Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1984 No. 93 GUIDELINES UNDER SUB-REGON 21 (1) OF THE LIQUID FUEL EMERGENCY ACT 1984 - REG 2

2. The quantity of a prescribed product that, in the event that the
Governor-General declares that a national liquid fuel emergency will exist,
would be required to be made available by a relevant fuel industry corporation
during a planning period in relation to that period of national liquid fuel
emergency to each person or organization that is, in relation to the
prescribed product, a bulk customer of the corporation shall be a function of-

   (a)  the quantity of the prescribed product that the person or organization
        would, in normal circumstances, be likely to purchase from the
        corporation during the month in which, if the Governor-General
        declares that the national liquid fuel emergency will exist, the
        planning period would, in accordance with the relevant determination
        of the Minister under section 9 of the Act, commence, being-

        (i)    in the case of a person or organization that has, during a
               period of not less than 3 months immediately preceding the
               month in which the period of national emergency commences,
               regularly purchased the prescribed product from the
               corporation-that quantity as ascertained in accordance with the
               principles set out in Schedule 1; or

        (ii)   in any other case-that quantity as determined by the Minister,
               having regard to the nature and extent of the activities for
               the purposes of which the prescribed product will be required
               by the person or organization;

   (b)  the percentage that, for the purposes of the allocation of the
        prescribed product during the planning period, is applicable, in
        accordance with the principles set out in Schedule 2, in respect of
        the class of persons and organizations in which the person or
        organization is included; and

   (c)  the length of the planning period.