Commonwealth Numbered Acts

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM (ANNUAL FEES) ACT 2006 (NO. 15, 2006) - SCHEDULE 1

Note:       See section 6.

1   Pre‑commencement years

             (1)  Despite the repeal of the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Fees Act 1994 , that Act continues to apply, in relation to a fee in respect of a pre‑commencement year of the term of an exploration permit, retention lease, production licence, infrastructure licence or pipeline licence, as if that repeal had not happened.

             (2)  For the purposes of this clause, a year of the term of an exploration permit, retention lease, production licence, infrastructure licence or pipeline licence is a pre‑commencement year if the year began before the commencement of this clause.

2   Transitional—regulations

             (1)  This clause applies to regulations if:

                     (a)  the regulations were in force immediately before the commencement of this clause; and

                     (b)  the regulations were made for the purposes of a particular provision of the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Fees Act 1994 .

             (2)  The regulations have effect, after the commencement of this clause, as if:

                     (a)  they had been made for the purposes of the corresponding provision of this Act; and

                     (b)  any requirement imposed by this Act or the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 in relation to the making of the regulations (including a requirement about the form of words) had been satisfied.

             (3)  Subclause (2) does not prevent the regulations continuing to have effect for the purposes of a particular provision of the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Fees Act 1994 as that Act continues to apply after its repeal because of clause 1 of this Schedule.

             (4)  For the purposes of this clause, in determining whether a provision is a corresponding provision:

                     (a)  regard must be had to the substance of the provision; and

                     (b)  if the provision appears to have expressed the same idea in a different form of words for the purpose of using a clearer style—disregard the difference.

3   Re‑enactment of the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Fees Act 1994

                   This Act re‑enacts the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Fees Act 1994 with certain modifications.

Note:          Section 15AC of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 provides that if an Act has expressed an idea in a particular form of words, and a later Act appears to have expressed the same idea in a different form of words for the purpose of using a clearer style, the ideas shall not be taken to be different merely because different forms of words were used.