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2013-2014
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas
Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment
Bill 2014
No. , 2014
(Industry)
A Bill for an Act to amend the Offshore Petroleum
and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Act
2003, and for related purposes
No. , 2014
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies)
Amendment Bill 2014
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Contents
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Short title ........................................................................................... 1
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Commencement ................................................................................. 1
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Schedule(s) ........................................................................................ 2
Schedule 1--Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage
(Regulatory Levies) Act 2003
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Part 1--Amendments
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Part 2--Application of amendments
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No. , 2014
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies)
Amendment Bill 2014
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A Bill for an Act to amend the Offshore Petroleum
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and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Act
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2003, and for related purposes
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The Parliament of Australia enacts:
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1 Short title
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This Act may be cited as the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse
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Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment Act 2014.
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2 Commencement
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(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table
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commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with
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column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect
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according to its terms.
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Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies)
Amendment Bill 2014
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Commencement information
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Provision(s)
Commencement
Date/Details
1. Sections 1 to 3
and anything in
this Act not
elsewhere covered
by this table
The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.
2. Schedule 1,
items 1 and 2
A single day to be fixed by Proclamation.
However, if the provision(s) do not
commence within the period of 6 months
beginning on the day this Act receives the
Royal Assent, they commence on the day
after the end of that period.
3. Schedule 1,
items 3 to 21
The day after this Act receives the Royal
Assent.
Note:
This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally
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enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of
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this Act.
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(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act.
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Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it
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may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
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3 Schedule(s)
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Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or
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repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule
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concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect
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according to its terms.
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Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Act 2003
Schedule 1
Amendments Part 1
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Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies)
Amendment Bill 2014
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Schedule 1
--Offshore Petroleum and
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Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory
2
Levies) Act 2003
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Part 1
--Amendments
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1 Subsection 10E(1)
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Repeal the subsection, substitute:
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(1) Levy is imposed on an eligible title:
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(a) for the year beginning on the day the title comes into force;
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and
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(b) for each subsequent year beginning on the anniversary of that
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day, if the title is in force at the start of the anniversary.
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Levy is imposed whether or not the eligible title is in force for the
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whole of the year.
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Note:
See section 695M of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas
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Storage Act 2006 for the remittal or refund of levy imposed for a year
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by this subsection if the title ceases to be in force before the end of the
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year.
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2 Subsection 10E(8)
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Repeal the subsection.
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3 At the end of subparagraph 10F(1)(b)(ii)
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Add "or".
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4 After paragraph 10F(1)(b)
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Insert:
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(c) both:
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(i) an environment plan is submitted to NOPSEMA under
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regulation 9 of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse
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Gas Storage (Environment) Regulations 2009; and
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(ii) the plan is submitted by an applicant for a
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Commonwealth title mentioned in paragraph (e), (f),
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(g), (k) or (l) of the definition of Commonwealth title in
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subsection (7);
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Schedule 1 Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Act
2003
Part 1 Amendments
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5 Paragraph 10F(3)(a)
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Omit "registered holder of the Commonwealth title", substitute
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"titleholder".
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6 Paragraph 10F(3)(b)
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Omit "registered holders of the Commonwealth titles", substitute
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"titleholders".
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7 Paragraph 10F(3)(c)
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Omit "registered holder of the Commonwealth title", substitute
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"titleholder".
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8 Paragraph 10F(3)(d)
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Omit "registered holders of the Commonwealth titles", substitute
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"titleholders".
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9 At the end of subsection 10F(3)
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Add:
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; or (e) if paragraph (1)(c) applies--by the applicant for the
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Commonwealth title.
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10 Subsection 10F(7) (after paragraph (g) of the definition of
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Commonwealth title)
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Insert:
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(ga) a petroleum scientific investigation consent; or
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11 Subsection 10F(7) (at the end of the definition of
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Commonwealth title)
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Add:
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; or (m) a greenhouse gas research consent.
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12 Subsection 10F(7)
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Insert:
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greenhouse gas research consent has the same meaning as in the
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Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006.
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Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Act 2003
Schedule 1
Amendments Part 1
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petroleum scientific investigation consent has the same meaning
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as in the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act
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2006.
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titleholder means:
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(a) for a title mentioned in any of paragraphs (a) to (g) or (h) to
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(l) of the definition of Commonwealth title in this
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subsection--the registered holder of the title; or
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(b) for a consent mentioned in paragraph (ga) or (m) of the
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definition of Commonwealth title in this subsection--the
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holder of the consent (within the meaning of section 254 or
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425 of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage
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Act 2006).
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13 At the end of subparagraph 10G(1)(b)(ii)
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Add "or".
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14 After paragraph 10G(1)(b)
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Insert:
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(c) both:
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(i) an environment plan is submitted to NOPSEMA under a
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regulation of a State or Territory that substantially
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corresponds to regulation 9 of the Offshore Petroleum
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and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Environment)
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Regulations 2009; and
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(ii) the plan is submitted by an applicant for a
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State/Territory title that substantially corresponds to a
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Commonwealth title mentioned in paragraph (e), (f),
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(g), (k) or (l) of the definition of Commonwealth title in
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subsection 10F(7).
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15 Paragraph 10G(3)(a)
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Omit "registered holder of the State/Territory title", substitute
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"titleholder".
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16 Paragraph 10G(3)(b)
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Omit "registered holders of the State/Territory titles", substitute
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"titleholders".
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Schedule 1 Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Act
2003
Part 1 Amendments
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17 Paragraph 10G(3)(c)
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Omit "registered holder of the State/Territory title", substitute
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"titleholder".
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18 Paragraph 10G(3)(d)
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Omit "registered holders of the State/Territory titles", substitute
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"titleholders".
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19 At the end of subsection 10G(3)
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Add:
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; or (e) if paragraph (1)(c) applies--by the applicant for the
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State/Territory title.
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20 Subsection 10G(7)
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Insert:
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titleholder means:
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(a) for a State/Territory title that substantially corresponds to a
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Commonwealth title mentioned in any of paragraphs (a) to
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(g) or (h) to (l) of the definition of Commonwealth title in
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subsection 10F(7)--the registered holder of the title; or
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(b) for a State/Territory title that substantially corresponds to a
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consent mentioned in paragraph (ga) or (m) of the definition
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of Commonwealth title in subsection 10F(7)--the holder of
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the consent under the relevant State PSLA or Territory
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PSLA.
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Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Act 2003
Schedule 1
Application of amendments Part 2
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Amendment Bill 2014
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Part 2
--Application of amendments
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21 Application of amendments
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(1)
The amendments of section 10E of the Offshore Petroleum and
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Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Act 2003 made by Part 1
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of this Schedule apply in relation to the imposition of annual titles
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administration levy by that Act on an eligible title for a year that begins
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on or after the commencement of those amendments.
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(2)
The amendments of sections 10F and 10G of the Offshore Petroleum
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and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Act 2003 made by
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Part 1 of this Schedule apply in relation to the imposition of
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environment plan levy by that Act on the submission of an environment
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plan for which levy is imposed by section 10F or 10G of that Act if the
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plan is submitted on or after the commencement of those amendments.
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