GREENHOUSE AND ENERGY MINIMUM STANDARDS ACT 2012
Table of Provisions
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
Division 1--Preliminary
- 1 Short title
- 2 Commencement
Division 2--Guide to this Act
Division 3--Objects of this Act
Division 4--The Dictionary and other interpretive provisions
Division 5--Application of this Act
- 7 Act binds Crown
- 7A Constitutional application of this Act
- 8 Extension to external Territories
- 9 Concurrent operation of State and Territory laws
PART 2--KEY--CONCEPTS
Division 1--Guide to this Part
Division 2--Key concepts
PART 3--REQUIREMENTS--FOR SUPPLIERS AND COMMERCIAL USERS OF GEMS PRODUCTS
Division 1--Guide to this Part
Division 3--Using GEMS products for commercial purposes
PART 4--GEMS--DETERMINATIONS
Division 1--Guide to this Part
Division 2--Making GEMS determinations
- 23 Minister may make GEMS determinations
- 24 GEMS requirements--general
- 25 GEMS requirements--GEMS level requirements
- 26 GEMS requirements--GEMS labelling requirements
- 27 GEMS requirements--other requirements
- 27A GEMS requirements--deemed compliance
- 28 GEMS determinations--families of models
- 29 GEMS determinations--category A and category B products
- 30 GEMS determinations--models exempt from registration
- 31 GEMS determinations--limited grandfathering period
- 32 GEMS determinations--not to give preference
- 33 GEMS determinations--consent of participating jurisdictions
- 34 GEMS determinations--when a GEMS determination comes into force
- 34A GEMS determinations--incorporation etc. of material as in force or existing from time to time
Division 3--Replacing GEMS determinations
Division 4--Exempting models from requirements of GEMS determinations
- 37 Exempting models from requirements of GEMS determinations
PART 5--REGISTERING--MODELS OF GEMS PRODUCTS
Division 1--Guide to this Part
Division 2--GEMS Register
- 41 Registration on application
- 42 Application requirements--contact persons and contact details
- 43 Registration by the GEMS Regulator
- 44 Relevant GEMS determination with which model must comply
- 45 Conditions
Division 4--Varying registrations
Division 5--When is a registration in force
- 48 When is a registration in force
Division 6--Suspending and cancelling registrations
Subdivision A--Suspending registrations
Division 7--Requirements for registrants
Subdivision A--Notifying GEMS Regulator of changes
- 55 Requirement for registrant to notify GEMS Regulator of changes
Subdivision B--Giving information relating to import, manufacture etc. of products
- 56 Requirement for registrant to give information relating to import, manufacture etc. of products
Subdivision C--Giving product of registered model to GEMS Regulator
- 57 Requirement for registrant to give product--determining whether model complies with GEMS determination
- 58 Requirement for registrant to give product--retention and return of product
- 59 Requirement for registrant to give product--issuing officer may permit product to be retained
- 60 Requirement for registrant to give product--disposal of product
Subdivision D--Testing products or cancelling registration
- 61 Requirement for registrant--testing products or cancelling registration
Subdivision E--Notifying other persons of suspension or cancellation of registration
- 62 Requirement for registrant to notify other persons of suspension or cancellation of registration
Division 8--Miscellaneous
- 63 Requirements for determining whether model complies with GEMS determination
- 64 Applications--basic requirements
- 65 Applications--GEMS Regulator may request further information
- 66 Grounds for refusing an application
- 67 Notice of decisions
- 68 Notice given to contact person taken to be given to applicant or registrant
PART 6--THE--GEMS REGULATOR
Division 1--Guide to this Part
Division 4--Conferral of functions etc. on GEMS Regulator by State and Territory laws
Division 5--General provisions relating to GEMS Regulator
PART 7--MONITORING--AND INVESTIGATION
Division 1--Guide to this Part
Division 2--GEMS inspectors
Division 4--Monitoring
Division 5--Investigation
Division 7--Giving GEMS information to GEMS inspectors
Division 8--Testing compliance of GEMS products
PART 8--ENFORCEMENT
Division 1--Guide to this Part
Division 2--Civil penalties
Division 3--Infringement notices
Division 4--Enforceable undertakings
- 131 Enforceable undertakings
Division 5--Injunctions
Division 6--Publicising offences, contraventions and adverse decisions
- 162 GEMS Regulator may publicise certain offences, contraventions and adverse decisions
PART 9--REVIEWING--DECISIONS
Division 1--Guide to this Part
Division 2--Reviewing decisions
PART 10--PROTECTING--INFORMATION
Division 1--Guide to this Part
Division 2--Protecting information
- 169 Offence--Disclosing commercially sensitive information
- 170 Authorised disclosures
- 171 Disclosing commercially sensitive information to courts and tribunals etc.
PART 11--MISCELLANEOUS
Division 1--Guide to this Part
Division 2--Miscellaneous
