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PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP (OIL) REGULATIONS 2022 (F2022L01222) - REG 6

Amounts of product stewardship (oil) benefit

             (1)  For the purposes of subsection 10(1) of the Act, the amount of product stewardship (oil) benefit for a claim period is:

                     (a)  for a recycled oil that is not also a gazetted oil for a gazetted use--the amount mentioned in column 2 of the first category in items 1 to 7 of the following table that applies to the recycled oil; and

                     (b)  for gazetted oil for a gazetted use:

                              (i)  if the oil is both a gazetted oil for a gazetted use and a recycled oil to which any of the categories in items 3 to 7 of the following table apply--the amount mentioned in column 2 of the first category in items 3 to 7 that applies to the oil; or

                             (ii)  in any other case--the amount covered by column 2 of item 8 of the following table.

 

Amount of product stewardship (oil) benefit

Item

Column 1

Category

Column 2

Amount (cents/l)

1

Re-refined base oil (for use as a lubricant or a hydraulic or transformer oil) that meets the criteria mentioned in Schedule 1

50

2

Other re-refined base oils

10

3

Diesel fuels that comply with the Fuel Quality Standards (Automotive Diesel) Determination 2019

7

4

Diesel extenders:

(a) that are filtered, de-watered and de-mineralised; and

(b) that, if combined with diesel fuels, would produce a combined fuel that complies with the Fuel Quality Standards (Automotive Diesel) Determination 2019

5

5

High grade industrial burning oils (filtered, de-watered and de-mineralised)

5

6

Low grade industrial burning oils (filtered and de-watered)

3

7

Industrial process oils and lubricants, including hydraulic and transformer oils (re-processed or filtered, but not re-refined)

0

8

Gazetted oil consumed in Australia for a gazetted use

The amount worked out under subsection (2)

 

Note:          Examples for item 2 include chain bar oil and oil incorporated into a manufactured product.

             (2)  For the purposes of column 2 of item 8 of the table in subsection (1), the amount is:

                     (a)  in relation to the consumption of gazetted oil for a gazetted use during the period beginning on 30 March 2022 and ending at the end of 28 September 2022--4.3 cents per litre; or

                     (b)  in relation to the consumption of gazetted oil for a gazetted use during any other period--8.5 cents per litre.

             (3)  Despite subsection (1), no product stewardship (oil) benefit is payable in respect of oil (including gazetted oil obtained through recycling) that is to undergo further recycling before it is sold to the end user or consumed.

             (4)  For the purposes of item 1 of the table in subsection (1):

                     (a)  an independent laboratory must test the oil against the criteria mentioned in Schedule 1; and

                     (b)  the test results must be given to the Commissioner:

                              (i)  with the first claim for benefit; and

                             (ii)  at intervals of not more than 6 months while the benefit is being claimed.

             (5)  For the purposes of paragraph (4)(a), a sample may be tested only if an employee of an independent laboratory certifies that:

                     (a)  the sample is representative of a production run of the product; and

                     (b)  the employee is satisfied that the sample was not tampered with after it was collected and before it was dispatched to the laboratory.

             (6)  For the purposes of paragraph (4)(a), the independent laboratory undertaking the test must certify that the sample tested was not tampered with after receipt by the laboratory and before testing.


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