Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE (REGULATORY LEVIES) REGULATIONS 2004

- made under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Act 2003 and the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Regulations [see Note 1]  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Definitions  
   4.      Payment of levy for pipeline located both in Commonwealth waters and State/NT designated coastal waters  

   PART 2--SAFETY INVESTIGATION LEVY --COMMONWEALTH WATERS

           Division 1--Preliminary

   6.      Definitions for Part 2  
   7.      Condition for imposition of safety investigation levy  

           Division 2--Working out safety investigation levy

   8.      Determination of no obligation to pay amount of safety investigation levy  
   9.      Amount of safety investigation levy  
   10.     Advice of independent expert about costs and expenses  

           Division 3--Paying safety investigation levy

   11.     When safety investigation levy is due and payable  

           Division 4--Administration

   12.     NOPSEMA must keep records  

   PART 3--SAFETY INVESTIGATION LEVY --DESIGNATED COASTAL WATERS

           Division 1--Preliminary

   13.     Definitions for Part 3  
   14.     Condition for imposition of safety investigation levy  

           Division 2--Working out safety investigation levy

   15.     Determination of no obligation to pay amount of safety investigation levy  
   16.     Amount of safety investigation levy  
   17.     Advice of independent expert about costs and expenses  

           Division 3--Paying safety investigation levy

   18.     When safety investigation levy is due and payable (PSL Act)  

           Division 4--Administration

   19.     NOPSEMA must keep records  

   PART 4--SAFETY CASE LEVY --COMMONWEALTH WATERS

           Division 1--Preliminary

   20.     Definitions for Part 4  

           Division 2--Working out safety case levy

   21.     Amount of safety case levy  
   22.     Reconciliation of safety case levy recovered by instalments with levy payable  
   22A.    Coming into force, and revisions, of a safety case for a pipeline  

           Division 3--Paying safety case levy

   23.     When safety case levy is due and pay able  
   24.     Notifying when safety case levy is due and payable  
   25.     Remitting part of safety case levy  
   26.     Adjustment of amount of instalments  
   27.     Operator of variable-rating facility must keep NOPSEMA informed about operations  

   PART 5--SAFETY CASE LEVY --DESIGNATED COASTAL WATERS

           Division 1--Preliminary

   28.     Definitions for Part 5  

           Division 2--Working out safety case levy

   29.     Amount of safety case levy  
   30.     Reconciliation of safety case levy recovered by instalments with levy payable  
   30A.    Coming into force, and revisions, of a safety case for a pipeline  

           Division 3--Paying safety case levy

   31.     When safety case levy is due and payable  
   32.     Notifying when safety case levy is due and payable  
   33.     Remitting part of safety case levy  
   34.     Adjustment of amount of instalments  
   35.     Operator of variable-rating facility must keep NOPSEMA informed about operations  

   PART 6--WELL INVESTIGATION LEVY --COMMONWEALTH WATERS

           Division 1--Preliminary

   36.     Definitions for Part 6  

           Division 2--Working out well investigation levy

   37.     Determination of no obligation to pay amount of well investigation levy  
   38.     Amount of well investigation levy  
   39.     Advice of independent expert about costs and expenses  

           Division 3--Paying well investigation levy

   40.     When well investigation levy is due and payable  
   41.     NOPSEMA must keep records  

   PART 7--WELL INVESTIGATION LEVY --DESIGNATED COASTAL WATERS

           Division 1--Preliminary

   42.     Definitions for Part 7  

           Division 2--Working out well investigation levy

   43.     Determination of no obligation to pay amount of well investigation levy  
   44.     Amount of well investigation levy  
   45.     Advice of independent expert about costs and expenses  

           Division 3--Paying well investigation levy

   46.     When well investigation levy is due and payable  
   47.     NOPSEMA must keep records  

   PART 8--ANNUAL WELL LEVY --COMMONWEALTH PETROLEUM TITLES

   48.     Definitions for Part 8  
   49.     Amount of annual well levy  
   50.     When annual well levy is due and payable  

   PART 9--ANNUAL WELL LEVY --STATE/TERRITORY PETROLEUM TITLES

   51.     Definitions for Part 9  
   52.     Amount of annual well levy  
   53.     When annual well levy is due and payable  

   PART 10--WELL ACTIVITY LEVY --COMMONWEALTH PETROLEUM TITLES

   54.     Definitions for Part 10  
   55.     Amount of well activity levy  
   56.     When well activity levy is due and payable  

   PART 11--WELL ACTIVITY LEVY --STATE/TERRITORY PETROLEUM TITLES

   57.     Definitions for Part 11  
   58.     Amount of well activity levy  
   59.     When well activity levy is due and payable  

   PART 11A--ANNUAL TITLES ADMINISTRATION LEVY

   59A.    Amount of annual titles administration levy  

   PART 11B--ENVIRONMENT PLAN LEVY --COMMONWEALTH WATERS

   59B.    Definitions for Part 11B  
   59C.    Amount of environment plan levy  
   59D.    When environment plan levy is due and payable  
   59E.    Refund or remission of compliance amount  

   PART 11C--ENVIRONMENT PLAN LEVY --DESIGNATED COASTAL WATERS

   59F.    Definitions for Part 11C  
   59G.    Amount of environment plan levy  
   59H.    When environment plan levy is due and payable  
   59I.    Refund or remission of compliance amount  

   PART 12--NOPSEMA

   60.     Fee for assessing safety case  
   61.     Review of cost-recovery arrangements -- periodic reviews  
   62.     Review of cost-recovery arrangements -- financial report  
   63.     Meetings about operations of NOPSEMA  
           SCHEDULE 1 Facility amount and SMS amount
           SCHEDULE 2 Mobile facilities
           SCHEDULE 3 Pipeline amount and SMS amount