Petroleum (Offshore) Regulation 2016 1 Name of Regulation This Regulation is the Petroleum (Offshore) Regulation 2016. 2 Commencement This Regulation commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website. 3 Definition (1) In this Regulation: the Act means the Petroleum (Offshore) Act 1982. Note— The Act and the Interpretation Act 1987 contain definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Regulation. (2) Notes included in this Regulation do not form part of this Regulation. 4 Fees The fee for the purposes of a provision of the Act specified in Schedule 1 is the fee specified opposite that provision. 5 Transfer of title The prescribed form for an instrument of transfer referred to in section 78 (3) (a) of the Act is the Form set out in Schedule 2. 6 Repeal and savings (1) The Petroleum (Offshore) Regulation 2006 is repealed. (2) Any act, matter or thing that had effect under the Petroleum (Offshore) Regulation 2006 immediately before the repeal of that Regulation is taken to have effect under this Regulation. Schedule 1 Fees (Clause 4) Matter for which fee payable Fee Application fees Exploration permit (section 22 (1) (f)) $3,000 Exploration permit for surrendered, cancelled or determined block or blocks (section 25 (1) (a)) $3,000 Exploration permit renewal (section 31 (2) (c)) $1,200 Retention lease (section 39A (2) (e)) $1,200 Retention lease renewal (section 39F (2) (d)) $1,200 Production licence (section 42 (1) (e)) $1,200 Production licence for surrendered, cancelled or determined block or blocks (section 49 (1) (a)) $3,000 Production licence for individual blocks (section 52 (2) (e)) $600 Production licence renewal (section 55 (2) (d)) $1,200 Pipeline licence (section 65 (1) (f)) $3,000 Pipeline licence renewal (section 69 (2) (c)) $1,200 Pipeline licence variation (section 72 (2) (e)) $600 Special prospecting authority (section 112 (2) (d)) $600 Transfer fees Transfer fees generally (section 92 (2), (3) and (6)) $600 Transfer fees for related corporations (section 92 (4) and (6A)) $3,000 Annual fees Exploration permit (section 137) $1,000, or $50 for each block to which the permit relates as at the beginning of the year concerned, whichever is the greater Retention lease (section 137A) $6,000 for each block to which the lease relates as at the beginning of the year concerned Production licence (section 138) $18,000 for each block to which the licence relates as at the beginning of the year concerned Pipeline licence (section 139) $80 for each kilometre, or part of a kilometre, of the length of the pipeline as at the beginning of the year concerned Fees for the release of information Information contained in a document that is lent to the person making the request (section 119 (1A), (2), (5) and (5A)) $25 for each day, or part of a day, during which the document is on loan Information contained in a document that is not readily available and for which a search has to be made (section 119 (1A), (2), (5) and (5A)) $25 for each hour, or part of an hour after the first half hour, taken to locate the information Information that is, on the application of the person making the request, copied or reproduced or consigned to that person (section 119 (1A), (2), (5) and (5A)) An amount equal to the costs incurred in the copying, reproduction or consignment, including the costs of packaging Fees for the inspection of cores, cuttings or samples Core, cutting or sample lent to the person making the request (section 119 (3) and (5)) $25 for each day, or part of a day, during which the core, cutting or sample is on loan Core, cutting or sample that is not readily available and for which a search has to be made (section 119 (3) and (5)) $25 for each hour, or part of an hour after the first half hour, taken to locate the core, cutting or sample Core, cutting or sample that is, on the application of the person making the request, consigned to that person (section 119 (3) and (5)) An amount equal to the costs incurred in the consignment, including the costs of packaging Miscellaneous fees Register entry (section 79 (2) and (3) (b)) $60 Inspection of Register and documents (section 86 (1)) $12 per inspection Provision of copies of, or extracts from, Register or of or from certain other documents (section 87 (2)) $2 per page Provision of evidentiary certificates (section 87 (3)) $30 per certificate Schedule 2 Form of instrument of transfer (Clause 5) Transfer of title Section 78, Petroleum (Offshore) Act 1982 I/We* [name or names] being the registered holder/holders* of [type (eg exploration permit, production licence) and number of title being transferred], in consideration of [value of consideration for the transfer or value of title transferred]1 hereby transfer all right, title and interest in that [type (eg exploration permit, production licence) and number of title being transferred] to [name and address of transferee, or, if there are two or more transferees, of all transferees]. IN WITNESS of this transfer the parties to the transfer have affixed their respective common seals or signatures below on this day of 20 . Transferor Transferee * Delete whichever is inapplicable 1 If the transfer of the title is pursuant to a dealing that has been approved and registered under the Act, insert a reference that is sufficient to identify that dealing.