Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

RENEWABLE ENERGY (ELECTRICITY) ACT 2000 - SECT 26

             (1)  A certificate is not valid until it has been registered by the Regulator.

             (2)  The Regulator must be advised of the creation of a certificate by electronic transmission in the manner determined, in writing, by the Regulator.

             (3)  When the Regulator is notified that a certificate has been created, the Regulator must determine whether the certificate is eligible for registration.

          (3A)  A certificate is not eligible for registration unless the Regulator has been paid the fee (if any) prescribed by the regulations for the registration of the certificate.

             (4)  If the Regulator determines that a certificate is eligible for registration, the Regulator must create an entry for the certificate in the register of renewable energy certificates and record the person who created the certificate as the owner of the certificate.

             (5)  If the Regulator determines that a certificate is not eligible for registration, the Regulator must notify the person who created the certificate.

             (6)  The Regulator may at any time (whether before or after the registration of a certificate) require the person who created the certificate to provide to the Regulator a written statement containing such information as the Regulator requires in connection with the creation of the certificate. The person who created the certificate must provide the statement within the period (not being a period of less than 14 days) specified by the Regulator.