This legislation has been repealed.
TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title PART 1--PRELIMINARY 1. Name of Act 3. Objects of Act 4. Dictionary 5. Notes 6. Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc 6A. Application of Act—2012 PART 2--GREENHOUSE GAS BENCHMARKS 7. Territory greenhouse gas benchmarks 8. Greenhouse gas benchmarks to apply to benchmark participants 9. Benchmark participants 10. Principles for working out greenhouse gas benchmarks for benchmark 11. Principles for working out compliance with greenhouse gas benchmarks 12. Greenhouse shortfalls may be carried forward 13. Factors to be determined and notified before beginning of each year 14. Evidentiary provisions relating to benchmarks PART 3--ENFORCEMENT OF GREENHOUSE GAS BENCHMARKS 15. Directions to certain retail suppliers 16. Greenhouse penalties 17. Annual greenhouse gas benchmark statements 18. Restrictions on surrender of abatement certificates 19. Assessment of compliance with greenhouse gas benchmarks 20. Validity of assessment 21. Waiver or suspension of obligations in emergencies PART 4--ACCREDITATION OF ABATEMENT CERTIFICATE PROVIDERS 22. Accreditation required for creating abatement certificates 23. Eligibility for accreditation 24. Application for accreditation 25. Duration of accreditation 26. Conditions of accreditation 27. Contravention of conditions—offence 28. Accreditation not transferable PART 5--CREATION OF ABATEMENT CERTIFICATES 29. Accredited abatement certificate provider may create certificates 30. Value of certificate 31. Entitlement to create abatement certificates 32. When certificates may be created 33. Creation of certificate must be registered 34. Duration of certificate 35. Scheme administrator may require surrender of certificates 36. Records to be kept by accredited abatement certificate providers 37. Improper creation of abatement certificates—offence PART 6--TRANSFERS AND OTHER DEALINGS IN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATES 38. Kinds of abatement certificate 39. Transferability of certificates 40. Application for registration of transfer 41. Other dealings in certificates 42. Holder of certificate may deal with certificate 43. Scheme administrator not concerned with legal effect of PART 7--REGISTERS 44. Registers to be kept 45. Register of accredited abatement certificate providers 46. Register of abatement certificates 47. Evidentiary provisions 48. Correction of register PART 8--THE REGULATOR AND SCHEME ADMINISTRATOR 49. The regulator 50. Functions of regulator etc 51. Scheme administrator 52. Functions of scheme administrator etc 53. Conduct of audits 54. Provision of information, documents and evidence 55. Executive documents and proceedings 56. Confidential information 57. Annual report by regulator PART 9--NOTIFICATION AND REVIEW OF DECISIONS 58. Definitions—pt 9 59. Internal review notices 60. Application for reconsideration 60A. Reconsideration of decisions 60B. Reviewable decision notices 60C. Application for ACAT PART 10--MISCELLANEOUS 61. Greenhouse gas benchmark rules 62. Obligations under greenhouse gas benchmark rules 63. Criminal liability of executive officers 64. Determination of fees 65. Approved forms 66. Regulation-making power PART 20--TRANSITIONAL--NATIONAL ENERGY RETAIL LAW 100. Transitional regulations 101. Expiry—pt 20 DICTIONARY ENDNOTES