Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) For the purposes
of this Act (but subject to subsection (2)) the royalty value of any
petroleum is its value at the well-head as agreed or determined under
section 147.
(2) If, in relation to
petroleum recovered on or after 1 March 1994, the value at the
well-head of that petroleum as agreed or determined under section 147 is
calculated in a way that provides for a reduction, discount, deduction or
allowance to be made for federal duty that has been paid, is payable or may
become payable, the royalty value of that petroleum is the sum of —
(a) its
value at the well-head as so calculated; and
(b) the
amount of that reduction, discount, deduction or allowance.
(3) In
subsection (2) federal duty means excise duty, or any other tax, duty,
fee, levy or charge (except a tax, duty, fee, levy or charge of a kind
excluded from this definition by the regulations) imposed by or under a law of
the Commonwealth.
[Section 145A inserted by No. 11 of 1994
s. 10.]