Petroleum titles fees and rents
Changes to petroleum laws
This content is currently under review.
On 22 June 2023, laws changed for onshore petroleum activities.
All petroleum titleholders must comply with the new laws.
Find out more about the changes.
Find application fees below for petroleum titles, permits and licences, annual rent and administration fees, miscellaneous fees and advertising costs.
You can also find application fees related to land access agreements.
All fees and rents have been converted from revenue units. A revenue unit is worth $1.35 as of 1 July 2023, and may change on that date each year.
Monetary value is subject to indexation under the Revenue Units Act 2009.
For more information, read about revenue units.
Application and renewal fees
You must pay a fee when you apply or renew a petroleum title.
Application fees are not refunded if the application is withdrawn or refused. Applications will not be accepted without correct payment.
Title type | Petroleum Act 1984 | Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1981 | Geothermal Energy Act 2009 | Energy Pipelines Act 1981 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Exploration permit/pipeline permit | $21,259 | $5,784 | $5,578 | $5,400 |
| Application to approve recovery of petroleum on an appraisal basis | $24,513 | — | — | — |
Retention licence/lease | $23,630 | $1,927 | $11,156 | — |
Production licence/lease | $49,026 | $1,927 | $55,784 | — |
Pipeline licence | — | $5,784 | — | $5,400 |
Access authority | $6,758 | — | — | — |
Special prospecting authority | — | $792 | — | — |
Renewal - exploration permit | $11,048 | $1,927 | $5,578 | — |
Renewal - retention licence/lease | $10,917 | $1,927 | $11,156 | — |
Renewal - production licence/lease | $9,005 | $1,927 | — | — |
Renewal - pipeline licence | — | — | — | $1,927 |
Variation, suspension, extension - exploration permit | $8,145 | — | $222 | — |
Variation, suspension, extension - retention licence/lease | $8,455 | — | — | — |
Variation, suspension, extension - production licence/lease | $6,543 | — | — | — |
Variation - pipeline licence | — | $792 | — | $1,891 |
Surrender - exploration permit/licence | $1,027 | — | — | — |
Annual rent registration fees
You must pay the annual rent on a title, each year that a petroleum title remains valid. Payment is due before the anniversary of the grant date. These fees are GST exempt.
The title will be cancelled if you don't pay the annual rent.
Title type | Petroleum Act 1984 | Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1981 | Geothermal Energy Act 2009 | Energy Pipelines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Exploration permit - per block | $587 | $84 / $1,500 minimum fee | $22 - year 1,2,3,4 and 5 | — |
Retention licence/lease - per block | $12,710 | $12,075 | $222 | — |
Production licence/lease - per block | $15,525 | $18,000 | $2,231 | — |
Pipeline licence | — | $120 per km | — | $630 minimum fee - refer to formula below |
Formula is A = B x C x D.
A is the fee payable, B is the prescribed unit amount (currently 90 cents), C is the average internal pipeline diameter expressed in metres, D is the pipeline length expressed in metres.
Registration fees
You must pay registration fees for the following transactions.
Transaction type | Petroleum Act 1984 | Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1981 | Geothermal Energy Act 2009 | Energy Pipelines Act 1981 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Transfer of title | $2,610 | 1.5% or $1,156 minimum fee | $837 | $230 |
| Transfer of interest in an application | $1,910 | — | — | — |
Transfer of title – related corporations | — | $5,784 | $7,837 | $230 |
| Application to approve change in control | $1,910 | — | — | — |
Approval of dealing - that creates or assigns an interest in a title | $222 | 1.5% or $1,156 minimum fee | Caveat $112 | $230 |
Devolution of title (devolved by operation of law) | $76 | $114 | $279 | $47 |
Miscellaneous fees
Transaction type | Petroleum Act 1984 | Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1981 | Geothermal Energy Act 2009 | Energy Pipelines Act 1981 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
An inspection of register and other instruments | $25 | $25 | $16 | $8 |
A copy/extract of register or other instrument (per page) | $8 | $5.75 | $5 | $21 |
A certificate issued by the registrar | $44 | $37 | $28 | $113 |
Information in or accompanying an application (S 61(2)) | $76 | — | — | — |
Change of name | — | $114 | — | — |
| Late lodgement of annual reports | $135 for each week or part of a week | — | Later than 28 days but within 56 days - $112 Later than 56 days but within 84 days - $669 Later than 84 days but within 112 days - $1,227 Later than 112 days - $1,227 plus $557 for each | — |
Advertising costs
You must pay the cost of advertising your petroleum title application in the newspaper.
The department advertises all applications in the NT News. Some applications may also be advertised in the Koori Mail, depending on the tenure of the land and where it is.
The department arranges the advertising. You will be invoiced for the cost once the application has been published in the newspaper.
Application fees for land access agreements
You must pay a fee when you make certain applications related to land access agreements.
Application fees are not refunded if the application is withdrawn or refused.
Applications will not be accepted without correct payment.
| Transaction type | Petroleum Regulations 2020 |
|---|---|
| Application for approval of access agreement | $1,541 |
| Application to register access agreement | $899 |
| Application to inspect access agreement register | $25 |
| Application for certified copy or certificate from register | $44 |
| Application for approval or registration of variation | $1,541 |
| Application for registration of variation of access agreement by order of the tribunal | $899 |
| Application for registration of agreement under transitional provisions | $1,541 |
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