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New Vehicle Efficiency Standard Act 2024
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C2024A00034
31 May 2024
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Objects of this Act
4 Simplified outline of this Act
5 Crown to be bound
6 Extension to external Territories
7 Extraterritorial application
8 Constitutional basis of this Act
9 Additional operation of this Act
10 Definitions
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Part 2—New vehicle efficiency standard
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Division 1—Introduction
11 Simplified outline of this Part
Division 2—Covered vehicles
12 Covered vehicles
13 Type 1 vehicles
14 Type 2 vehicles
15 Off road passenger vehicles
16 Exempt vehicles
Division 3—Emissions from covered vehicles
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Subdivision A—Final and interim emissions value
17 Duty to ensure that final emissions value is zero or less
18 Final emissions value
19 Interim emissions value
Subdivision B—Emissions number
20 Emissions number
Subdivision C—Emissions target
21 Emissions target
22 Headline limit
23 Mass adjustment factor
24 Designated MIRO
25 Lower breakpoint
26 Upper breakpoint
27 Reference MIRO
Division 4—Determinations made by the Minister
Subdivision A—Determinations
28 Concessional RAV entry approval pathway
29 Status for class of vehicle
30 Heavy off road passenger vehicles
31 Headline limit and breakpoint
32 Mass adjustment factor and reference MIRO
Subdivision B—Making a determination
33 Making a determination under this Division
34 Publication of reasons
35 Incorporation of other instruments
Subdivision C—Consultation requirements
36 Public consultation
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Part 3—Units issued in respect of covered vehicles
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Division 1—Introduction
37 Simplified outline of this Part
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Division 2—Issue of units
38 How units are issued etc.
39 Interim emissions value less than zero
40 Adjusted RAV entries
41 Destroyed vehicles
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Division 3—Extinguishment and transfer of units
42 Units extinguished for purpose of reducing final emissions value
43 Units extinguished other than for purpose of reducing final emissions value
44 Units extinguished 3 years after issue unless extinguished earlier
45 Request to transfer units
46 Secretary may refuse to extinguish or transfer units
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Division 4—Property in units
47 Units are personal property
48 Ownership of units
49 Equitable interests in relation to units
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Part 4—The Registry
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Division 1—Introduction
50 Simplified outline of this Part
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Division 2—The Registry and registry accounts
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Subdivision A—Establishing and maintaining the Registry
51 The New Vehicle Efficiency Standard Unit Registry
52 Assistance of Clean Energy Regulator
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Subdivision B—Opening and closing registry accounts
53 Application to open registry account
54 Request for further information
55 Opening of registry account
56 Voluntary closure of registry account
57 Unilateral closure of registry account
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Division 3—Correction and rectification of the Registry
58 Corrections of clerical errors, obvious defects or unauthorised entries etc.
59 Rectification of the Registry by court order
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Division 4—Offences and civil penalties
60 False or misleading information
61 False Registry copies or extracts
62 Contravention of requirement in relation to registry account
63 Contravention of condition imposed on registry account
64 Failure of former registry account holder to retain record
65 Failure of former registry account holder to provide information
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Division 5—Other matters
66 Suspension of operation of the Registry
67 Evidentiary provisions
68 Transmission of units by operation of law etc.
69 Rules for or in relation to the Registry
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Part 5—Compliance and enforcement
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Division 1—Introduction
70 Simplified outline of this Part
71 Appointment of inspectors
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Division 2—Notices to produce
72 Secretary may require person to give information etc.
73 Retention of documents
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Division 3—Monitoring
74 Monitoring powers
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Division 4—Investigation
75 Investigation powers
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Division 5—Civil penalties
76 Civil penalty provisions
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Division 6—Infringement notices
77 Infringement notices
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Division 7—Enforceable undertakings
78 Enforceable undertakings
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Division 8—Modifications of the Regulatory Powers Act
79 Duty to ensure that final emissions value is zero or less—civil penalty
80 Duty to ensure that final emissions value is zero or less—ancillary contraventions
81 Duty to ensure that final emissions value is zero or less—mistake of fact
82 Duty to ensure that final emissions value is zero or less—infringement notice
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Division 9—Adverse publicity orders
83 Adverse publicity order in relation to duty to ensure that final emissions value is zero or less
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Division 10—Non punitive orders
84 Non punitive orders
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Part 6—Miscellaneous
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Division 1—Introduction
85 Simplified outline of this Part
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Division 2—Publication and sharing of information
86 Publication of information
87 Sharing of information
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Division 3—Delegation
88 Delegation
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Division 4—Other matters
89 Reviewable decisions
90 Indexation
91 Compensation for acquisition of property
92 Rules
93 Review of operation of Act