Chris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

The Minister for Resources and Energy and the Minister for Tourism has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

(1) Given the very broad nature of the question attempting to answer this question would cause an unreasonable diversion of resources.

(2) Given the very broad nature of the question attempting to answer this question would cause an unreasonable diversion of resources.

(3) The Minister for Finance will provide a whole of government response.

(4) The Minister for Finance will provide a whole of government response.

(5) The Minister for Finance will provide a whole of government response.

(6) There are two cost recovery regulatory bodies in the Resources and Energy portfolio.

NOPTA

(a) NOPTA (the National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator) is a fully cost recovered administrator. Its operating budget comes from regulatory levies imposed on industry. The levy incomes collected by NOPTA are documented in the annual report of the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism. The quanta of NOPTA's regulatory levies together with its budget costs will be subject to an annual cost effectiveness review with industry, including consultation.

(b) Levies are currently collected in relation to the Annual Title Administration Levy:

Petroleum Exploration Permit

Petroleum Exploration Permit

Petroleum Retention Lease

Petroleum Production Licence

Infrastructure Licence

Pipeline Licence

Greenhouse Gas Assessment Permit

Greenhouse Gas Injection Licence

Fees are currently charged for:

Miscellaneous fees:

Register inspection fee

Document and certification fee

Information fees

Sample inspection fees

Entry into/alteration of register

(c) Not applicable. NOPTA was established on 1 January 2012.

NOPSEMA

(a) NOPSEMA (the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Agency) is a fully cost recovered regulator. Its operating budget comes from regulatory levies imposed on industry. The levy incomes collected by NOPSEMA are documented in its annual report. The quanta of NOPSEMA's regulatory levies together with its budget costs are the subject of an annual cost effectiveness review with industry, including consultation.

(b) Levies are currently collected in relation to:

Facility safety cases

Well operations management plans

Applications to undertake well activities

Environment plans

Chargeable safety case and well investigations

An annual well levy

Fees are currently charged for:

The recovery of NOPSEMA expenses incurred on early engagement activities

Late payment penalties

(c) Since 2010, the levies have increased by:

Safety Case Safety management system (SMS) – Mobile Facilities: 13 per cent

Safety Case SMS – Non-Mobile facilities: 12 per cent

Safety Case Facility – Mobile and Non-Mobile: 12 per cent

Levis to have remained unaltered are:

Well operations management plan levies

Applications to undertake well activity levies

Environment plan levies

The annual well levy

Late payment penalties have remained the same

Chargeable safety case and well investigation levies have used the same threshold and basis of recovery of expenses incurred.

The recovery of NOPSEMA expenses incurred on early engagement activities uses the same basis as recovery of expenses incurred.