Commonwealth legislation

Offshore Minerals (Registration Fees) Regulations

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

48 of 1994

Collection

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What this does This 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.

Who it affects Companies and individuals who hold offshore exploration or mining licences, or who buy, sell, or transfer interests in these licences.

How the fees work The regulation establishes two types of fees:

Percentage-based fee: 1.5% of the value of the transaction, licence, share or interest being registered
Fixed fees: Set dollar amounts ($600 or $3,000) for specific types of registrations prescribed in the parent Act

Why it matters These fees apply whenever companies register changes to offshore mining rights or transactions, ensuring the government collects revenue for managing Australia's offshore mineral resources.

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Offshore Minerals (Registration Fees) Regulations

Statutory Rules 1994 No. 481

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Offshore Minerals (Registration 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 (Registration 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 (Registration 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 (Registration Fees) Act 1981.

Registration fee—prescribed percentage: subsection 4 (1) of the Act

For the purposes of subsection 4 (1) of the Act, the prescribed percentage of:

(a) the value of the consideration for a document; or

(b) the value of a licence, share or interest;

as the case requires, is 1.5%.

Amounts of other registration fees

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.

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SCHEDULE Regulation 4

REGISTRATION FEES

Column 1Item	Column 2Provision	Column 3Amount$

1	subsection 4 (2)	600
2	subsection 4 (4)	3,000
3	subsection 4 (5)	3,000

NOTE

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

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1 Offshore Minerals (Registration Fees) Regulations

Statutory Rules 1994 No. 481

__________________

Offshore Minerals (Registration 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 (Registration 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 (Registration Fees) Act 1981.

Registration fee—prescribed percentage: subsection 4 (1) of the Act

For the purposes of subsection 4 (1) of the Act, the prescribed percentage of:

(a) the value of the consideration for a document; or

(b) the value of a licence, share or interest;

as the case requires, is 1.5%.

Amounts of other registration fees

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.

_______________

SCHEDULE Regulation 4

REGISTRATION FEES

Column 1Item	Column 2Provision	Column 3Amount$

1	subsection 4 (2)	600
2	subsection 4 (4)	3,000
3	subsection 4 (5)	3,000

NOTE

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