 of 2024 s. 419.]\n\n","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"4A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Regulations","content":"4A.Regulations\n\nThe Governor may make regulations prescribing all matters that are required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed, or are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for giving effect to the purposes of this Act.\n\n[Section 4A inserted: No. 13 of 1990 s. 5.]\n\n[5.Omitted under the Reprints Act 1984 s. 7(4)(f).]\n\n![dline](03000002.png?OpenElement \"dline\")\n\n \n\nNotes\n\nThis is a compilation of the Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Submerged Lands) Registration Fees Act 1982 and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation, and for information about any reprints, see the compilation table.\n\nCompilation table\n\n- Short title Number and year Assent Commencement\n- Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Registration Fees Act 1982 2 34 of 1982 27 May 1982 14 Feb 1983 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 25 Feb 1983 p. 740)\n- Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Registration Fees Amendment Act 1990 1 13 of 1990 31 Jul 1990 s. 1 and 2: 31 Jul 1990;\nAct other than s. 1 and 2: 1 Oct 1990 (see s. 2 and Gazette 28 Sep 1990 p. 5099)\n- Reprint of the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Registration Fees Act 1982 as at 18 Mar 1992 (includes amendments listed above)\n- Corporations (Consequential Amendments) Act (No. 2) 2003 Pt. 19 20 of 2003 23 Apr 2003 15 Jul 2001 (see s. 2(1) and Cwlth Gazette 13 Jul 2001 No. S285)\n- Reprint 2: The Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Registration Fees Act 1982 as at 13 Feb 2004 (includes amendments listed above)\n- Petroleum and Energy Legislation Amendment Act 2010 s. 185 42 of 2010 28 Oct 2010 25 May 2011 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 24 May 2011 p. 1892)\n- Reprint 3: The Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Registration Fees Act 1982 as at 7 Oct 2011 (includes amendments listed above)\n- Petroleum Legislation Amendment Act 2024 Pt. 5 Div. 11 17 of 2024 14 May 2024 28 May 2026 (see s. 2(b) and SL 2026/70 cl. 2)\n\nOther notes\n\n1The Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Registration Fees Amendment Act 1990 s. 6 reads as follows:\n\n \n\n6.Application of principal Act\n\nThe principal Act continues to apply in relation to transfers to which section 78 of the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 continues to apply by virtue of the operation of section 201(3) of the Acts Amendment (Petroleum) Act 1990.\n\n \n\n2Now known as the Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Submerged Lands) Registration Fees Act 1982; short title changed (see note under s. 1).\n\n \n\n \n\nDefined terms\n\n \n\n[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]\n\nDefined termProvision(s)\n\nprincipal Act3\n\ntitle4(1)\n\n \n\nThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0). To view relevant information and for a link to a copy of the licence, visit www.legislation.wa.gov.au.\n\nAttribute work as: © State of Western Australia 2026.\n\nBy Authority: ANDREW JONES, Government Printer","sortOrder":4}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"_sourceCoverage":{"mode":"whole_source","sourceChars":10433,"sourceSha256":"ef43a37bfcfaf6e617ed566e20570a43e3e4c0578f3d64a09ad5b5e625695032","suppliedChars":10433},"complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"On the supplied text, the Act remains focused on fees for registering transfers and dealings involving titles under the related Act, consistent with its stated purpose in the long title. Its current name and defined list of titles include greenhouse-gas storage and additional title types, but the material provided does not show a significant expansion beyond that fee-setting purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Section 4 uses different fee calculation bases for transfers (subsection (2)) and dealings (subsection (5)).","Several conditional rules alter the fee, including the prescribed minimum, prior fee payments, and exceptions for qualifying related-body corporate transactions (subsections (3), (4), (6) and (7)).","Some calculations depend on the Minister’s valuation or satisfaction, including the value of an interest and exploration works (subsections (5) and (8)).","The Act relies on provisions in the related Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Submerged Lands) Act 1982, particularly sections 78 and 81, and on the Corporations Act 2001 definition of related bodies corporate.","The amount of the prescribed minimum is not stated in the supplied text; the Act permits regulations to prescribe relevant matters (section 4A)."],"plain_english_summary":"The Act imposes fees when certain petroleum and greenhouse-gas titles or dealings are registered under the related Act. Transfer fees are generally 1.5% of the higher of the consideration or title value, subject to a prescribed minimum; dealing fees use specified transaction or interest values, with adjustments and exceptions. Some corporate-group reorganisations may qualify for the minimum fee. The Minister determines some values, and regulations may set prescribed amounts. This is general legal information, not legal advice; Zoe can make mistakes, and a qualified Australian lawyer should check it before you rely on it or act on it."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/petroleum-and-greenhouse-gas-storage-submerged-lands-registration-fees-act-1982","history":"/api/acts/petroleum-and-greenhouse-gas-storage-submerged-lands-registration-fees-act-1982/history","analysis":"/api/acts/petroleum-and-greenhouse-gas-storage-submerged-lands-registration-fees-act-1982/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/petroleum-and-greenhouse-gas-storage-submerged-lands-registration-fees-act-1982/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/petroleum-and-greenhouse-gas-storage-submerged-lands-registration-fees-act-1982/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/petroleum-and-greenhouse-gas-storage-submerged-lands-registration-fees-act-1982/documents"}}