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Queensland
Liquid Fuel Supply
Amendment Bill 2004
Queensland
Liquid Fuel Supply Amendment Bill 2004
Contents
Page
1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3 Amendment of s 5 (Interpretation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4 Replacement of pt 5A, heading (Ethanol substitution) . . . . . . . . . 4
5 Replacement of s 35A (Requirement to purchase ethanol) . . . . . 4
35A Purpose of pt 5A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
35AA Definitions for pt 5A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
35AB Offence to sell motor spirit without 10% ethanol
content ................................ 5
35AC Exemptions from s 35AB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
35AD Regulations for pt 5A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
35AE Failure to comply with directions under s 35AD . . . . . 6
2004
A Bill
for
An Act to amend the Liquid Fuel Supply Act 1984
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Liquid Fuel Supply Amendment Bill 2004
The Parliament of Queensland enacts-- 1
Clause 1 Short title 2
This Act may be cited as the Liquid Fuel Supply Amendment 3
Act 2004. 4
Clause 2 Act amended 5
This Act amends the Liquid Fuel Supply Act 1984. 6
Clause 3 Amendment of s 5 (Interpretation) 7
Section 5-- 8
insert-- 9
`prescribed person, for part 5A, see section 35AA. 10
prescribed price, for part 5A, see section 35AA. 11
sell, for part 5A, see section 35AA.'. 12
Clause 4 Replacement of pt 5A, heading (Ethanol substitution) 13
Part 5A, heading-- 14
omit, insert-- 15
`Part 5A Ethanol in motor spirit'. 16
Clause 5 Replacement of s 35A (Requirement to purchase ethanol) 17
Section 35A-- 18
omit, insert-- 19
`35A Purpose of pt 5A 20
`The purpose of this part is to require the use in Queensland of 21
motor spirit with a minimum quantity of ethanol. 22
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`35AA Definitions for pt 5A 1
`In this part-- 2
prescribed person means a relevant person engaged in 3
producing, refining or selling motor spirit in Queensland. 4
prescribed price means-- 5
(a) the price prescribed under section 35AD(1); or 6
(b) the price decided using the method prescribed under 7
section 35AD(1). 8
sell, for motor spirit, includes the following-- 9
(a) sell the motor spirit by barter or exchange; 10
(b) supply the motor spirit for profit. 11
`35AB Offence to sell motor spirit without 10% ethanol 12
content 13
`(1) A prescribed person must not, without a reasonable excuse, 14
sell in Queensland motor spirit, in bulk or otherwise, if the 15
motor spirit has an ethanol content of less than 10% by 16
volume. 17
Maximum penalty--200 penalty units or 1 year's 18
imprisonment. 19
`(2) It is a reasonable excuse for a prescribed person not to comply 20
with subsection (1) if the person could not have obtained, at 21
the prescribed price, a sufficient quantity of ethanol to enable 22
the person to comply with the subsection. 23
`35AC Exemptions from s 35AB 24
`The Minister may exempt, under section 52, a prescribed 25
person from the operation of section 35AB(1) only if the 26
Minister is satisfied the person can not obtain, at the 27
prescribed price, a sufficient quantity of ethanol to enable the 28
person to comply with the section. 29
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`35AD Regulations for pt 5A 1
`(1) A regulation must be made prescribing, for sections 35AB(2) 2
and 35AC, a price, or a method for deciding a price, for 3
ethanol sold to a prescribed person. 4
`(2) A regulation may be made-- 5
(a) prescribing the person or class of persons from whom a 6
prescribed person must purchase ethanol; or 7
(b) directing a prescribed person to give the Minister stated 8
information that is relevant to a decision of the Minister 9
about granting an exemption mentioned in 10
section 35AC. 11
`35AE Failure to comply with directions under s 35AD 12
`A prescribed person must comply with a direction under 13
section 35AD(2)(b) that is applicable to the person unless the 14
person has a reasonable excuse. 15
Maximum penalty--200 penalty units or 1 year's 16
imprisonment.'.
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