Geothermal titles and activities
Forms and fees
You can get the forms you will need to apply for a geothermal exploration permit, and fee information, below.
Forms
Use these forms to apply for a geothermal exploration permit, surrender exploration blocks or other activities regarding permits.
| Name of form | Use it for this purpose |
|---|---|
| Use this form to apply for a permit to explore for geothermal resources | |
Nomination of registered holders for service of documents DOCX (166.9 KB) Nomination of registered holders for service of documents PDF (169.2 KB) | Use this form to give the department information about who should receive documents regarding a permit application |
| Use this form to apply for approval to transfer all right, title and interest in an exploration permit to someone else | |
Dealing application for a geothermal authority interest DOCX (65.6 KB) Dealing application for a geothermal authority interest PDF (172.3 KB) | Use this form to apply for approval for a dealing in a geothermal authority e.g devolution |
| Use this form to apply for consent to surrender either part or all of the blocks in a permit area | |
| Appropriate person to hold a permit or licence PDF (217.0 KB) Appropriate person to hold a permit or licence DOCX (89.5 KB) | Use this form when applying for, renewing or transferring an exploration permit, retention licence or production licence. |
Guidelines
| Title of form | Use |
|---|---|
| These guidelines will assist you with your exploration permit application. |
Fees
An initial application for a geothermal exploration permit costs $5,123 which must be paid when the application is submitted to the department.
An application to renew a permit also costs $5,123.
Title type | Geothermal Energy Act |
|---|---|
Exploration permit/pipeline permit | $5,123 |
Retention licence/lease | $10,247 |
Production licence/lease | $51,239 |
Pipeline licence | — |
Access authority | — |
Special prospecting authority | — |
Renewal - exploration permit | $5,123 |
Renewal - retention licence/lease | $10,247 |
Renewal - production licence/lease | — |
Renewal - pipeline licence | — |
Variation, suspension, extension - exploration permit | $204 |
Variation, suspension, extension - retention licence/lease | $204 |
Variation, suspension, extension - production licence/lease | $204 |
Variation - pipeline licence | - |
Surrender - exploration permit/licence | - |
Title type | Geothermal Energy Act |
|---|---|
Exploration permit - per block | $21 for year 1, 2 ,3, 4 and 5 |
Retention licence/lease - per block | $204 |
Production licence/lease - per block | $2,049 |
Pipeline licence | — |
Transaction type | Geothermal Energy Act |
|---|---|
Transfer of Title | $768 |
Transfer of Title – related corporations | $768 |
Approval of dealing - that creates or assigns an interest in a title | Caveat - $102 |
Devolution of title [devolved by operation of law] | $256 |
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