Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL GREENHOUSE AND ENERGY REPORTING ACT 2007

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--INTRODUCTION

           Division 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Objects  
   4.      Constitutional basis for Act  
   5.      Act excludes some State and Territory laws  
   5A.     Crown to be bound  
   6.      Extension to external Territories  
   6A.     Extension to exclusive economic zone and continental shelf  
   6C.     Application to foreign ships  

           Division 2--Interpretation

   7.      Definitions  
   7A.     Greenhouse gas  
   8.      Group and members of a group  
   9.      Facilities  
   10.     Emissions, energy production, energy consumption etc.  
   11.     Operational control--basic rule  
   11A.     Operational control--person with greatest authority  
   11B.    Operational control--nominated person  
   11C.    Operational control--trust with multiple trustees  
   11D.    Unsatisfactory compliance record  

   PART 2--REGISTRATION

           Division 1--Applying for registration

              Subdivision A--Application by a controlling corporation

   12.     Applying to register in relation to meeting a threshold  
   13.     Thresholds  
   14.     Applying to register in relation to greenhouse gas project  
   15.     Requirements for applications  

              Subdivision B--Application by a person who is not a controlling corporation

   15B.    Application by a person who is not a controlling corporation  

           Division 2--National Greenhouse and Energy Register

   16.     National Greenhouse and Energy Register  

           Division 3--Registration of controlling corporations

   17.     Registration of corporations  

           Division 4--Registration of other persons

   18AA.   Registration of other persons  

           Division 5--Deregistration

   18B.    Deregistration  

   PART 3--REPORTING--OBLIGATIONS OF REGISTERED CORPORATIONS ETC.

   19.     Report to be given to the Regulator  
   20.     Liability of other persons to provide certain information  
   21.     Reports relating to greenhouse gas projects: reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and removals of greenhouse gases  
   21A.    Reports relating to offsets of greenhouse gas emissions  
   22.     Records to be kept  

   PART 3E--REPORTING--OBLIGATIONS OF HOLDERS OF REPORTING TRANSFER CERTIFICATES

           Division 1--Reporting obligations

   22G.    Report to be given to the Regulator  
   22H.    Records to be kept  

           Division 2--Reporting transfer certificates

   22J.    Reporting transfer test  
   22K.    Application for reporting transfer certificate  
   22KA.   Further information  
   22L.    Issue of reporting transfer certificate  
   22M.    Duration of reporting transfer certificate  
   22N.    Surrender of reporting transfer certificate  
   22P.    Cancellation of reporting transfer certificate  
   22Q.    Reporting transfer certificate is not transferable  
   22R.    Financial control  

   PART 3F--REPORTING--OBLIGATIONS TRANSFERRED TO MEMBER OF CORPORATE GROUP

   22X.    Reporting obligations transferred to member of corporate group  
   22XA.   Records to be kept  

   PART 3G--REPORTING--OBLIGATIONS OF RESPONSIBLE EMITTERS OF DESIGNATED LARGE FACILITIES ETC.

   22XB.   Report to be given to Regulator  
   22XC.   Records to be kept  

   PART 3H--EMISSIONS--REDUCTION SAFEGUARD MECHANISM

           Division 1--Introduction

   22XD.   Simplified outline of this Part  

           Division 2--Limit on emissions

   22XE.   Excess emissions situation  
   22XF.   Duty to ensure that excess emissions situation does not exist  

           Division 3--Key concepts

   22XG.   Monitoring periods  
   22XH.   Responsible emitter  
   22XI.   Covered emissions  
   22XJ.   Designated large facility  
   22XK.   Net emissions number  
   22XL.   Baseline emissions number  
   22XM.   Prescribed carbon unit  

           Division 4--Surrender of prescribed carbon units

   22XN.   How prescribed carbon units are surrendered  

           Division 4A--Safeguard mechanism credit units

              Subdivision A--Issuing safeguard mechanism credit units

   22XNA.  Issuing safeguard mechanism credit units  
   22XNB.  Entry in Registry account must be made if safeguard mechanism credit units issued  
   22XNC.  Safeguard mechanism credit units issued must be identified with a financial year  
   22XND.  Safeguard mechanism credit units held in Commonwealth Registry accounts  

              Subdivision B--Requirement to relinquish safeguard mechanism credit units etc.

   22XNE.  Regulator may require relinquishment of safeguard mechanism credit units etc. issued on false or misleading information  
   22XNF.  Court may order relinquishment of safeguard mechanism credit units etc. issued as a result of fraudulent conduct  
   22XNG.  Information on Regulator's website regarding relinquishment requirements  

              Subdivision C--Compliance with relinquishment requirement

   22XNH.  Relinquishing safeguard mechanism credit units etc. to comply with requirements  
   22XNI.  Administrative penalty if relinquishment requirements not complied with  
   22XNJ.  Late payment penalty  
   22XNK.  Recovery of penalties  
   22XNL.  Set - off  
   22XNM.  Refund of overpayments  
   22XNN.  Stay of proceedings for the recovery of an administrative penalty  

           Division 5--Other matters

   22XO.   Concurrent operation of State and Territory laws  
   22XP.   Administrative decisions under the safeguard rules etc.  
   22XQ.   Baseline determinations made under the safeguard rules etc.  
   22XR.   Alternative constitutional basis  
   22XS.   Safeguard rules  

   PART 4--DISCLOSURE--OF INFORMATION

   23.     Secrecy--audit information  
   24.     Publishing of information  
   25.     Requests for information not to be published  
   27.     Information may be disclosed to States and Territories  
   28.     Corporation may request information be disclosed  

   PART 5--ENFORCEMENT

           Division 1--Civil penalties

              Subdivision A--Civil penalty orders

   29.     Civil penalty provisions  
   30.     Continuing contraventions  
   31.     Court may order person to pay pecuniary penalty for contravening civil penalty provision  
   32.     Contravening a civil penalty provision is not an offence  
   33.     Persons involved in contravening civil penalty provision  
   34.     Recovery of a pecuniary penalty  

              Subdivision B--Civil penalty proceedings and criminal proceedings

   35.     Civil proceedings after criminal proceedings  
   36.     Criminal proceedings during civil proceedings  
   37.     Criminal proceedings after civil proceedings  
   38.     Evidence given in proceedings for penalty not admissible in criminal proceedings  

           Division 2--Infringement notices

   39.     When an infringement notice can be given  
   40.     Matters to be included in an infringement notice  
   41.     Amount of penalty  
   42.     Withdrawal of an infringement notice  
   43.     Paying the penalty in accordance with the notice  
   44.     Effect of this Division on civil proceedings  

           Division 3--Enforceable undertakings

   45.     Acceptance of undertakings relating to contraventions  
   46.     Enforcement of undertakings  

           Division 4--Liability of executive officers of bodies corporate

   47.     Civil penalties for executive officers of bodies corporate  
   48.     Did an executive officer take reasonable steps to prevent contravention?  

           Division 5--Injunctions

   49.     Injunctions  

   PART 6--ADMINISTRATION

           Division 2--Decisions by the Regulator

   54.     Regulator may declare facility--group  
   54A.    Regulator may declare facility--non - group entity  
   54B.    Regulator may declare facility--anti - avoidance  
   55.     Regulator may declare corporation etc. has operational control  
   55A.    Regulator may declare non - group entity has operational control  

           Division 3--Review of decisions

   56.     ART review of decisions  

           Division 4--Monitoring compliance

              Subdivision A--Authorised officers

   57.     Appointment of authorised officers  
   58.     Identity cards  

              Subdivision B--Powers of authorised officers

   59.     Entering premises to monitor compliance  
   60.     Powers of authorised officers in monitoring compliance  
   61.     Authorised officer may request persons to answer questions  

              Subdivision C--Obligations and incidental powers of authorised officers

   62.     Authorised officer must produce identity card on request  
   63.     Consent  
   64.     Announcement before entry  
   65.     Details of warrant to be given to occupier etc. before entry  
   66.     Use of electronic equipment in exercising monitoring powers  
   67.     Compensation for damage to electronic equipment  

              Subdivision D--Occupier's rights and responsibilities

   68.     Occupier entitled to be present during execution of warrant  
   69.     Occupier to provide authorised officer with all facilities and assistance  

              Subdivision E--Warrants

   70.     Monitoring warrants  

              Subdivision F--Information gathering

   71.     Power to request information  
   72.     Prohibitions on disclosure of information do not apply  

              Subdivision G--Greenhouse and energy audits

   73.     Audits of registered corporations--compliance  
   73A.    Audits of persons providing information under section 20--compliance  
   74.     Audits of registered corporations--other  
   74AA.   Audit of persons providing reports under section 19, 22G, 22X or 22XB  
   74A.    Audits of persons providing information under section 20--other  
   74B.    Audits of certain entities--compliance  
   74C.    Audits of certain entities--other  
   75.     Conduct of audits  
   75A.    Register of greenhouse and energy auditors  

   PART 7--MISCELLANEOUS

   76.     Modification of National Environment Protection (National Pollutant Inventory) Measure  
   76A.    Periodic reviews of operation of this Act etc.  
   76B.    Special reviews of operation of this Act etc.  
   77.     Regulations