Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

RENEWABLE ENERGY (ELECTRICITY) REGULATIONS 2001 - REG 3

         (1)   In these Regulations:

"accredited body" means a body accredited under the Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand to give product certification or component certification of solar water heaters.

"Act" means the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 .

"AS, AS/NZS or Australian Standard" followed by a number (for example, AS/NZS 3000:2007) means a standard of that number issued by Standards Australia Limited and, if a date is included, of that date.

"auxiliary loss" has the meaning given in regulation 3B.

"bioenergy" means the energy derived from the biomass components of an energy source mentioned in any of paragraphs (i) to (s) of the definition of eligible renewable energy source in subsection 17 (1) of the Act.

"biomass" means organic matter other than fossilised biomass.

Examples of fossilised biomass

Coal, lignite.

business day means a day that is not:

                (a)    a Saturday or a Sunday; or

               (b)    a public holiday or a bank holiday in the Australian Capital Territory.

"Clean Energy Council" means Clean Energy Council Limited, ACN 127 102 443.

"cogeneration" means a power generation process that provides electricity and process heat as outputs.

"component certification" , of a solar water heater, means certification by an accredited body in relation to specified components of the solar water heater.

"IMO" means the Independent Market Operator, established under regulation 4 of the Electricity Industry (Independent Market Operator) Regulations 2004 (WA).

"interconnected hydro-electric system" means a hydro-electric system in which water can be directed from a common storage down different watercourses so that water can be diverted from 1 power station to another, altering the amount of electricity that can be generated by each power station.

"Jobs and Competitiveness Program" has the meaning given by section 5 of the Clean Energy Act 2011.

"national electricity market" means the interconnected electricity grids in the participating jurisdictions in the National Electricity Rules.

native forest means a local indigenous plant community:

                (a)    the dominant species of which are trees; and

               (b)    containing throughout its growth the complement of
native species and habitats normally associated with that forest type or having the potential to develop those characteristics; and

                (c)    including a forest with those characteristics that has been regenerated with human assistance following disturbance; and

               (d)    excluding a plantation of native species or previously logged native forest that has been regenerated with non-endemic native species.

"NEM standard metering" means the standard of metering mentioned in the National Electricity Rules.

"network control ancillary services" , for a power station, has the same meaning as in the National Electricity Rules.

"plantation" means an intensively managed stand of trees of native or exotic species, created by the regular placement of seedlings or seed.

"product certification" , of a solar water heater, means certification by an accredited body in relation to the design and manufacture of the solar water heater.

"quarter" means a period of 3 months commencing on 1 January, 1 April, 1 July or 1 October of a year.

"regional forest agreement" has the meaning given by the Export Control (Hardwood Wood Chips) Regulations 1996 .

"registered for GST" means registered under the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 .

"Register of solar water heaters" means the Register of solar water heaters kept by the Regulator under regulation 19C.

"required to be registered for GST" means required to be registered under the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999.

standby plant means an electricity generator that, for each of the immediately preceding 3 years:

                (a)    produced less than 50 GWh; or

               (b)    had a load factor of less than 5%.

"territorial sea" has the meaning given by section 3 of the Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973 .

"thinnings" means the selective removal of trees and branches from a forest during the growing stage and at harvest.

         (2)   For the definition of small generation unit in subsection 5 (1) of the Act:

                (a)    a device whose energy source is hydro is a small generation unit if:

                          (i)    it has a kW rating of no more than 6.4 kW; and

                         (ii)    it generates no more than 25 MWh of electricity each year; and

               (b)    a device whose energy source is wind is a small generation unit if:

                          (i)    it has a kW rating of no more than 10 kW; and

                         (ii)    it generates no more than 25 MWh of electricity each year; and

                (c)    a device whose energy source is solar (photovoltaic) is a small generation unit if:

                          (i)    it has a kW rating of no more than 100 kW; and

                         (ii)    it generates no more than 250 MWh of electricity each year.