Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Submerged Lands) Regulations 1990

1.Citation

These regulations are the Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Submerged Lands) Regulations 1990.

[Regulation 1 inserted: SL 2026/82 r. 101.]

2.Commencement

These regulations shall come into operation on the day fixed under section 2(1) of the Acts Amendment (Petroleum) Act 1990.

2A.Terms used

In these regulations —

AGD means the Australian Geodetic Datum referred to in regulation 11;

document, in relation to service and lodgment —

(a)means an application, a form, an instrument, a nomination, a notice or a submission; and

(b)includes any other record of information with respect to a GHG operation and a petroleum operation;

GDA means the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 referred to in regulation 9.

[Regulation 2A inserted: Gazette 15 Dec 2000 p. 7216; amended: SL 2025/172 r. 19; SL 2026/82 r. 102.]

2B.Additives to petroleum

For the purpose of paragraph (b)(ii) of the definition of petroleum in section 4(1) of the Act, a substance to assist the recovery of petroleum, or of a regulated substance, is prescribed.

[Regulation 2B inserted: SL 2026/82 r. 103.]

3.Prescribed fees, rates and sums

(1)For the purposes of a provision of the Act specified in Column 2 of Schedule 1, the prescribed fee is the amount specified in Column 3 of that Schedule opposite to that provision.

(2)For the purposes of section 87(2) of the Act, the prescribed fee is a fee calculated at the rate of $149.00 per page.

[(3)‑(5)deleted]

(6)For the purposes of section 139(a) of the Act, the prescribed minimum fee is $2 400.00.

(7)For the purposes of section 139(b) of the Act, the prescribed rate is a rate of $919.00.

(8)For the purposes of section 139A of the Act, the prescribed rate is a rate of $20 000.00.

(9)For the purposes of section 140 of the Act, the prescribed rate is a rate of $17 400.00.

(10)For the purposes of section 141A of the Act, the fee is $17 400.00.

[Regulation 3 amended: Gazette 22 Jul 1994 p. 3781; 27 Jun 2000 p. 3253; 28 Jun 2002 p. 3093; 28 Feb 2003 p. 674; 23 Jun 2009 p. 2475; 9 Feb 2010 p. 270; 11 May 2010 p. 1819‑20; 16 Jul 2010 p. 3360; 24 May 2011 p. 1898; 1 Jul 2011 p. 2737; 12 Jun 2012 p. 2461; 25 Feb 2014 p. 500‑1; 17 Jun 2014 p. 1984; 30 Jun 2015 p. 2345 and 2348; 24 Jun 2016 p. 2329-30; 23 Jun 2017 p. 3300; 25 Jun 2018 p. 2315; 18 Jun 2019 p. 2051; SL 2020/93 r. 25; SL 2021/85 r. 36.]

[3A.Deleted: Gazette 23 Jun 2009 p. 2475.]

4.Form of instrument of transfer

For the purposes of section 78(3)(a) of the Act, the approved form of an instrument of transfer is the form set out in Schedule 2.

[Regulation 4 amended: SL 2026/82 r. 104.]

5.Instrument under Act s. 81(4)(b)

(1)For the purposes of section 81(4)(b) of the Act, the following particulars are prescribed —

(a)description and date of execution of the instrument evidencing the dealing referred to in section 81(4)(a) of the Act (in this subregulation referred to as the dealing);

(b)details of the title (including the type and number of the title) to which the dealing relates;

(c)full name and business address of each party to the dealing;

(d)details of the effect or effects, on registration, of the dealing specified in the relevant paragraph or paragraphs of section 81(1) of the Act;

(e)details of the interest or interests in the title of all parties to the dealing —

(i)before the registration of the dealing; and

(ii)in the event of approval of the dealing, after the registration of the dealing;

(f)in the case of a dealing to which section 4(5)(a) of the Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Submerged Lands) Registration Fees Act 1982 applies, the value of the consideration;

(g)in the case of a dealing relating to an interest in a licence or pipeline licence to which section 4(5)(b) of the Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Submerged Lands) Registration Fees Act 1982 applies, the value of the interest;

(h)whether or not the parties to the dealing have made or propose to make an application for the purposes of section 4(7) of the Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Submerged Lands) Registration Fees Act 1982;

(j)in respect of any related dealing in relation to which an entry has been made in the Register or an application in writing for approval by the Minister has been lodged (whether before or after the day fixed under section 2(1) of the Acts Amendment (Petroleum) Act 1990) —

(i)description and date of execution of the instrument evidencing the dealing; and

(ii)date of approval by the Minister (if appropriate); and

(iii)registration number (if any).

(2)In subregulation (1) —

related dealing means any dealing executed, before the execution of the instrument evidencing the dealing referred to in subregulation (1)(a), by some or all of the parties to that instrument —

(a)that affects the title which is the subject of the dealing to which the instrument referred to in subregulation (1)(a) relates; and

(b)that —

(i)creates or assigns an option to enter into the dealing referred to in subregulation (1)(a); or

(ii)creates or assigns a right to enter into the dealing referred to in subregulation (1)(a); or

(iii)is altered or terminated by the dealing referred to in subregulation (1)(a),

and includes any transaction in respect of which an instrument was registered under section 81 of the Act before the day fixed under section 2(1) of the Acts Amendment (Petroleum) Act 1990.

[Regulation 5 amended: SL 2026/82 r. 105.]

6.Service of documents

(1)A registered holder must provide an email address for the service of documents by electronic means.

(2)If the Minister is required to serve a document on the registered holder, the Minister may serve the document as an email attachment to the email address provided by the registered holder.

(3)A document served by email on a registered holder is taken to have been served —

(a)if it is sent before 4.30 pm on a working day — on that day; or

(b)otherwise — on the next working day.

[Regulation 6 inserted: SL 2026/82 r. 106.]

7.Lodging documents through Department’s website

(1)A document that is required under the Act to be lodged may be lodged as an electronic version by means of the Department’s website.

(2)A document that is lodged electronically after 4.30 pm on a working day and before 8.30 am on the next working day is taken to have been lodged at 8.30 am on that next working day.

(3)The Minister may at any time require a person who has lodged a document electronically to lodge it in hard copy form at the Department’s customer service counter at Mineral House, 100 Plain Street, East Perth WA 6004.

[Regulation 7 inserted: SL 2026/82 r. 106.]

8.Royalty value — deductible imposts

The following imposts are excluded from the definition of federal duty in section 145A(3) of the Act —

(a)all taxes, duties, fees, levies and charges already included in the purchase price of goods or services purchased by the permittee, lessee or licensee;

(b)departure tax;

(c)fringe benefits tax;

(d)deductions from salary or wages as required under the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 of the Commonwealth to enable income tax to be collected from employees by instalments;

(e)deductions from prescribed payments as required under the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 of the Commonwealth to enable tax to be collected in respect of certain payments for work;

(f)customs import duty;

(g)aircraft landing charge;

(h)training guarantee charge;

(i)superannuation guarantee charge;

(j)contributions under Part 4.2 of the Higher Education Funding Act 1988 of the Commonwealth.

[Regulation 8 inserted: Gazette 20 May 1994 p. 2125‑6.]

9.Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 previously prescribed (Act s. 10)

(1)Subject to regulation 11, the GDA is the prescribed Australian datum for the purposes referred to in section 10(1) of the Act.

(2)The reference ellipsoid for the GDA is the Geodetic Reference System 1980 (GRS80) ellipsoid with a semi‑major axis of 6 378 137 m exactly and an inverse flattening (l/f) of 298.257 222 101.

(3)The reference frame for the GDA is realised by the coordinates of the following Australian Fiducial Network geodetic stations referred to the GRS80 ellipsoid determined within the International Earth Rotation Service Terrestrial Reference Frame 1992 (ITRF92) at the epoch of 1994.0 —

(4)This regulation does not have effect on or after the day on which the Mines and Petroleum Regulations Amendment (Geocentric Datum) Regulations 2025 regulations 20 and 21 come into operation.

[Regulation 9 inserted: Gazette 15 Dec 2000 p. 7216‑17; amended: SL 2025/172 r. 20.]

10.Geocentric Datum of Australia 2020 currently prescribed (Act s. 10)

Geocentric Datum of Australia 2020 means the Reference Frame defined in the National Measurement (Recognized‑Value Standard of Measurement of Position) Determination 2017 (Cth) clause 4.

(2)The Geocentric Datum of Australia 2020 is prescribed for the purposes referred to in section 10(1) of the Act.

[Regulation 10 inserted: SL 2025/172 r. 21.]

11.Australian Geodetic Datum prescribed for limited purposes (Act s. 10)

(1)Despite regulation 10, the AGD is the prescribed datum for the purposes referred to in —

(a)section 10(5) of the Act (which refers to the determination of the position on the surface of the Earth of the boundary of the area described in Schedule 2 to the Act); and

(b)section 17(4) of the Act (which refers to the determination of the position on the surface of the Earth of a graticular section or a block).

(2)The AGD is defined by an ellipsoid having a semi‑major axis (equatorial radius) of 6 378 160 m and a flattening of 1/298.25 and fixed by the position of the origin being the Johnston Geodetic Station in the Northern Territory of Australia.

(3)The Johnston Geodetic Station is taken to be situated at —

(a)25° 56′ 54.5515″ south latitude and 133° 12′ 30.0771″ east longitude; or

(b)where decimal reckoning is used, 25° 56.90919′ south latitude and 133° 12.50129′ east longitude,

and to have a ground level elevation of 571.2 m above the ellipsoid referred to in subregulation (2).

(4)An instrument in force under the Act or these regulations immediately before 16 December 2000 that contains a reference to the position on the surface of the Earth of a point, line or area determined by reference to the AGD is to be endorsed, if it is practicable to do so, with a statement to the effect that the AGD applied to that determination, but the omission of such a statement does not affect the validity of the instrument.

(5)If, in relation to an instrument referred to in subregulation (4), coordinates calculated by reference to the AGD are to be converted to coordinates calculated by reference to the GDA, the conversion is to be made using the National Transformation Version 2 (NTV2) grid file transformation.

[Regulation 11 inserted: Gazette 15 Dec 2000 p. 7218; amended: SL 2025/172 r. 22.]

12.Transitional provision: operation of r. 3

regulation 3 means regulation 3 as in force immediately before the commencement of the Petroleum and Energy Legislation Amendment Act 2010 section 149.

(2)This regulation is made for the purposes of Schedule 3 clause 4(4) of the Act.

(3)Regulation 3 as continued in force under Schedule 3 clause 4(3)(b) of the Act is, for the purposes of its application under that paragraph, deleted.

[Regulation 12 inserted: Gazette 30 Jun 2015 p. 2345.]

13.Transitional provision relating to Petroleum Legislation Amendment Act 2024 s. 33

(1)This regulation is made under section 153(3) of the Act and applies before the day on which the Petroleum Legislation Amendment Act 2024 section 33 comes into operation.

(2)In section 145(3) of the Act (as amended by the Petroleum Legislation Amendment Act 2024 Part 4), references to an authorisation referred to in the Petroleum, Geothermal Energy and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 1967 section 67(2), or to regulations under section 67(2) of that Act, are to be read as a reference to an agreement under section 67(2)(a) of that Act.

[Regulation 13 inserted: SL 2026/82 r. 107.]

14.Transitional provision relating to Petroleum Legislation Amendment Act 2024 s. 355(1)

(1)This regulation is made under section 153(3) of the Act and applies if amendment day, as defined in Schedule 3 clause 6(1) of the Act (as inserted by the Petroleum Legislation Amendment Act 2024 section 369), is the same day as the day on which the Petroleum Legislation Amendment Act 2024 sections 260 and 261 come into operation.

(2)In Schedule 3 clause 6(3) of the Act (as inserted by the Petroleum Legislation Amendment Act 2024 section 369), the reference to section 143(1) of the Act as in force immediately before amendment day is to be read as a reference to section 143(1) of the Act as amended by the Petroleum Legislation Amendment Act 2024 sections 260 and 261.

[Regulation 14 inserted: SL 2026/82 r. 107.]

15.Other transitional provisions relating to Petroleum Legislation Amendment Act 2024

amendment day means the day on which the Petroleum Legislation Amendment Act 2024 section 210 comes into operation.

(2)This regulation is made under section 153(3) of the Act.

(3)On and after amendment day —

(a)an access authority that is in force, or an application for an access authority that is on foot, immediately before amendment day continues as a petroleum access authority or an application for a petroleum access authority; and

(b)a lease that is in force, or an application for a lease that is on foot, immediately before amendment day continues as a petroleum retention lease or an application for a petroleum retention lease; and

(c)a licence that is in force, or an application for a licence that is on foot, immediately before amendment day continues as a petroleum production licence or an application for a petroleum production licence; and

(d)a permit that is in force, or an application for a permit that is on foot, immediately before amendment day continues as a petroleum exploration permit or an application for a petroleum exploration permit; and

(e)a special prospecting authority that is in force, or an application for a special prospecting authority that is on foot, immediately before amendment day continues as a petroleum special prospecting authority or an application for a petroleum special prospecting authority; and

(f)references in the Act to, or that include, a petroleum access authority include, where relevant, an access authority that ceased to have force before amendment day; and

(g)references in the Act to, or that include, a petroleum retention lease include, where relevant, a lease that ceased to have force before amendment day; and

(h)references in the Act to, or that include, a petroleum production licence include, where relevant, a licence that ceased to have force before amendment day; and

(i)references in the Act to, or that include, a petroleum exploration permit include, where relevant, a permit that ceased to have force before amendment day; and

(j)references in the Act to, or that include, a petroleum special prospecting authority include, where relevant, a special prospecting authority that ceased to have force before amendment day.

(4)In subregulation (3), references to an application include an invitation for applications made by the Minister.

(5)In section 38E of the Act (as amended by the Petroleum Legislation Amendment Act 2024 Part 4) —

(a)in subsection (1)(a), the reference to a notice of the kind referred to in section 38H(3A) of the Act includes a notice given before amendment day of the kind referred to in section 38H(3) of the Act as then in force; and

(b)in subsection (2A)(a), the reference to an instrument under section 38E(2) of the Act includes an instrument served before amendment day under section 38E(1) of the Act as then in force; and

(c)in subsection (2A)(b)(i) and (ii), references to section 38E(2)(b) of the Act are, in the case of an instrument served before amendment day under section 38E(1) of the Act as then in force, to section 38E(1)(e) of the Act as then in force; and

(d)in subsections (3) and (4), references to the cancellation of a lease under section 38E(2B) of the Act include the cancellation of a lease before amendment day under section 38E(2) of the Act as then in force.

(6)In section 38G of the Act (as amended by the Petroleum Legislation Amendment Act 2024 Part 4) —

(a)in subsections (6), (7) and (8), references to an instrument under section 38G(1A) or (1B) of the Act include an instrument served before amendment day under section 38G(1) of the Act as then in force; and

(b)in subsection (10) —

(i)the reference to the Minister refusing to grant the renewal of a lease includes the Minister refusing to grant the renewal of a lease before amendment day by reason only of not being satisfied as to the matter referred to in section 38G(1)(c)(i) of the Act as then in force; and

(ii)in paragraph (a), the reference to an instrument under section 38G(2) of the Act includes an instrument served before amendment day under section 38G(2) of the Act as then in force.

(7)The replacement of section 38H(3) of the Act by the Petroleum Legislation Amendment Act 2024 section 301(1) does not affect a request made under section 38H(3) of the Act before amendment day.

(8)In section 38H(4) of the Act (as amended by the Petroleum Legislation Amendment Act 2024 Part 4), the reference to notices of the kind referred to in section 38H(3A)(a) of the Act includes notices given before amendment day of the kind referred to in section 38H(3) of the Act as then in force.

(9)A determination made before amendment day by the Minister under section 42 of the Act applies, on and after amendment day, in respect of a regulated substance recovered as well as petroleum recovered.

(10)In section 49(1) and (2) of the Act (as amended by the Petroleum Legislation Amendment Act 2024 Part 4), references to an instrument under section 47(1A) of the Act include an instrument made before amendment day under section 47(1) of the Act as then in force.

(11)If an instrument served on an applicant under section 49 of the Act before amendment day contains a statement that the applicant will be required to pay royalty at the rate specified in that statement, that statement applies, on and after amendment day, in respect of a regulated substance recovered as well as petroleum recovered.

(12)If an application for a pipeline licence made under section 64 of the Act before amendment day is on foot immediately before amendment day, the Act continues to apply, on and after amendment day, in relation to the application as if the amendment made by the Petroleum Legislation Amendment Act 2024 section 333 had not been made.

(13)Subregulation (14) applies if —

(a)an application for approval of a transfer is made before amendment day under section 78 of the Act; and

(b)neither of the following occurs before amendment day —

(i)the transfer is registered;

(ii)the Minister informs the applicant that the Minister has decided not to approve the transfer.

(14)On and after amendment day —

(a)section 78 of the Act, as amended by the Petroleum Legislation Amendment Act 2024 Part 4, applies in relation to the application and transfer as if the application had been made under section 78 of the Act as so amended; and

(b)for that purpose, in section 78(1), (4), (12) and (13) of the Act, references to an instrument of transfer are to an instrument of transfer that accompanied the application under section 78(3)(a) of the Act as in force before amendment day.

(15)Subregulation (16) applies if —

(a)an application for approval of a dealing is made before amendment day under section 81 or 81A of the Act; and

(b)neither of the following occurs before amendment day —

(i)an entry is made in the register in relation to the dealing under section 81(12) of the Act;

(ii)the Minister informs the applicant that the Minister has decided to refuse to approve the dealing.

(16)On and after amendment day —

(a)sections 81 and 81A (if relevant) of the Act, as amended by the Petroleum Legislation Amendment Act 2024 Part 4, apply in relation to the application and dealing as if the application had been made under section 81 or 81A of the Act as so amended; and

(b)for that purpose, in section 81(13)(a) to (c) of the Act, references to an instrument for the purpose of section 81(4)(b) of the Act are to an instrument for the purpose of section 81(4)(b) of the Act as in force before amendment day.

[Regulation 15 inserted: SL 2026/82 r. 107.]

Schedule 1 — Prescribed fees

[r. 3(1)]

[Heading inserted: SL 2026/82 r. 108.]

[Schedule 1 inserted: SL 2026/82 r. 108; amended: SL 2026/124 r. 13.]

Schedule 2 — Form of instrument of transfer of title under Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 s. 78

[r. 4]

[Heading inserted: SL 2026/82 r. 109.]

Form of Instrument of Transfer of Title under section 78 of Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Submerged Lands) Act 1982

I/We (1) (2) ................................................................................................................ being the registered holder/holders (1) of (3) ........................................................... in consideration of (4) ............................................................................................. hereby transfer all right, title and interest in that (3) ............................................ to (5) ......................................................................................................................

In witness of this transfer the parties to the transfer have affixed their respective common seals or signatures below on this ................................................ day of .......................................... 20 ..................

(6)(7)

(1)Delete whichever is inapplicable.

(2)Here insert the name of the transferor, or, if there are 2 or more transferors, the name of each transferor.

(3)Here insert the type (e.g. exploration permit, production licence), and number, of the property transferred that is a title as defined in section 74J of the Act.

(4)Here insert the value of the consideration for the transfer or the value of the title transferred. If the transfer of the title is pursuant to a dealing which has been approved and registered under the Act, insert a reference that is sufficient to identify that dealing.

(5)Here insert the name and address of the transferee, or, if there are 2 or more transferees, the name and address of each transferee.

(6)Here affix the common seal or signature of the transferor or of each transferor, as the case may be.

(7)Here affix the common seal or signature of the transferee or of each transferee, as the case may be.

[Schedule 2 amended: Gazette 23 Jun 2009 p. 2477; SL 2026/82 r. 110.]

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Notes

This is a compilation of the Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Submerged Lands) Regulations 1990 and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation, and for information about any reprints, see the compilation table.

Compilation table

• Citation Published Commencement
• Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Regulations 1990 1 28 Sep 1990 p. 5105‑8 1 Oct 1990 (see r. 2 and Gazette 28 Sep 1990 p. 5099)
• Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Regulations 1993 24 Dec 1993 p. 6832 (correction 31 Dec 1993 p. 6876) 24 Dec 1993
• Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Regulations 1994 20 May 1994 p. 2125‑6 20 May 1994
• Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 1994 22 Jul 1994 p. 3781 22 Jul 1994 (see r. 2 and Gazette 22 Jul 1994 p. 3728)
• Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Regulations 2000 8 Feb 2000 p. 456‑7 8 Feb 2000
• Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2000 27 Jun 2000 p. 3253‑4 1 Jul 2000 (see r. 2)
• Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2000 15 Dec 2000 p. 7216‑18 16 Dec 2000 (see r. 2 and Gazette 15 Dec 2000 p. 7201)
• Reprint of the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Regulations 1990 as at 9 March 2001 (includes amendments listed above)
• Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Regulations 2002 28 Jun 2002 p. 3092‑4 1 Jul 2002 (see r. 2)
• Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Regulations 2003 28 Feb 2003 p. 673‑5 28 Feb 2003
• Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Regulations 2009 23 Jun 2009 p. 2474‑7 r. 1 and 2: 23 Jun 2009 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2009 (see r. 2(b))
• Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Regulations 2010 9 Feb 2010 p. 270 r. 1 and 2: 9 Feb 2010 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 10 Feb 2010 (see r. 2(b))
• Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2010 11 May 2010 p. 1819‑21 r. 1 and 2: 11 May 2010 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 12 May 2010 (see r. 2(b))
• Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2010 16 Jul 2010 p. 3359‑61 r. 1 and 2: 16 Jul 2010 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 17 Jul 2010 (see r. 2(b)(ii))
• Reprint 2: The Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Regulations 1990 as at 24 Sep 2010 (includes amendments listed above)
• Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Regulations 2011 24 May 2011 p. 1897-8 r. 1 and 2: 24 May 2011 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 25 May 2011 (see r. 2(b) and Gazette 24 May 2011 p. 1892)
• Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2011 1 Jul 2011 p. 2736‑8 r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2011 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2011 (see r. 2(b))
• Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Regulations 2012 12 Jun 2012 p. 2460‑2 r. 1 and 2: 12 Jun 2012 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2012 (see r. 2(b))
• Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Regulations 2014 25 Feb 2014 p. 500‑1 r. 1 and 2: 25 Feb 2014 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 26 Feb 2014 (see r. 2(b))
• Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2014 17 Jun 2014 p. 1983‑5 r. 1 and 2: 17 Jun 2014 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2014 (see r. 2(b))
• Reprint 3: The Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Regulations 1990 as at 14 Nov 2014 (includes amendments listed above)
• Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Regulations 2015 30 Jun 2015 p. 2345 r. 1 and 2: 30 Jun 2015 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2015 (see r. 2 and Gazette 30 Jun 2015 p. 2321)
• Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2015 30 Jun 2015 p. 2348‑9 r. 1 and 2: 30 Jun 2015 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2015 (see r. 2(b))
• Mines and Petroleum Regulations Amendment (Fees and Levies) Regulations 2016 Pt. 8 24 Jun 2016 p. 2325‑34 1 Jul 2016 (see r. 2(b))
• Mines and Petroleum Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2017 Pt. 12 23 Jun 2017 p. 3279‑309 1 Jul 2017 (see r. 2(b))
• Mines and Petroleum Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2018 Pt. 12 25 Jun 2018 p. 2297‑324 1 Jul 2018 (see r. 2(b))
• Mines and Petroleum Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2019 Pt. 11 18 Jun 2019 p. 2040‑56 1 Jul 2019 (see r. 2(b))
• Mines and Petroleum Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2020 Pt. 11 SL 2020/93 26 Jun 2020 1 Jul 2020 (see r. 2(b))
• Mines and Petroleum Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2021 Pt. 15 SL 2021/85 21 Jun 2021 1 Jul 2021 (see r. 2(b))
• Mines and Petroleum Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2022 Pt. 11 SL 2022/58 20 May 2022 1 Jul 2022 (see r. 2(b))
• Mines and Petroleum Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2023 Pt. 13 SL 2023/36 5 May 2023 1 Jul 2023 (see r. 2(b))
• Mines and Petroleum Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2024 Pt. 12 SL 2024/97 12 Jun 2024 1 Jul 2024 (see r. 2(b))
• Mines and Petroleum Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2025 Pt. 12 SL 2025/90 11 Jun 2025 1 Jul 2025 (see r. 2(b))
• Mines and Petroleum Regulations Amendment (Geocentric Datum) Regulations 2025 Pt. 5 SL 2025/172 2 Oct 2025 3 Oct 2025 (see r. 2(b))
• Mines and Petroleum Regulations Amendment Regulations 2026 Pt. 13 SL 2026/82 27 May 2026 28 May 2026 (see r. 2(b) and SL 2026/70 cl. 2)
• Mines and Petroleum Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2026 Pt. 5 SL 2026/124 24 Jun 2026 1 Jul 2026 (see r. 2(b))

Other notes

1Now known as the Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Submerged Lands) Regulations 1990; citation changed (see note under r. 1).

Defined terms

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined termProvision(s)

AGD2A

amendment day15(1)

dealing5(1)

document2A

federal duty8

GDA2A

Geocentric Datum of Australia 202010(1)

GRS809(2)

regulation 312(1)

related dealing5(2)

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