QUESTIONS ON NOTICE › Resources and Energy, and Tourism: Staffing (Question Nos 2472 and 2473)
Senator Chris Evans: 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.