Commonwealth legislation

Offshore Minerals (Mining Licence Fees) Regulations

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Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

52 of 1994

Collection

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

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These regulations set the annual charge for holding offshore mining licences in Commonwealth waters at $200 per licence block, calculated each year based on the number of blocks held. It applies to holders of licences under the Offshore Minerals (Mining Licence Fees) Act 1981 and establishes the base cost companies pay to retain offshore mining rights.

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Offshore Minerals (Mining Licence Fees) Regulations

Statutory Rules 1994 No. 521

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Offshore Minerals (Mining Licence Fees) Regulations

I, 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 (Mining Licence Fees) Act 1981.

Dated 4 March 1994.

BILL HAYDEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

D. BEDDALL

Minister for Resources

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Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Offshore Minerals (Mining Licence Fees) Regulations.

[NOTE: These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48]

Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:

“the Act” means the Offshore Minerals (Mining Licence Fees) Act 1981.

Amount of mining licence fee

For the purposes of subsection 4 (1) of the Act, the amount of a mining licence fee for a year of the term of the licence is the amount calculated by multiplying $200 by the number of blocks covered by the licence at the beginning of that year.

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NOTE

Note: 1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 11 March 1994.

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1 Offshore Minerals (Mining Licence Fees) Regulations

Statutory Rules 1994 No. 521

__________________

Offshore Minerals (Mining Licence Fees) Regulations

Dated 4 March 1994.

BILL HAYDEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

D. BEDDALL

Minister for Resources

____________

Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Offshore Minerals (Mining Licence Fees) Regulations.

[NOTE: These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48]

Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:

“the Act” means the Offshore Minerals (Mining Licence Fees) Act 1981.

Amount of mining licence fee

For the purposes of subsection 4 (1) of the Act, the amount of a mining licence fee for a year of the term of the licence is the amount calculated by multiplying $200 by the number of blocks covered by the licence at the beginning of that year.

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NOTE

Note: 1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 11 March 1994.