Royalty payable on petroleum recovered under mining lease for coal
286 Royalty payable on petroleum recovered under mining lease for coal
The holder of a mining lease for coal who recovers petroleum from a mining area by virtue of the fact that, under section 78, petroleum is included in the lease is liable to pay royalty to the Crown on the petroleum recovered.
The amount payable as royalty under this Division in respect of petroleum is the rate prescribed for the purposes of this Division by or under the Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991.
Royalty under this Division is payable on petroleum at the rate or rates applicable as at the time the petroleum is recovered from the land.
This section does not apply to methane recovered in conjunction with coal mining operations.
To avoid doubt, the liability to pay royalty under this section attaches to the holder of the mining lease who is the holder of the lease at the time the petroleum is recovered under the lease.
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