AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL REGISTRY OF EMISSIONS UNITS ACT 2011 (NO. 99, 2011)

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

• 1 Short title  
• 2 Commencement  
• 3 Simplified outline  
• 4 Definitions  
• 5 Electronic notice transmitted to the Administrator  
• 6 Crown to be bound  
• 7 Extension to external Territories  

PART 2--AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL REGISTRY OF EMISSIONS UNITS

Division 1--Introduction

• 8 Simplified outline  

Division 2--Australian National Registry of Emissions Units

• 9 Australian National Registry of Emissions Units  

Division 3--Registry accounts

• 10 Registry accounts  
• 11 Opening of Registry accounts--identification procedures  
• 12 Designation of Commonwealth Registry accounts  
• 13 Opening of new Commonwealth Registry accounts  
• 14 Units in certain accounts cannot be transferred  
• 15 Voluntary closure of Registry accounts  
• 16 Unilateral closure of Registry accounts etc.  

Division 4--Entries in Registry accounts

• 17 Entries in Registry accounts  

Division 5--Change in name of account holder

• 18 Change in name of account holder  

Division 6--Correction and rectification of Registry

• 19 Corrections of clerical errors, obvious defects or unauthorised entries etc.  
• 20 General power of correction of Registry--Kyoto units  
• 21 General power of correction of Registry--non-Kyoto international emissions units  
• 22 Rectification of Registry  

Division 7--Miscellaneous

• 23 Making a false entry in the Registry  
• 24 Falsified documents  
• 25 Evidentiary provisions  
• 26 Use and disclosure of information obtained from the Registry  
• 27 Regulations about the Registry  
• 28 Suspension of operation of the Registry  

PART 3--KYOTO UNITS

• 29 Simplified outline  
• 30 Entries for Kyoto units  
• 31 Issue of Australia's assigned amount units  
• 32 Issue of removal units  
• 33 Transfer of Kyoto units  
• 34 Domestic transfers of Kyoto units  
• 35 Outgoing international transfers of Kyoto units  
• 36 Incoming international transfers of Kyoto units  
• 37 Compliance by Australia with emissions trading eligibility requirements under the Kyoto rules  
• 38 Conversion of assigned amount units, or removal units, to emission reduction units--joint implementation projects etc.  
• 39 Kyoto rules  
• 40 Carry-over restrictions  
• 41 Commitment period reserve  
• 42 Cancellation of temporary certified emission reductions or long-term certified emission reductions  
• 43 Replacement of long-term certified emission reductions  
• 44 Restrictions on transfer of Kyoto units to a Commonwealth Registry account  
• 45 A registered Kyoto unit is personal property for certain purposes  
• 46 Equitable interests in relation to a Kyoto unit  
• 47 Transmission of registered Kyoto units by operation of law etc.  

PART 4--NON-KYOTO INTERNATIONAL EMISSIONS UNITS

• 48 Simplified outline  
• 49 Entries for non-Kyoto international emissions units  
• 50 Transfer of non-Kyoto international emissions units  
• 51 Domestic transfers of non-Kyoto international emissions units  
• 52 Outgoing international transfers of non-Kyoto international emissions units  
• 53 Incoming international transfers of non-Kyoto international emissions units  
• 54 A registered non-Kyoto international emissions unit is personal property for certain purposes  
• 55 Equitable interests in relation to a non-Kyoto international emissions unit  
• 56 Transmission of registered non-Kyoto international emissions units by operation of law etc.  
• 57 Regulations about non-Kyoto international emissions units  

PART 5--PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION

• 58 Simplified outline  
• 59 Information about holders of Registry accounts  
• 60 Kyoto information  
• 61 Publication of concise description of the characteristics of eligible international emissions units  
• 62 Information about number of voluntarily cancelled Kyoto units  
• 63 Information about number of voluntarily cancelled non-Kyoto international emissions units  

PART 6--VOLUNTARY CANCELLATION OF EMISSIONS UNITS

• 64 Simplified outline  
• 65 Voluntary cancellation of Kyoto units  
• 66 Voluntary cancellation of non-Kyoto international emissions units  

PART 7--CIVIL PENALTY ORDERS

• 67 Simplified outline  
• 68 References to Court  
• 69 Civil penalty orders  
• 70 Who may apply for a civil penalty order  
• 71 Two or more proceedings may be heard together  
• 72 Time limit for application for an order  
• 73 Civil evidence and procedure rules for civil penalty orders  
• 74 Civil proceedings after criminal proceedings  
• 75 Criminal proceedings during civil proceedings  
• 76 Criminal proceedings after civil proceedings  
• 77 Evidence given in proceedings for a civil penalty order not admissible in criminal proceedings  
• 78 Mistake of fact  
• 79 State of mind  
• 80 Continuing contraventions  

PART 8--REVIEW OF DECISIONS

• 81 Simplified outline  
• 82 Reviewable decisions  
• 83 Applications for reconsideration of decisions made by delegates of the Administrator  
• 84 Reconsideration by the Administrator  
• 85 Deadline for reconsideration  
• 86 Review by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal  

PART 9--MISCELLANEOUS

• 87 Computerised decision-making  
• 88 Administrator's power to require further information  
• 89 Delegation by the Minister  
• 90 Delegation by the Secretary  
• 91 Liability for damages  
• 92 Executive power of the Commonwealth  
• 93 Notional payments by the Commonwealth  
• 94 Compensation for acquisition of property  
• 95 Prescribing matters by reference to other instruments  
• 96 Administrative decisions under the regulations  
• 97 Regulations