New South Wales Consolidated Acts

BIOFUELS ACT 2007 - SECT 3

3 Definitions

(1) In this Act:
"biodiesel" means a diesel fuel obtained by esterification of oil derived from plants or animals.
"biodiesel blend" means diesel fuel that contains biodiesel (such as the fuel known as B5).
"biofuel sustainability standard" means a standard, in respect of the sustainable manufacture of ethanol or biodiesel, prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition.
"Department" means the Land and Property Management Authority.
"diesel fuel" means a petroleum-based fuel (whether or not containing biodiesel) for internal combustion engines that is sold as diesel fuel or as a biodiesel blend.
"Director-General" means the Chief Executive of the Department.
"E10" means petrol-ethanol blend that contains between 9% and 10% ethanol by volume, being ethanol that complies with a biofuel sustainability standard.
"ethanol" means ethanol derived from renewable biological feedstock.
"exercise" a function includes perform a duty.
"Expert Panel" means the Expert Panel established by section 24.
"fuel wholesaler" means a person engaged in a business of selling petrol or diesel fuel for resale (whether or not that business also involves the sale of petrol or diesel fuel by retail).
"function" includes a power, authority or duty.
"major retailer" is defined in section 4A.
"minimum biofuel requirement" means a requirement imposed by section 6 or 7.
"petrol" means a petroleum based fuel (whether or not containing ethanol) for spark-ignition internal combustion engines that is sold as petrol or as petrol-ethanol blend, but does not include diesel fuel, aviation fuel, liquid petroleum gas and such other fuels as may be prescribed by the regulations.
"petrol-ethanol blend" means petrol that contains ethanol (such as the fuel known as E10).
"primary wholesaler" is defined in section 4.
"regular unleaded petrol" means unleaded petrol that has a research octane number of less than 95.
"relevant period" -see subsection (1A).
"volume fuel seller" means a major retailer or primary wholesaler.

(1A) Each of the 3-month periods that starts at the beginning of October, January, April and July in each year is a "relevant period" for the purposes of this Act. The regulations can change what is a "relevant period" for the purposes of this Act.

(2) Notes included in this Act do not form part of this Act.