Offshore Petroleum Special Prospecting Authority (PSPA) - NSW - Australian Business Licence and Information Service

Description

This authority will allow you to carry on petroleum exploration operations in an area that is not covered by any other petroleum permit, lease or licence. The authority applies to activities within three nautical miles from the NSW coast.

This authority may be granted over a block, as long as none of the following are in force over the block:

Exploration Permit
Retention Lease
Production Licence
Pipeline Licence.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for this authority, you must:

submit any information required by the agency and in an approved manner
specify the operations that you propose to carry on, and the block or blocks in respect of which you propose to carry on those operations.

Duration

Up to 6 months

Fees

Task	Type	Business Structure	Amount	Description
Apply	Application	All	$600.00	Special Prospecting Authority. Fees for 2023-24

Forms

Task	Business Structure	Resources
Apply	All	Offshore Petroleum Special Prospecting Authority (PSPA) - please contact the agency for relevant forms.

Act(s) name

Petroleum (Offshore) Act 1982 New South Wales

Regulation(s) name

Petroleum (Offshore) Regulation 2016 New South Wales

Administering agency

Department of Regional NSW

Division of Resources and Geoscience

Contact details

**Please use these contact details for help or more information:**

General Enquiries

Division of Resources and Geoscience

Department of Regional NSW
New South Wales
Operating address:	516 High Street Maitland, New South Wales 2320
Mailing address:	PO BOX K348 Haymarket, New South Wales 1240
Phone:	02 4063 6500
Phone:	1300 736 122
Website:	Division of Resources and Geoscience (Opens in new window)

Offshore Petroleum Special Prospecting Authority (PSPA) - New South Wales