Fuel Standard (Petrol) Determination 2001

as amended

made under section 21 of the

Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000

This compilation was prepared on 9 October 2007
taking into account amendments up to Fuel Standard (Petrol) Amendment Determination 2007 (No. 1)

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney‑General’s Department, Canberra

Contents

 1 Name of Determination [see Note 1]

 2 Commencement 

 2A Definitions 

 3 Fuel standard for petrol 

 4 Testing methods 

 5 Operability standards for petrol 

Notes   

1 Name of Determination [see Note 1]

  This Determination is the Fuel Standard (Petrol) Determination 2001.

2 Commencement

  This Determination commences on 1 January 2002.

2A Definitions

  In this Determination:

ASTM International means the standards development organisation of that name.

CAS no., for a substance, means the Chemicals Abstracts Service Registry number for the substance.

LRP means lead replacement grade of petrol.

petrol does not include avgas supplied for use in aircraft.

pool average, for olefin or aromatic content of a grade of petrol, means the average amount of olefins or aromatics in all batches of petrol of that grade manufactured in Australia or imported by a supplier in each 6 months starting on 1 January 2002.

PULP means premium unleaded grade of petrol.

ULP means unleaded grade of petrol.

3 Fuel standard for petrol

 (1) Petrol that contains a substance mentioned in the following table must not contain more than the amount mentioned for the substance and the grade of petrol from the date mentioned for the substance.

 (2) From 1 January 2005, petrol must have a maximum final boiling point of 210C.

 (3) Petrol must have a minimum research octane number as follows:

 (a) for ULP — of 91.0;

 (b) for PULP — of 95.0;

 (c) for LRP — of 96.0.

 (4) The olefin content of petrol must be not more than:

 (a) from 1 January 2004:

 (i) 20% volume by volume; and

 (ii) 18% volume by volume pool average over 6 months; and

 (b) from 1 January 2005 — 18% by volume.

 (5) The aromatic content of petrol must be not more than:

 (a) from 1 January 2002:

 (i) 48% volume by volume; and

 (ii) 45% volume by volume pool average over 6 months; and

 (b) from 1 January 2005:

 (i) 45% volume by volume; and

 (ii) 42% volume by volume pool average over 6 months.

4 Testing methods

 (1) Compliance with the standard set out in section 3 for a substance or property is determined by application of the testing method for the substance or property in the following table:

 (2) In the table in subsection (1), ASTM followed by an alphanumeric code means the testing method developed by ASTM International under that alphanumeric code.

5 Operability standards for petrol

 (1) To allow the more effective operation of engines, petrol of a grade mentioned in an item of the following table must, in relation to the parameter mentioned in that item, comply with the specification for that parameter mentioned in that item.

 (2) For subsection (1), a parameter of petrol of a grade mentioned in an item of the table complies with the specification for that item only if that is the result after the petrol has been tested, in relation to that parameter, using the ASTM International method of testing, as in force on 16 October 2002, mentioned in that item.

Notes to the Fuel Standard (Petrol) Determination 2001

Note 1

The Fuel Standard (Petrol) Determination 2001 (in force under section 21 of the Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000) as shown in this compilation is amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, which came into force on 1 January 2005, it is a requirement for all non-exempt legislative instruments to be registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

Table of Instruments

Table of Amendments