Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2022C00108:section:10c
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2022C00108
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 10C
Character Range: 41343–43020

10C  Imposition of well activity levy—Commonwealth titles etc.
 (1) If:
 (a) either:
 (i) a person makes an application to NOPSEMA, under prescribed regulations, or a prescribed provision of regulations, made under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, for acceptance of a well operations management plan; or
 (ii) a person submits to NOPSEMA, under a prescribed provision of regulations made under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, a proposed revision of a well operations management plan; and
 (b) the person is either:
 (i) the registered holder of an eligible title; or
 (ii) subject to a remedial direction (other than as the registered holder of an eligible title);
levy is imposed on the application or submission.
 (2) Levy imposed by subsection (1) is to be known as well activity levy.
 (3) Well activity levy imposed by subsection (1) is payable by the person.

Amount of well activity levy
 (4) The amount of well activity levy imposed by subsection (1) on an application or submission is the amount that is specified in, or worked out in accordance with, the regulations.

Definitions
 (6) In this section:
eligible title means:
 (a) a petroleum title; or
 (b) a greenhouse gas title.
greenhouse gas title means:
 (a) a greenhouse gas assessment permit; or
 (b) a greenhouse gas holding lease; or
 (c) a greenhouse gas injection licence.
petroleum title means:
 (a) a petroleum exploration permit; or
 (b) a petroleum retention lease; or
 (c) a petroleum production licence.
registered holder, in relation to an eligible title, has the same meaning as in the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006.