The Commonwealth–Tasmania Offshore Petroleum Joint Authority and the Commonwealth–Victoria Offshore Petroleum Joint Authority has invited applications for the grant of work-bid petroleum exploration permits. Two areas are in the offshore area of Victoria and 3 are in the offshore area of Tasmania.
Details of how to bid are published in the Gazette Notice No GC2025G00686 on the Commonwealth Gazette website.
Further details about the 2025 Acreage Release are on our department’s website.
View the application form for a work–bid petroleum exploration permit on our Forms page.
View the Guideline: Offshore petroleum exploration work–bid permits (effective 9 December 2025) on our Guidelines page.
Email: titles@nopta.gov.au
