Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Regulations 2022
20CWhen person is already liable to pay SMS amount
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 20C
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Regulations 2022.
20C When person is already liable to pay SMS amount
Facilities other than pipelines subject to pipeline licences (1) If, apart from this subsection, a person would become liable to pay more than one SMS amount in a year under section 21 or 29 (or both): (a) NOPSEMA must decide the case in which the person is first liable to pay an SMS amount for the year under those sections; and (b) for the purposes of paragraphs 21(4)(a) and 29(4)(a), the person is taken to be already liable to pay an SMS amount under those sections in each other case. Pipelines subject to pipeline licences (2) If, apart from this subsection, a person would become liable to pay more than one SMS amount in a year under section 21A or 29A (or both): (a) NOPSEMA must decide the case in which the person is first liable to pay an SMS amount for the year under those sections; and (b) for the purposes of paragraphs 21A(3)(a) and 29A(3)(a), the person is taken to be already liable to pay an SMS amount under those sections in each other case.