10FImposition of environment plan levy—activities authorised by Commonwealth titles etc.

10F Imposition of environment plan levy—activities authorised by Commonwealth titles etc.

(1) If: (a) both: (i) an environment plan is submitted to NOPSEMA under a prescribed provision of regulations made under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006; and (ii) the activities to which the plan relates are authorised by one or more Commonwealth titles; or (b) both: (i) a proposed revision of an environment plan is submitted to NOPSEMA under a prescribed provision of regulations made under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006; and (ii) the activities to which the revised plan relates are authorised by one or more Commonwealth titles; or (c) both: (i) an environment plan is submitted to NOPSEMA under a prescribed provision of regulations made under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006; and (ii) the plan is submitted by an applicant for a Commonwealth title mentioned in paragraph (e), (f), (g), (k) or (l) of the definition of Commonwealth title in subsection (7); or (d) both: (i) an environment plan is submitted to NOPSEMA under a prescribed provision of regulations made under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006; and (ii) the activities to which the plan relates are carried out for the purposes of complying with a remedial direction; or (e) both: (i) a proposed revision of an environment plan is submitted to NOPSEMA under a prescribed provision of regulations made under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006; and (ii) the activities to which the revised plan relates are carried out for the purposes of complying with a remedial direction; levy is imposed on the submission. (2) Levy imposed by subsection (1) is to be known as environment plan levy. (3) Environment plan levy imposed by subsection (1) is payable: (a) if: (i) paragraph (1)(a) applies; and (ii) the activities to which the plan relates are authorised by a single Commonwealth title; by the titleholder; or (b) if: (i) paragraph (1)(a) applies; and (ii) the activities to which the plan relates are authorised by 2 or more Commonwealth titles; jointly and severally by the titleholders; or (c) if: (i) paragraph (1)(b) applies; and (ii) the activities to which the revised plan relates are authorised by a single Commonwealth title; by the titleholder; or (d) if: (i) paragraph (1)(b) applies; and (ii) the activities to which the revised plan relates are authorised by 2 or more Commonwealth titles; jointly and severally by the titleholders; or (e) if paragraph (1)(c) applies—by the applicant for the Commonwealth title; or (f) if paragraph (1)(d) or (e) applies—by the person who is subject to the remedial direction. Amount of environment plan levy (4) The amount of environment plan levy imposed by subsection (1) in respect of a submission is the amount that is specified in, or worked out in accordance with, the regulations. (5) The regulations may specify different amounts of environment plan levy, or different means of working out amounts of environment plan levy, in relation to different circumstances. (6) Subsection (5) does not limit subsection 33(3A) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901. Definitions (7) In this section: