Royalties

The Mineral Royalties Act 2024 and Mineral Royalty Act 1982 impose royalties on all minerals extracted in the Northern Territory (NT) except for uranium, petroleum and extractive minerals of a specified kind.

The Petroleum Royalty Act 2023 levies a royalty on the production of petroleum in the Northern Territory.

• Mineral Royalty information
• Petroleum Royalty information
• Royalty Audit Information

Disclaimer

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Contact

If you need more information or if you would like to comment on the recently restructured royalty information, contact the Territory Revenue Office on 1300 305 353 or email to royaltiesandassurance.dtf@nt.gov.au.