256Application fee

#### 256 Application fee Scope (1) This section applies to an application for: (a) the grant or renewal of a petroleum exploration permit; or (b) the grant or renewal of a petroleum retention lease; or (c) the grant or renewal of a petroleum production licence; or (d) the grant or variation of an infrastructure licence; or (e) the grant or variation of a pipeline licence; or (f) the grant of a petroleum special prospecting authority. Application fee (2) The application must be accompanied by the fee (if any) prescribed by the regulations. (3) Different fees may be prescribed for different applications. (4) A fee must not be such as to amount to taxation. (4A) The application is taken to be accompanied by a fee if the fee is received before the end of the 10‑day period that began on the day after the application was made. (5) To avoid doubt, a fee is in addition to: (a) the amount that a person specifies in an application as the amount that the person is prepared to pay for: (i) a cash‑bid petroleum exploration permit; or (ii) a special petroleum exploration permit; or (iii) a section 181 petroleum production licence; and (b) the amount specified in an offer document as the amount that a person must pay for a cash‑bid petroleum exploration permit; and (c) the balance specified in an offer document as the balance that a person must pay for: (i) a special petroleum exploration permit; or (ii) a section 181 petroleum production licence.