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ELECTRICITY (GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS) ACT 2004 (NO. 71 OF 2004)

ELECTRICITY (GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS) ACT 2004 (NO. 71 OF 2004)


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Objects of Act  
   4.      Dictionary  
   5.      Notes  
   6.      Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  

   PART 2--GREENHOUSE GAS BENCHMARKS

   7.      Territory greenhouse gas benchmarks  
   8.      Greenhouse gas benchmarks to apply to benchmark participants  
   9.      Benchmark participants  
   10.     Principles for working out greenhouse gas benchmarks for benchmark  
   11.     Principles for working out compliance with greenhouse gas benchmarks  
   12.     Greenhouse shortfalls may be carried forward  
   13.     Factors to be determined and notified before beginning of each year  
   14.     Evidentiary provisions relating to benchmarks  

   PART 3--ENFORCEMENT OF GREENHOUSE GAS BENCHMARKS

   15.     Licence conditions applying to retail suppliers  
   16.     Greenhouse penalties  
   17.     Annual greenhouse gas benchmark statements  
   18.     Restrictions on surrender of abatement certificates  
   19.     Assessment of compliance with greenhouse gas benchmarks  
   20.     Validity of assessment  
   21.     Waiver or suspension of obligations in emergencies  

   PART 4--ACCREDITATION OF ABATEMENT CERTIFICATE PROVIDERS

   22.     Accreditation required for creating abatement certificates  
   23.     Eligibility for accreditation  
   24.     Application for accreditation  
   25.     Duration of accreditation  
   26.     Conditions of accreditation  
   27.     Contravention of conditions—offence  
   28.     Accreditation not transferable  

   PART 5--CREATION OF ABATEMENT CERTIFICATES

   29.     Accredited abatement certificate provider may create certificates  
   30.     Value of certificate  
   31.     Entitlement to create abatement certificates  
   32.     When certificates may be created  
   33.     Creation of certificate must be registered  
   34.     Duration of certificate  
   35.     Scheme administrator may require surrender of certificates  
   36.     Records to be kept by accredited abatement certificate providers  
   37.     Improper creation of abatement certificates—offence  

   PART 6--TRANSFERS AND OTHER DEALINGS IN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATES

   38.     Kinds of abatement certificate  
   39.     Transferability of certificates  
   40.     Application for registration of transfer  
   41.     Other dealings in certificates  
   42.     Holder of certificate may deal with certificate  
   43.     Scheme administrator not concerned with legal effect of  

   PART 7--REGISTERS

   44.     Registers to be kept  
   45.     Register of accredited abatement certificate providers  
   46.     Register of abatement certificates  
   47.     Evidentiary provisions  
   48.     Correction of register  

   PART 8--THE REGULATOR AND SCHEME ADMINISTRATOR

   49.     The regulator  
   50.     Functions of regulator etc  
   51.     Scheme administrator  
   52.     Functions of scheme administrator etc  
   53.     Conduct of audits  
   54.     Provision of information, documents and evidence  
   55.     Executive documents and proceedings  
   56.     Confidential information  
   57.     Annual report by regulator  

   PART 9--REVIEW OF DECISIONS

   58.     Notice of decisions that may be reconsidered or reviewed  
   59.     Reconsideration of certain decisions  
   60.     Reviewable decisions  

   PART 10--MISCELLANEOUS

   61.     Greenhouse gas benchmark rules  
   62.      Obligations under greenhouse gas benchmark rules  
   63.      Criminal liability of executive officers  
   64.     Determination of fees  
   65.     Approved forms  
   66.     Regulation-making power  
           DICTIONARY
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