21AAmount of levy—pipelines subject to pipeline licences

21A Amount of levy—pipelines subject to pipeline licences

(1) For the purposes of subsection 7(4) of the Regulatory Levies Act, this section provides for the amount of safety case levy imposed on a safety case in respect of a year if the safety case is in force at any time during the year in relation to one or more facilities that are pipelines subject to pipeline licences located, or proposed to be located, in Commonwealth waters. Amount of levy—general (2) The amount of levy is the sum of the following amounts: (a) the SMS amount for the safety case and the year; and (b) the facility amount for each facility (other than a facility covered by subsection (5)) in relation to which the safety case is in force during the year. SMS amount for safety case and year (3) The SMS amount for the safety case and the year is: (a) if the person liable to pay the levy is already liable to pay an SMS amount in the year for another safety case under this section or section 29A—zero; or (b) if paragraph (a) does not apply and there are one or more acceptance events in relation to the safety case during the year—$84,300; or (c) if neither paragraph (a) nor (b) applies—zero.

Note: For when a person is already liable to pay an SMS amount, see section 20C.

Facility amount for facility (4) The facility amount for a facility in relation to which the safety case is in force during the year is: (a) if one or more acceptance events occur in relation to the safety case during the year—the amount that is the result of multiplying the following: (i) the facility rating for the facility; (ii) the number of acceptance events that occur in relation to the safety case during the year; (iii) $21,000; or (b) if paragraph (a) does not apply—zero. Certain pipelines located mostly in designated coastal waters (5) This subsection covers a facility that is a pipeline subject to a pipeline licence if: (a) the pipeline is located, or proposed to be located, in both Commonwealth waters and the designated coastal waters of: (i) one or more States; or (ii) the Northern Territory; or (iii) one or more States and the Northern Territory; and (b) more of the length of the pipeline is located in the designated coastal waters.

Note: The reference to a pipeline subject to a pipeline licence in subsection (5) does not include a reference to a pipeline in relation to which a remedial direction is in force: see paragraph 20D(1)(a) of this instrument.