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Returns and payment are due on or before the 21st day of the month following the return period. For example, a February return period has a payment due date on or before 21 March.
Minerals (other than coal)
Returns and payment for minerals other than coal are made annually. If you pay a royalty of more than $50,000 for a 12 month period, you must commence quarterly lodgements.
Annual returns
If you are lodging annual returns, then your royalty return and payment is due on or before 31 July each year.
Quarterly returns
If you are lodging quarterly returns, then your royalty return and payment is due on or before:
31 October for the 3 months ending on 30 September
31 January for the 3 months ending on 31 December
30 April for the 3 months ending on 31 March
31 July for the 3 months ending on 30 June.
Petroleum
Royalty returns for petroleum must be lodged monthly.
Returns and payment of royalty for petroleum is due no later than the last day of month following the return period, For example, a February return period has a payment due date on or before 31 March.
Late and non-payment of royalty
A tax default occurs if royalty is not paid by the due date. When tax defaults occur, interest and penalties are applied.
Tax default is defined in the Taxation Administration Act 1996 as a failure by a taxpayer (for royalty purposes, this is the holder of the mining lease/sub-lease or petroleum title) to pay, in accordance with a taxation law, the whole or part of tax that the taxpayer is liable to pay.
If you cannot pay your royalty by the due date, please contact Tax debt management.