South Australia
Petroleum (Fees) Variation Regulations 2008
under the Petroleum Act 2000

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1	Short title
2	Commencement
3	Variation provisions
Part 2—Variation of Petroleum Regulations 2000
4	Substitution of Schedule 1
Schedule 1—Fees

Part 1—Preliminary
1—Short title
These regulations may be cited as the Petroleum (Fees) Variation Regulations 2008.
2—Commencement
These regulations will come into operation on 1 July 2008.
3—Variation provisions
In these regulations, a provision under a heading referring to the variation of specified regulations varies the regulations so specified.

Part 2—Variation of Petroleum Regulations 2000
4—Substitution of Schedule 1
Schedule 1—delete the Schedule and substitute:
Schedule 1—Fees

Part 1—Application fees			
1	Application for a licence under the Act	$3 328	
2	Application for the renewal of a licence under the Act	$1 663	
3	Application to vary or revoke a discretionary condition of a licence	$1 663	
4	Application for the approval of the Minister to vary a work program	$1 663	
5	Application to convert a production licence into a retention licence	$1 663	
6	Application for the authorisation of the Minister to alter or modify a pipeline	$1 663	
7	Application to the Minister to consolidate adjacent licence areas, or to divide a licence area	$1 663	
8	Application to the Minister to suspend a licence for a specified period	$1 663	
9	Application to the Minister for the approval and registration of a registrable dealing	$1 663	
10	Application to have access to material included in the commercial register	$166	
Part 2—Annual licence fees (section 78)			
11	Preliminary survey licence	$2 815 or $1.00 per km2 of the total licence area, whichever is the greater	
12	Speculative survey licence	$2 815 or $1.00 per km2 of the total licence area, whichever is the greater	
13	Exploration licence—		
		(a)	in relation to the first term of the licence	$2 815 or $1.00 per km2 of the total licence area, whichever is the greater	
		(b)	in relation to a licence granted on terms under which the licence is renewable for 1 further term—in relation to the second term	$2 815 or $1.60 per km2 of the licence area during the second term, whichever is the greater	
		(c)	in relation to a licence granted on terms under which the licence is renewable for 2 further terms—		
		(i)	in relation to the second term	$2 815 or $1.25 per km2 of the licence area during the second term, whichever is the greater	
		(ii)	in relation to the third term	$2 815 or $2.50 per km2 of the licence area during the third term, whichever is the greater	
		(d)	in relation to a licence granted on terms under which the licence is renewable for 3 further terms—		
		(i)	in relation to the second term	$2 815 or $1.15 per km2 of the licence area during the second term, whichever is the greater	
		(ii)	in relation to the third term	$2 815 or $1.60 per km2 of the licence area during the third term, whichever is the greater	
		(iii)	in relation to the fourth term	$2 815 or $3.15 per km2 of the licence area during the fourth term, whichever is the greater	
14	Retention licence	$2 815 or $484 per km2 of the total licence area, whichever is the greater	
15	Production licence	$2 815 or $484 per km2 of the total licence area, whichever is the greater	
16	Pipeline licence	$2 815 or $266 per kilometre, whichever is the greater	
17	Associated facilities licence	$2 815 or $1 409 per km2 of the total licence area, whichever is the greater	
Note—
As required by section 10AA(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978, the Minister has certified that, in the Minister's opinion, it is necessary or appropriate that these regulations come into operation as set out in these regulations.
Made by the Governor's Deputy
with the advice and consent of the Executive Council
on 5 June 2008
No 139 of 2008
MMRD08/003CS