Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL GREENHOUSE AND ENERGY REPORTING ACT 2007 - SECT 22XC

  (1)   If:

  (a)   a person is the responsible emitter for a facility during the whole or a part of a financial year (the relevant financial year ); and

  (b)   the person is or was required by section   22XB to provide a report to the Regulator relating to:

  (i)   if the person is the responsible emitter for the facility during the whole of the relevant financial year--the covered emissions of greenhouse gases from the operation of the facility during the relevant financial year; or

  (ii)   if the person is the responsible emitter for the facility during a part of the relevant financial year--the covered emissions of greenhouse gases from the operation of the facility during that part of the relevant financial year;

the person must keep records of the person's activities that:

  (c)   allow the person to report accurately under section   22XB; and

  (d)   enable the Regulator to ascertain whether the person has complied with the person's obligations under section   22XB; and

  (e)   comply with the requirements of subsection   (2) and the safeguard rules made for the purposes of subsection   (3).

  (2)   The person must retain the records for 5 years from the end of the relevant financial year.

  (3)   The safeguard rules may specify requirements relating to:

  (a)   the kinds of records; and

  (b)   the form of records;

that must be kept under subsection   (1).