Applying for an Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Feasibility Licence

The Offshore Infrastructure Registrar

Under the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure (OEI) framework, the Offshore Infrastructure Registrar's functions include the following:

• receiving and assessing applications for licences
• giving advice to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy as the decision-maker on licence applications
• maintaining the Register of Offshore Infrastructure Licences
• ongoing licence compliance.

Contact the Registrar at offshoreelectricity@nopta.gov.au or on (08) 6424 5306.

Application Forms

Applications must be made in the form that is approved by the Registrar and published on the Registrar’s website.

Offshore Electricity Infrastructure (Offshore Infrastructure Registrar) Approved Form 2023 No 1 – 8 August 2023
PDF | 913 KB

Feasibility Licence application form 

Application for a Feasibility licence
DOCX | 526 KB

Disclosure Forms

Body Corporate Suitability Disclosure Form 

Body Corporate Suitability Disclosure Form
DOCX | 120 KB

Natural Person Suitability Disclosure Form 

Natural Person Suitability Disclosure Form
DOCX | 81 KB

Application fees

For an application to be considered validly made, the Registrar requires:

• the application to be accompanied by any legislatively prescribed documents/information, submitted in the manner approved by the Offshore Infrastructure Registrar, as set out in Approval of Manner of Application’s document, and submitted within any prescribed time frames,
• a correctly executed application form to be lodged, and
• the fee to be paid.

Application fees must be paid in full. Split or partial payments will not be accepted.

Application fees under the OEI framework are detailed in the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Regulations 2022. Annual levies imposed on licence holders are set out in the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure (Regulatory Levies) Regulations 2022.

Relevant excerpts are provided in the Application Fees and Annual Levies document below.
Note: the application fee is exempt from GST.

Application Fees and Annual Levies
PDF | 242 KB
Application Fees and Annual Levies
DOCX | 521 KB

How to pay application fees

Direct deposit

Bank Account information

Bank name	Reserve Bank of Australia
Account name	Dept of Industry Science and Resources Official Administered Receipts Account Resources (RET)
BSB	092-009
Account number	119585
Swift code (international transactions)	RSBKAU2S
Reference	Please insert the declaration reference and name of Applicant in the reference field to ensure your payment can be processed. Please also include a copy of the payment transmittal with your application. Remittance advice: Please send to corporate@nopta.gov.au

International payments: Please contact your bank to ascertain any fees that may apply to international payments and include the fees with your payment amount to ensure the correct amount is received in the Registrar’s account.

Cheque

Please make cheques payable to:

Department of Industry Science and Resources

Box 7871, Perth WA 6850

OR

GPO Box 4634, Melbourne Vic 3001

Cheques will only be accepted if they accompany an application or are presented with supporting information, such as the declaration reference and name of Applicant.

Credit card

Please contact us on (08) 6424 5300 to make a credit card payment.

Please note: Credit card information should not be sent to the Registrar via email.

Credit card surcharge

As advised by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), and to ensure the Registrar remains aligned with the Australian Government Cost Recovery Guidelines, payments made to the Registrar via credit card will incur a surcharge as follows:

• Visa Credit Card 0.825%
• Mastercard Credit Card 0.605%
• AMEX 1.595%
• Visa Debit Card 0.517%
• Mastercard Debit Card 0.264%

For queries, please contact the Registrar.