The deadline for submitting feedback is 3 October 2025.
Australia’s Treasury has issued a draft legislation for consultation under the Treasury Laws Amendment Bill 2025 to implement one of the key recommendations from the government’s 2017 review of the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT).
The PRRT reform aims to deliver a fairer return to the Australian community from their natural resources.
Under the proposal, the Commissioner of Taxation will gain new powers to issue a continuation determination for petroleum projects that have ceased operations. If approved, the change will let a new petroleum project use assessable receipts from the earlier project, deductible expenditure already incurred, and, in limited cases, tax previously paid on the ceased project.
The consultation closes on 22 October 2025.
Earlier, Australia’s Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced new Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PPRT) regulations on 6 August 2024.