NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) REGULATIONS 1987
As in force at 1 July 2013
Table of provisions
1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1
2 Form of instrument of transfer ......................................................... 1
3 Prescribed fees................................................................................ 1
4 Instrument under section 81(4)(b) of Act ......................................... 1
5 Fees ................................................................................................ 3
6 Amount of security ........................................................................... 3
7 Fees ................................................................................................ 3
8 Exploration permit fees .................................................................... 4
9 Retention lease fees ........................................................................ 4
10 Production licence fees ................................................................... 4
11 Pipeline licence fees ........................................................................ 5
12 Fee increase to cover GST .............................................................. 5
Schedule 1
Schedule 2 Prescribed fees
ENDNOTES
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
As in force at 1 July 2013
PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) REGULATIONS 1987
Regulations under the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1981
1 Citation
These Regulations may be cited as the Petroleum (Submerged
Lands) Regulations 1987.
2 Form of instrument of transfer
For the purposes of section 78(3) of the Act, an instrument of
transfer shall be in the form specified in the Schedule.
3 Prescribed fees
For the purposes of each section of the Act specified in Column 1 of
Schedule 2, the fee specified opposite in Column 2 is prescribed.
4 Instrument under section 81(4)(b) of Act
(1) For the purposes of section 81(4)(b) of the Act, the following
particulars are prescribed:
(a) the description and date of execution of the instrument
evidencing the dealing referred to in section 81(4)(a) of the
Act;
(b) details of the title (including the type and number of the title) to
which the dealing relates;
(c) the full name and business address of each party to the
dealing;
(d) details of the effect or effects, upon registration, of the dealing
specified in terms of 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
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(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 92(5)(a) of the Act
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 92(5)(b) of the Act 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 92(7) of the Act;
(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 commencement of the Petroleum (Submerged
Lands) Amendment Act 1989):
(i) the description and date of execution of the instrument
evidencing the dealing;
(ii) the date of approval by the Minister or Designated
Authority (if appropriate); and
(iii) the registration number (if any).
(2) In subregulation (1), related dealing means a 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);
(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 a transaction in respect of which an instrument was
registered under section 81 of the Act before 3 September 1986.
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5 Fees
(1) For the purposes of section 86(1) of the Act, the fee payable is
19 revenue units.
(2) For the purposes of section 87(2) of the Act, the fee is to be
calculated at the rate of $5.75 per page.
(3) For the purposes of section 87(3) of the Act, the fee payable is
28 revenue units.
6 Amount of security
For the purposes of section 114(1)(a) of the Act, the prescribed
amount of a security is:
(a) in the case of a security referred to in Division 2 or 2A of Part
II of the Act – $30 000;
(b) in the case of a security referred to in Division 3 of Part II of
the Act – $300 000; and
(c) in the case of a security referred to in Division 4 of Part II of
the Act – $120 000.
7 Fees
(1) For the purposes of section 118(1A)(b), (2)(b), (5)(c) and (5A)(b) of
the Act, the fee payable is an amount equal to the sum of the
following amounts:
(a) where the information requested is contained in a document
and that document is lent to the person who made the
request – an amount calculated at the rate of 35 revenue units
per day or part of a day during which the document containing
the information is on loan to that person;
(b) where the information requested is contained in a document
and that document is not readily available and a search is
necessary to locate the information – an amount calculated at
the rate of 35 revenue units per hour or part of an hour after
the first half-hour for the time taken to locate the information;
(c) where any information referred to in paragraphs (a) or (b) is,
on the application of the person making the request:
(i) copied or reproduced; or
(ii) forwarded or consigned to that person,
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an amount equal to all costs incurred in the copying,
reproduction, forwarding or consignment, including the costs
of packaging where applicable.
(2) For the purposes of section 118(3) and (5)(d) of the Act, the fee
payable is an amount equal to the sum of the following amounts:
(a) where the core, cutting or sample is lent to the person who
made the request – an amount calculated at the rate of
35 revenue units per day or part of a day during which the
core, cutting or sample is on loan to that person;
(b) where the core, cutting or sample is not readily available and a
search is necessary to locate the core, cutting or sample – an
amount calculated at the rate of 35 revenue units per hour or
part of an hour after the first half-hour for the time taken to
locate the core, cutting or sample;
(c) where the core, cutting or sample is, on the application of the
person making the request, forwarded or consigned to that
person – an amount equal to all costs incurred in the
forwarding or consignment, including the costs of packaging
where applicable.
8 Exploration permit fees
For the purposes of section 138(1)(a) of the Act, the fee payable is:
(a) $1 500; or
(b) an amount calculated at a rate of $84 for each block to which
the permit relates at the commencement of the year,
whichever is the greater.
9 Retention lease fees
For the purposes of section 138(1)(b) of the Act, the fee payable
shall be calculated at the rate of $12 075 for each block to which
the lease relates at the commencement of the year.
10 Production licence fees
For the purposes of section 138(1)(c) of the Act, the fee payable is
$18 000 for each block to which the licence relates at the
commencement of the year.
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11 Pipeline licence fees
For the purposes of section 138(1)(d) of the Act, the fee payable is
to be calculated at the rate of $120 per kilometre or part of a
kilometre of the length of the pipeline as at the commencement of
the year.
12 Fee increase to cover GST
(1) If an annual fee prescribed by regulation 8, 9, 10 or 11 is payable in
respect of a period any of which is after 30 June 2000, the amount
of the fee payable in respect of the period after 30 June 2000 is
increased by the amount of the GST component.
(2) Despite that the fee in respect of a period after 30 June 2000 may
have been paid, the additional amount of the GST component may
be separately charged and is payable by the permittee, licensee or
lessee (as the case may be) within one month after the date the
charge is made.
(3) The GST component of a fee in respect of a period after
30 June 2000 is to be calculated in accordance with the formula:
GST component = (AF/10) x (GST period/366)
where:
AF is the relevant annual fee prescribed; and
GST period is the number of days that are in the period after
30 June 2000.
(4) In this regulation GST has the same meaning as in the A New Tax
System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 of the Commonwealth.
Schedule 1
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Schedule 1
regulation 2
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1981
TRANSFER OF TITLE UNDER SECTION 78
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 ,
19 .
(6) (7)
(1) Delete whichever is inapplicable.
(2) Here insert the name of the transferor, or where 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 within the meaning of section 78 of the Act.
(4) Here insert the value of the consideration for the transfer or the value of the title transferred. Where 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, where 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.
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ENDNOTES
1 KEY
Key to abbreviations
amd = amended od = order
app = appendix om = omitted
bl = by-law pt = Part
ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule
cl = clause rem = remainder
div = Division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired rep = repealed
f = forms s = section
Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule
hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title sub = substituted
nc = not commenced
2 LIST OF LEGISLATION
Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Regulations (SL No. 3, 1987)
Notified 11 February 1987
Commenced 11 February 1987
Amendment to the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Regulations (SL No. 69, 1991)
Notified 18 December 1991
Commenced 18 December 1991 (r 1, s 2 Petroleum (Submerged Lands)
Amendment Act 1991 (Act No. 51, 1991) and Gaz G50,
18 December 1991, p 3)
Amendments of Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Regulations (SL No. 41, 1995)
Notified 19 December 1995
Commenced 19 December 1995 (r 1, s 2 Petroleum (Submerged Lands)
Amendment Act 1995 (Act No. 40, 1995) and Gaz S43,
19 December 1995)
Amendment of Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Regulations (SL No. 36, 2000)
Notified 30 June 2000
Commenced 30 June 2000
Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment (Fees) Regulations 2013 (SL No. 14, 2013)
Notified 29 May 2013
Commenced 1 July 2013 (r 2)
3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS
General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table
of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation
Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: r 1 and sch 1.
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Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Regulations 1987 9
4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS
rr 3 – 4 ins No. 69, 1991, r 2
rr 5 – 7 ins No. 69, 1991, r 2
amd No. 14, 2013, r 5
r 8 ins No. 69, 1991, r 2
amd No. 41, 1995, r 2; No. 14, 2013, r 5
r 9 ins No. 69, 1991, r 2
amd No. 41, 1995, r 3 No. 14, 2013, r 5
r 10 ins No. 69, 1991, r 2
amd No. 41, 1995, r 4 No. 14, 2013, r 5
r 11 ins No. 69, 1991, r 2
amd No. 41, 1995, r 5 No. 14, 2013, r 5
r 12 ins No. 36, 2000
sch 1 amd No. 69, 1991, r 3
sch 2 ins No. 69, 1991, r 4
sub No. 14, 2013, r 4