Royalties and regulated fees are payable on the production of minerals, petroleum and geothermal energy in South Australia.
Royalties are additional to taxes levied by federal, state and local governments.
Mineral royalties
A royalty is payable on all minerals recovered from mineral land and sold or intended for sale, or utilised - or to be utilised - for any commercial or industrial purpose.
Mineral royalties are set out in the Mining Act 1971 and the Mining Regulations 2011.
An explanation of mineral royalty issues can be found on the minerals website of the Department for Manufacturing, Innovation, Trade, Resources and Energy (DMITRE) and includes information about:
- royalty rate
- prescribed costs - allowable deductions
- new mine status - reduced royalty rate
- mining returns and royalty due date
- penalty for late or non-lodgement of Mining Return
- penalty for unpaid royalty.
Enquiries:
Royalty Compliance Unit
Mineral Resources Group
Department for Manufacturing, Innovation, Trade, Resources and Energy
Phone: +61 8 8463 3095
Fax: +61 8 8463 3101
PIRSA.Tenements@sa.gov.auPetroleum and geothermal royalties
Royalties are payable on the production of petroleum and geothermal energy. Production licences provide for the payment of royalties based on well-head value.
Royalties are set out in the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act 2000.
An explanation of royalties for petroleum and royalites for geothermal energy can be found on the DMITRE petroleum and geothermal websites.
[top of page]
More information
Contact
Licensing and Royalties Branch
Petroleum and Geothermal Group
Department for Manufacturing, Innovation, Trade, Resources and Energy
Level 6, 101 Grenfell Street,
Adelaide SA 5000
Phone: +61 8 8463 3204