252Application fee

252 Application fee

(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.

(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.

(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 177 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 177 petroleum production licence.