Commonwealth Numbered Acts

Liquid Fuel Emergency Act 1984 No. 5 of 1984 - SECT 20

20. (1) During a period of national liquid fuel emergency, the Minister may,
for the purpose of dealing with a shortage or likely shortage of relevant
liquid fuel, by instrument in writing served upon a relevant fuel industry
corporation that is engaged in the production or refining of liquid fuel,
direct the corporation to produce in Australia, during a period specified in
the instrument, a specified quantity of liquid fuel of a specified kind.

(2) A relevant fuel industry corporation shall not, without reasonable excuse,
refuse or fail to comply with a direction given to it under sub-section (1).