FED Petroleum Licencees Must Reserve 15% of Previous Year's Exports for Commonwealth Use

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Domestic Reserve) Bill 2026

Private Member's Bill

10 Mar 2026: MPs in the first house are debating whether this bill is a good idea in principle.

Senate

House of Representatives

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energy infrastructure energy security fuel availability land management mining natural gas natural resources petroleum petroleum production resource management

Introduced by: Senator Pauline Hanson (PHON)

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Effects of this bill

If this bill passes, it means that:

Petroleum production licencees must sign a domestic reserve agreement with the Commonwealth within 12 months of the licence being granted or the law starting.
The agreement must last for at least 10 years.
Licencees must reserve 15% of the amount of petroleum they exported the previous year for the Commonwealth's exclusive use.
The Commonwealth can transfer the rights to use this reserved petroleum to a State or Territory for a set period.
The government can make signing a domestic reserve agreement a condition for granting or holding a petroleum production licence.