Petroleum and greenhouse gas forms – effective 31 March 2026

Offshore petroleum and greenhouse gas forms for applicants and titleholders.

Applicants and titleholders must use the approved forms on this page.

The forms on this page relate to titles administration under the:

  • Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 (OPGGS Act)
  • Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Resource Management and Administration) Regulations 2025 (RMA Regulations)

Remade RMA Regulations commence March 2026

The information on this page relates to the remade 2025 RMA Regulations, commencing 31 March 2026.

To access resources related to activities under the superseded 2011 RMA regulations, please visit our Guidelines and Fact sheets and Forms pages.

Read our FAQs about the transitional arrangements.

On this page:

Making a valid submission

To make a valid submission you must:

We will reply to you to confirm we have received your submission. If required, we will confirm that your application has been validly made.

Forms

The forms on this page are the latest approved versions.

In this section:

Notifications, nominations and declarations – Forms 2 to 10

Read the Notifications, nominations and declarations – forms guidance [DOCX 104 kB]

Petroleum forms 2 to 7

Greenhouse Gas forms 2 to 7

Declarations forms 8 to 9

Notification of events form 10

Petroleum

Petroleum exploration permits

Read the Petroleum exploration permit – forms guidance [DOCX 110 kB]

Declaration of a location

Read the Declaration of a location – forms guidance [DOCX 94 kB]

Petroleum retention leases

Read the Petroleum retention lease – forms guidance [DOCX 104 kB]

Petroleum production licences

Read the Petroleum production licence – forms guidance [DOCX 112 kB]

Field development plans

Read the Field development plan – forms guidance [DOCX 101 kB]

Rate of recovery, and equipment and procedures

Read the Rate of recovery, and equipment and procedures – forms guidance [DOCX 97 kB]

Petroleum authorities

Read the Petroleum authorities – forms guidance [DOCX 101 kB]

Petroleum request to grant or extension to lodge renewal

Read the Petroleum request to grant or extension to lodge renewal – forms guidance [DOCX 86 kB]

Surrender a petroleum title

Read the Surrender a petroleum title – forms guidance [DOCX 87 kB]

Withdraw a petroleum application

Read the Withdraw a petroleum application – forms guidance [DOCX 83 kB]

Petroleum transfers and dealings

Read the Petroleum transfers and dealings – forms guidance [DOCX 96 kB]

Related notifiable instrument templates:

Greenhouse gas

Greenhouse gas assessment permits

Read the Greenhouse gas assessment permit – forms guidance [DOCX 113 kB]

Key greenhouse gas operations

Read the Key greenhouse gas operations – forms guidance [DOCX 87 kB]

Declaration of identified greenhouse gas storage formations

Read the Declaration of identified greenhouse gas storage formations – forms guidance [DOCX 90 kB]

Greenhouse gas holding leases

Read the Greenhouse gas holding leases – forms guidance [DOCX 106 kB]

Greenhouse gas injection licences

Read the Greenhouse gas injection licences – forms guidance [DOCX 94 kB]

Greenhouse gas authorities

Read the Greenhouse gas authorities – forms guidance [DOCX 101 kB]

Greenhouse gas request to grant or extension to lodge renewal

Read the Greenhouse gas request to grant or extension to lodge renewal – forms guidance [DOCX 87 kB]

Surrender a greenhouse gas title

Read the Surrender a greenhouse gas title – forms guidance [DOCX 88 kB]

Withdraw a greenhouse gas application

Read the Withdraw a greenhouse gas application – forms guidance [DOCX 83 kB]

Greenhouse gas transfers and dealings

Read the Greenhouse gas transfers and dealings – forms guidance [DOCX 94 kB]

Related notifiable instrument templates:

Infrastructure licences

Read the Infrastructure licences – forms guidance [DOCX 101 kB]

Pipeline licences

Read the Pipeline licences – forms guidance [DOCX 113 kB]

Change in control

Read the Change in control – forms guidance [DOCX 102 kB]

Change of company name

Read the Change of company name – forms guidance [DOCX 86 kB]

Schedule of stakeholders

View the Schedule of stakeholders [DOCX 79 kB]

Foreign investment policy

Foreign investors should familiarise themselves with Australia’s foreign investment framework and ensure they comply with the law.

Prior use rights

To renew or extend a prior use rights title, you must seek consent from the Minister for the Environment before the Joint Authority can grant approval. You need to submit an Application for consent form to Australian Marine Parks, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

‘Prior use rights’ are petroleum titles that overlap Commonwealth marine reserves. These titles were granted before the reserve was established. This relates section 359 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Protection Act 1999 (EPBC Act).

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