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TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title PART 1--PRELIMINARY 1. Short title 2. Commencement 3. Objects 4. Simplified outline 5. Definitions 5A. Special meaning of supply--natural gas 6. When supply of natural gas occurs 7. Electronic notice transmitted to the Regulator 8. Crown to be bound 9. Extension to external Territories 10. Extension to exclusive economic zone and continental shelf 11. Extension to Joint Petroleum Development Area 12. Application to foreign ships PART 2--CARBON POLLUTION CAP 13. Simplified outline 14. Carbon pollution cap 15. Disallowance of regulations 16. When regulations must be tabled 17. Default carbon pollution cap for 2015-16 18. Default carbon pollution cap for a later flexible charge year PART 3--LIABLE ENTITIES Division 1--Introduction 19. Simplified outline Division 2--Direct emitters of greenhouse gases Subdivision A--General rules 20. Liable entity--person who has operational control of a facility 21. Liable entity--participant in designated joint venture 22. Liable entity--holder of a liability transfer certificate Subdivision B--Landfill facilities 23. Liable entity for landfill emissions--person who has operational control of a landfill facility 24. Liable entity for landfill emissions--participant in designated joint venture 25. Liable entity for landfill emissions--holder of a liability transfer certificate Subdivision C--Adjustment of provisional emissions number in relation to a facility in the Joint Petroleum Development Area or the Greater Sunrise unit area 26. Joint Petroleum Development Area--adjustment of provisional emissions number 27. Joint Petroleum Development Area/Greater Sunrise unit area--adjustment of provisional emissions number 28. Greater Sunrise unit area--adjustment of provisional emissions number Subdivision D--Anti-avoidance 29. Anti-avoidance Subdivision E--Covered emissions from the operation of a facility 30. Covered emissions from the operation of a facility 31. Measurement of covered emissions from the operation of a facility Subdivision F--Emissions from the operation of a landfill facility 32. Legacy emissions from the operation of a landfill facility 32A. Exempt landfill emissions Division 3--Natural gas 33. Liable entity--supply of natural gas 35. Liable entity--supply of natural gas to a person who quotes the person's OTN 35A. Liable entity--regulations relating to supply of natural gas 35B. Liable entity--regulations relating to application of natural gas to own use 36. Liable entity--supply of natural gas to a person who misuses the person's OTN 36A. Extended meaning of use Division 3A--Liquefied petroleum gas, and liquefied natural gas, for non-transport use 36B. Liable entity--import of liquefied petroleum gas or liquefied natural gas for non-transport use 36C. Liable entity--production of liquefied petroleum gas or liquefied natural gas for non-transport use 36D. Liable entity--supply of liquefied petroleum gas or liquefied natural gas to a person who quotes the person's OTN 36E. Liable entity--supply of liquefied petroleum gas or liquefied natural gas to a person who misuses the person's OTN Division 4--Obligation transfer numbers Subdivision A--Issue of obligation transfer numbers 37. Issue of OTN 38. Application for OTN 39. Further information 40. Issue of OTN as the result of an application 41. Issue of OTN on the Regulator's own initiative 42. Surrender of OTN 43. Cancellation of OTN 43A. Publication of list of OTNs that have been cancelled or surrendered 44. OTN is not transferable 45. OTN Register 46. Evidentiary provisions 47. Notification of change of name or address of OTN holder or gaseous fuel supplier Subdivision B--Method of quotation of obligation transfer numbers 48. Quotation of OTN 49. Effect of withdrawal of quotation of OTN 50. Withdrawal of quotation of OTN if OTN is cancelled or surrendered 51. Withdrawal of quotation of OTN by OTN holder 52. Withdrawal of quotation of OTN by agreement 53. Validation of quotation of OTN 54. Effect of surrender or cancellation of OTN--grace period for quotation in relation to a single supply 55. Effect of surrender or cancellation of OTN--grace period for quotation in relation to a class of supplies Subdivision C--Quotation of obligation transfer numbers 55A. Large gas consuming facility 55B. Quotation of OTN--large gas consuming facility 56. Quotation of OTN--large user of natural gas 57. Quotation of OTN--use of natural gas as a feedstock 58. Quotation of OTN--use of natural gas in manufacturing compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas 58AA. Mandatory quotation of OTN--liquefied natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas 58AB. Voluntary quotation of OTN--liquefied natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas 58A. Extended meaning of use Subdivision D--General provisions 59. Acceptance of quotation of OTN in relation to a single supply 60. Acceptance of quotation of OTN in relation to a class of supplies 62. False or misleading declaration 63. Misuse of OTN 64. Quotation of bogus OTN Division 4A--Own-use notifications 64A. Voluntary own-use notification 64B. Mandatory own-use notification 64C. Method of giving own-use notification 64D. Acceptance of own-use notification in relation to a single supply 64E. Acceptance of own-use notification in relation to a class of supplies 64F. Misuse of own-use notification Division 4B--Follow-up notifications 64G. Follow-up notification 64H. Method of giving follow-up notification 64J. Misuse of follow-up notification Division 5--Designated joint ventures Subdivision A--Mandatory designated joint venture 65. Mandatory designated joint venture 66. Notification Subdivision B--Declared designated joint venture 67. Joint venture declaration test 67A. Relevant operator 68. Application for declaration 69. Further information 70. Making of declaration 71. Duration of declaration 71A. Notification 72. Revocation of declaration Subdivision C--Participating percentage determination 73. Provisional application for participating percentage determination 74. Application for participating percentage determination 75. Further information 76. Participating percentage determination made in response to an application 77. Participating percentage determination made on the Regulator's own initiative 78. Criteria for making participating percentage determination 78A. Duration of determinations 79. Replacement determinations Division 6--Liability transfer certificates Subdivision A--Transfer of liability to another member of a corporate group 80. Corporate group transfer test 81. Application for liability transfer certificate 82. Further information 83. Issue of liability transfer certificate Subdivision B--Transfer of liability to a person who has financial control of a facility 84. Financial control transfer test 85. Application for liability transfer certificate 86. Further information 87. Issue of liability transfer certificate Subdivision C--Other provisions 88. Duration of liability transfer certificate 89. Surrender of liability transfer certificate 90. Cancellation of liability transfer certificate 91. Liability transfer certificate is not transferable 92. Financial control Division 7--Opt-in Scheme 92A. Opt-in Scheme 92B. Reduction of provisional emissions number 92C. Reporting requirement 92D. Record-keeping requirement 92DA. Notification requirement 92E. Other matters 92F. Ancillary or incidental provisions 92G. Commissioner of Taxation and Chief Executive Officer of Customs to be notified of declaration 92H. Compliance with reporting, record-keeping and notification requirements PART 4--CARBON UNITS Division 1--Introduction 93. Simplified outline Division 2--Issue of carbon units 94. Issue of carbon units 95. Identification number 96. Vintage year 97. When carbon units may be issued 98. How carbon units are to be issued 99. Circumstances in which carbon units may be issued 100. Issue of carbon units for a fixed charge 100A. Extension of issue period 101. Limit on issue of carbon units 102. Carbon units--total number Division 3--Property in, and transfer of, carbon units 103. A carbon unit is personal property 103A. Ownership of carbon unit 104. Transfer of carbon units 105. Transmission of carbon units by assignment 106. Transmission of carbon units by operation of law etc. 107. Transfer of carbon units to another Registry account held by the transferor 108. Outgoing international transfers of carbon units 109. Incoming international transfers of carbon units 109A. Registration of equitable interests in relation to a carbon unit 110. Equitable interests in relation to a carbon unit Division 4--Auctions of carbon units 111. Issue of carbon units as the result of an auction 113. Policies, procedures and rules for auctioning carbon units 114. Benchmark average auction charge Division 5--Special provisions relating to free carbon units 115. Cancellation of certain unused free carbon units 116. Buy-back of certain free carbon units 116A. Extension of buy-back period PART 5--EMISSIONS NUMBER 117. Simplified outline 118. Emissions number 119. Assessment of emissions number--incorrect report given by liable entity 120. Assessment of emissions number--no report given by liable entity PART 6--SURRENDER OF ELIGIBLE EMISSIONS UNITS Division 1--Introduction 121. Simplified outline Division 2--How eligible emissions units are surrendered 122. How eligible emissions units are surrendered 123. Surrender restrictions 123A. Designated limit Division 3--Unit shortfalls Subdivision A--Fixed charge years 125. Provisional unit shortfall 126. Interim emissions number 127. Adjustment of total interim emissions numbers 128. Final unit shortfall 129. Estimation error unit shortfall 130. Remission of unit shortfall charge imposed on estimation error unit shortfall 131. Surplus and estimation error adjustment number 132. Refund--surplus surrender Subdivision B--Flexible charge years 133. Unit shortfall Division 4--Unit shortfall charge 134. When unit shortfall charge becomes due and payable 134A. Remission of unit shortfall charge--voluntary disclosure by liable entity of incorrect emissions number 135. Late payment penalty 136. Recovery of unit shortfall charge and late payment penalty 137. Set-off 138. Liability transfer certificate--statutory guarantee 140. Refund of overpayments Division 5--Assessment of unit shortfall and unit shortfall charge 141. Assessment of unit shortfall and unit shortfall charge Division 6--Extension of surrender deadline 142. Extension of surrender deadline PART 7--JOBS AND COMPETITIVENESS PROGRAM Division 1--Introduction 143. Aim and objects 144. Simplified outline Division 2--Formulation of the Jobs and Competitiveness Program 145. Jobs and Competitiveness Program 146. Relinquishment requirement 147. Reporting requirement 148. Record-keeping requirement 149. Other matters 150. Ancillary or incidental provisions Division 3--Compliance with reporting and record-keeping requirements under the Jobs and Competitiveness Program 151. Compliance with reporting and record-keeping requirements Division 4--Special information-gathering powers 152. Minister may obtain information 153. No assistance for 2 eligible financial years if corporation refuses or fails to comply with request for information 154. Disclosure of information to the Regulator Division 5--Productivity Commission inquiries 155. Productivity Commission inquiries 156. Matters to which the Productivity Commission must have regard 157. Report of inquiry 158. No limit on Productivity Minister's powers PART 8--COAL-FIRED ELECTRICITY GENERATION Division 1--Introduction 159. Object 160. Simplified outline Division 2--Issue of free carbon units in respect of generation complexes 161. Issue of free carbon units in respect of generation complexes Division 3--Certificate of eligibility for coal-fired generation assistance 162. Application for certificate of eligibility for coal-fired generation assistance 163. Form of application 164. Further information 165. Issue of certificate of eligibility for coal-fired generation assistance 166. Criteria for issuing certificate of eligibility for coal-fired generation assistance 167. Annual assistance factor 168. Emissions intensity Division 4--Power system reliability 169. No assistance if generation complex does not pass the power system reliability test 170. Power system reliability test 171. Replacement capacity 172. Nomination of generation units 173. Validity of nomination 174. Anticipatory certification--reduction in nameplate rating 175. Anticipatory certification--cessation of registration as a generator 176. Intermediary registered as a generator Division 5--Clean Energy Investment Plans 177. No assistance unless Clean Energy Investment Plan given 178. Clean Energy Investment Plan 179. Copy of Clean Energy Investment Plan to be given to the Regulator 180. Publication of Clean Energy Investment Plan Division 6--Closure contracts 181. Restrictions on assistance if closure contract has been entered into 181A. Exemptions from power system reliability test and Clean Energy Investment Plan PART 9--PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION Division 1--Introduction 182. Simplified outline Division 2--Information about liable entities 183. Liable Entities Public Information Database 184. Liable entities to be entered in the Information Database 185. Emissions number to be entered in the Information Database 186. Estimate of total of emissions numbers to be entered in the Information Database 187. Unit shortfall to be entered in the Information Database 188. Unpaid unit shortfall charge to be entered in the Information Database 189. Number of surrendered eligible emissions units to be entered in the Information Database 190. Relinquishment requirement to be entered in the Information Database 191. Unpaid administrative penalty to be entered in the Information Database 192. Number of relinquished units to be entered in the Information Database 193. Correction and rectification of the Information Database Division 3--Information about holders of Registry accounts 194. Information about holders of Registry accounts Division 4--Information about units 195. Information about auction results--general 196. Information about auction results--last 6 months 196A. Per-tonne carbon price equivalent 197. Information about issue of carbon units for a fixed charge 198. Information about issue of free carbon units 199. Quarterly reports about issue of free carbon units 200. Information about surrender of borrowed and banked eligible emissions units 201. Information about total emissions numbers and unit shortfalls 202. Publication of concise description of the characteristics of carbon units Division 5--Information about relinquishment requirements for persons other than liable entities 203. Information about relinquishment requirements 204. Information about unpaid administrative penalties 205. Information about number of relinquished units Division 6--Information about designated large landfill facilities 206. Publication of list of designated large landfill facilities PART 10--FRAUDULENT CONDUCT 207. Simplified outline 208. Units issued as a result of fraudulent conduct--court may order relinquishment PART 11--RELINQUISHMENT OF CARBON UNITS Division 1--Introduction 209. Simplified outline Division 2--How carbon units are relinquished 210. How carbon units are relinquished 211. Deemed relinquishment Division 3--Compliance with relinquishment requirements 212. Compliance with relinquishment requirements 213. Late payment penalty 214. Recovery of penalties 215. Set-off 216. Refund of overpayments PART 12--NOTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT HOLDING OF CARBON UNITS 217. Simplified outline 218. Notification of significant holding of carbon units--controlling corporation of a group 219. Notification of significant holding of carbon units--non-group entity PART 13--INFORMATION-GATHERING POWERS 220. Simplified outline 221. Regulator may obtain information or documents 222. Copying documents--compensation 223. Copies of documents 224. Regulator may retain documents 225. Self-incrimination PART 14--RECORD-KEEPING REQUIREMENTS 226. Simplified outline 227. Record-keeping requirements--general 228. Record-keeping requirements--quotation of OTN PART 15--MONITORING POWERS Division 1--Simplified outline 229. Simplified outline Division 2--Appointment of inspectors and issue of identity cards 230. Appointment of inspectors 231. Identity cards Division 3--Powers of inspectors Subdivision A--Monitoring powers 232. Inspector may enter premises by consent or under a warrant 233. Monitoring powers of inspectors 234. Persons assisting inspectors Subdivision B--Powers of inspectors to ask questions and seek production of documents 235. Inspector may ask questions and seek production of documents 236. Self-incrimination Division 4--Obligations and incidental powers of inspectors 237. Consent 238. Announcement before entry under warrant 239. Inspector to be in possession of warrant 240. Details of warrant etc. to be given to occupier 241. Expert assistance to operate electronic equipment 242. Compensation for damage to electronic equipment Division 5--Occupier's rights and responsibilities 243. Occupier entitled to observe execution of warrant 244. Occupier to provide inspector with facilities and assistance Division 6--Monitoring warrants 245. Monitoring warrants Division 7--Powers of magistrates 246. Powers of magistrates PART 16--LIABILITY OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF BODIES CORPORATE 247. Simplified outline 248. Civil penalties for executive officers of bodies corporate 249. Reasonable steps to prevent contravention PART 17--CIVIL PENALTY ORDERS 250. Simplified outline 251. References to Court 252. Civil penalty orders 253. Who may apply for a civil penalty order 254. Two or more proceedings may be heard together 255. Time limit for application for an order 256. Civil evidence and procedure rules for civil penalty orders 257. Civil proceedings after criminal proceedings 258. Criminal proceedings during civil proceedings 259. Criminal proceedings after civil proceedings 260. Evidence given in proceedings for a civil penalty order not admissible in criminal proceedings 261. Mistake of fact 262. State of mind 263. Continuing contraventions PART 18--INFRINGEMENT NOTICES 264. Simplified outline 265. When an infringement notice can be given 266. Matters to be included in an infringement notice 267. Amount of penalty 268. Withdrawal of an infringement notice 269. What happens if the penalty is paid 270. Effect of this Part on civil penalty proceedings 271. Regulations PART 19--OFFENCES RELATING TO UNIT SHORTFALL CHARGE AND ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES Division 1--Introduction 272. Simplified outline Division 2--Offences relating to unit shortfall charge 273. Scheme to avoid existing liability to pay unit shortfall charge 274. Scheme to avoid future liability to pay unit shortfall charge Division 3--Offences relating to administrative penalties 275. Scheme to avoid existing liability to pay administrative penalty 276. Scheme to avoid future liability to pay administrative penalty PART 20--ENFORCEABLE UNDERTAKINGS 277. Simplified outline 278. Acceptance of undertakings 279. Enforcement of undertakings PART 21--REVIEW OF DECISIONS 280. Simplified outline 281. Reviewable decisions 282. Applications for reconsideration of decisions made by delegates of the Regulator 283. Reconsideration by the Regulator 284. Deadline for reconsideration 285. Review by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal 286. Stay of proceedings for the recovery of unit shortfall charge or late payment penalty PART 22--REVIEWS BY THE CLIMATE CHANGE AUTHORITY Division 1--Simplified outline 287. Simplified outline Division 2--Periodic reviews of this Act and the associated provisions 288. Periodic reviews of this Act and the associated provisions to be conducted by the Climate Change Authority 289. Periodic reviews of the level of carbon pollution caps etc. 290. Updated review of the level of the carbon pollution cap for 2020-21 291. Periodic reviews of progress in achieving Australia's emission reduction targets and national carbon budget 292. Report of review Division 3--Other reviews 293. Reviews of this Act and the associated provisions to be conducted by the Climate Change Authority at the request of the Minister or the Parliament 294. Report of review PART 23--MISCELLANEOUS 295. Miscellaneous functions of the Regulator 296. Computerised decision-making 297. Regulator's power to require further information 297A. Actions may be taken by an agent of a person 298. Delegation by the Minister 299. Delegation by a State Minister or a Territory Minister 300. Delegation by the Secretary 301. Concurrent operation of State and Territory laws 302. Law relating to legal professional privilege not affected 303. Arrangements with States and Territories 303A. Contracts and arrangements to protect energy security 303B. Loans to owners etc. of emissions-intensive coal-fired generation complexes 304. Liability for damages 305. Executive power of the Commonwealth 306. Notional payments by the Commonwealth 307. Alternative constitutional basis 308. Compensation for acquisition of property 309. Prescribing matters by reference to other instruments 310. Administrative decisions under the regulations 311. Transitional--definitions 312. Regulations