Offshore Minerals (Works Licence Fees) Act 1981

This Act provides for the payment of fees in respect of works licences under the Offshore Minerals Act 1994. The Act requires works licence holders to pay a fee calculated at a prescribed rate for each hectare or part of a hectare of the works area. The fee is payable annually, with a penalty for late payment. The Act also provides for the recovery of fees and penalties debts due to the Commonwealth.

Key Provisions:

Works licence holders must pay a fee calculated at a prescribed rate for each hectare or part of a hectare of the works area.
The fee is payable annually, with a penalty for late payment.
A fee and penalty debts due to the Commonwealth are recoverable in a court of competent jurisdiction.
The Governor-General may make regulations prescribing matters required or permitted by the Act to be prescribed.

Amendments:

The Act has been amended by the Offshore Minerals (Consequential Provisions) Act 1994, which came into operation on February 25, 1994.