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NATIONAL GREENHOUSE AND ENERGY REPORTING ACT 2007 (NO. 175, 2007)


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--INTRODUCTION

           Division 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Object  
   4.      Constitutional basis for Act  
   5.      Act excludes some State and Territory laws  
   6.      Application to external Territories, Exclusive Economic Zone and innocent passage  

           Division 2--Interpretation

   7.      Definitions  
   8.      Group and members of a group  
   9.      Facilities  
   10.     Emissions, energy production and energy consumption etc.  
   11.     Operational control  

   PART 2--REGISTRATION

           Division 1--Applying for registration

   12.     Obligation to apply to register  
   13.     Thresholds  
   14.     Applying to register in relation to greenhouse gas project  
   15.     Requirements for applications  

           Division 2--The Register

   16.     The Register  

           Division 3--Registration and deregistration of corporations

   17.     Registration of corporations  
   18.     Deregistration of corporations  

   PART 3--OBLIGATIONS OF REGISTERED CORPORATIONS ETC

   19.     Report to be given to Greenhouse and Energy Data Officer  
   20.     Liability of other persons to provide certain information  
   21.     Reports relating to greenhouse gas projects  
   22.     Records to be kept  

   PART 4--DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

   23.     Secrecy  
   24.     Publishing of information  
   25.     Requests for information not to be published  
   26.     Information may be disclosed to specified persons or bodies  
   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 chief executive officers of corporations

   47.     Civil penalties for chief executive officers of corporations  
   48.     Did a chief executive officer take reasonable steps to prevent contravention?  

   PART 6--ADMINISTRATION

           Division 1--The Greenhouse and Energy Data Officer

   49.     Establishment  
   50.     Functions  
   51.     Appointment  
   52.     Staff  
   53.     Delegation  

           Division 2--Decisions by Greenhouse and Energy Data Officer

   54.     Greenhouse and Energy Data Officer may declare facility  
   55.     Greenhouse and Energy Data Officer may declare corporation etc. has operational control  

           Division 3--Review of decisions

   56.     AAT 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--External audits

   73.     External audits--compliance  
   74.     External audits--other  
   75.     Requirements for external auditors  

   PART 7--MISCELLANEOUS

   76.     Modification of National Environment Protection (National Pollutant Inventory) Measure  
   77.     Regulations  


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