National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (Measurement) Amendment (2025 Update) Determination 2025

I, Chris Bowen, Minister for Climate Change and Energy, make the following determination.

Dated 6 June 2025

Chris Bowen

Minister for Climate Change and Energy

Contents

1  Name

2  Commencement

3  Authority

4  Schedules

Schedule 1—Amendments

National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (Measurement) Determination 2008

1  Name

  This instrument is the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (Measurement) Amendment (2025 Update) Determination 2025

2  Commencement

 (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

 (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under subsection 10(3) of the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007.

4  Schedules

  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (Measurement) Determination 2008

1  Section 1.8 (definition of blended fuel)

Repeal the definition, substitute:

blended fuel means fuel that is a blend of fossil fuel and:

  (a) if the blended fuel is a gaseous fuel:

  (i) biogenic carbon fuel; or

  (ii) hydrogen; or

  (iii) biogenic carbon fuel and hydrogen; or

  (b) otherwise–biogenic carbon fuel.

2  Section 1.10 (table item 4B, column headed “Source of emissions”)

Omit “Wastewater handling (industrial)”, substitute “Wastewater handling (domestic or commercial)”.

3  Section 1.10 (table item 4C, column headed “Source of emissions”)

Omit “Wastewater handling (domestic or commercial)”, substitute “Wastewater handling (industrial)”.

4  Section 2.67A (note)

Omit “Note”, substitute “Note 1”.

5  At the end of section 2.67A

Add:

Note 2: The application of this section is subject to section 2.67C.

6  After section 2.67B

Insert:

2.67C  Market-based approach for determining the amount of renewable gas in a blended fuel received from a natural gas network

(1) A person must not use section 2.67A to determine the amount of a renewable gas in a blended fuel received, in a reporting year, from a natural gas network into which renewable gas has been injected.

(2) A person may determine that an amount of blended fuel received from a natural gas network and consumed at a facility in a reporting year contains an amount, in gigajoules, of a renewable gas equal to QRG calculated using the following formula:

QRG = RGC × (1 ‒ LF)

where:

RGC is an amount, in gigajoules, of a renewable gas that has been injected into the natural gas network, as represented by an amount of eligible Renewable Gas Certificates.

LF is a default loss factor equal to:

(a)  if the renewable gas is biomethane – 0.01; or

(b)  if the renewable gas is hydrogen – 0.009.

(3) Any blended fuel received from a natural gas network that is not determined to contain an amount of renewable gas in accordance with subsection (2) is determined to be natural gas transmitted or distributed in a pipeline.

(4) For RGC, an eligible Renewable Gas Certificate is:

(a)  a Renewable Gas Guarantee of Origin certificate (RGGO) issued under the GreenPower Renewable Gas Certification scheme; or

(b)  a PGO certificate (PGO) for renewable gas registered under the Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin) Act 2024;

in respect of which the conditions in subsection (5) are met.

(5) For the purposes of subsection (4), the following conditions must be met for a RGGO or PGO to be an eligible Renewable Gas Certificate:

(a)  the certificate must be retired or completed by or on behalf of the person after the start of the reporting year and prior to the submission of the report for the facility for the reporting year;

(b)  the certificate must represent renewable gas that was injected into the natural gas network within the 24-month period immediately preceding the end of the reporting year;

(c)  if the eligible Renewable Gas Certificate is a PGO–the PGO must specify that the renewable gas covered by the PGO was consumed at the facility or a location that constitutes a part of the facility;

(d)  if the eligible Renewable Gas Certificate is a RGGO–the Beneficiary on the Retirement Statement covering the RGGO must be:

(i) the facility; or

(ii) the person with operational control of the facility; or

(iii) an entity that constitutes a part of the facility;

(e)  the certificate must represent renewable gas that could reasonably pass from its injection point into the natural gas network to the facility;

(f) the certificate must represent renewable gas in respect of which a biomethane displacement ACCU has not been surrendered in accordance with section 22XN of the Act, for the purpose of reducing the net emissions number for a facility.

Note: For the purposes of paragraph (5)(a), a registered PGO is completed if consumption information has been added to it in accordance with section 59 of the Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin) Act 2024.

(6) In this section:

biomethane displacement ACCU means an Australian carbon credit unit issued for displacement abatement resulting from an eligible offsets project covered by the following:

(a)  Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Animal Effluent Management) Methodology Determination 2019; or

(b)  Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Electricity Generation from Landfill Gas) Methodology Determination 2021; or

(c)  Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Domestic, Commercial and Industrial Wastewater) Methodology Determination 2015.

natural gas network means a natural gas transmission pipeline or natural gas distribution pipeline, located in Australia.

renewable gas means biomethane or hydrogen.

7  Subsection 3.44(2) (table item 1)

Repeal the item, substitute:

 1              Gas                             2.69                   0.56                 0.021

8  Subsection 3.53(2) (table item 1)

Repeal the item, substitute:

 1              Gas                             2.69                   0.56                 0.021

9  Subsection 3.69(2) (table item 1)

Repeal the item, substitute:

 1              Gas                             2.73                   0.14                 0.021

10  Subparagraph 3.85T(1)(b)(ii)

Omit “and”.

11  Subparagraph 3.85T(1)(b)(iii)

Omit “.”, substitute “; and”

12  Subsection 3.86(2) (table item 1)

Repeal the item, substitute:

 1              Gas                             2.69                   0.56                 0.021

13  After subparagraph 3.88J(1)(a)(ii)

Insert:

(iia) method 2B under section 3.87B;

14  Subparagraph 3.88J(1)(b)(ii)

Omit “and”.

15  At the end of paragraph 3.88J(1)(b)

Add:

(iii) method 2B under section 3.87B; and

16  Subsection 3.88J(2)

 Renumber as subsection (3).

17  After subsection 3.88J(1)

Insert:

(2)  If method 2B under section 3.87B has been used to estimate emissions of either methane or carbon dioxide released, no other method in this section may be used to estimate emissions of methane or carbon dioxide.

18  After subparagraph 3.88T(1)(a)(ii)

Insert:

(iia) method 2B under section 3.87B;

19  Subparagraph 3.88T(1)(b)(ii)

Omit “and”.

20  At the end of paragraph 3.88T(1)(b)

Add:

(iii) method 2B under section 3.87B; and

21  Subsection 3.88T(2)

Renumber as subsection (3).

22  After subsection 3.88T(1)

Add:

(2)  If method 2B under section 3.87B has been used to estimate emissions of either methane or carbon dioxide released, no other method in this section may be used to estimate emissions of methane or carbon dioxide.

23  Subsection 4.42(1)

After “R is the quantity of”, insert “fossil”.

24  Subsection 4.42(2)

Omit “fuel” (first, second and fourth occurring), substitute “fossil fuel”.

25  Subsection 4.42(2)

Omit “carbon dioxide” (second occurring), substitute “fossil carbon dioxide”.

26  Paragraph 4.42(2)(b)

Omit “the” (first occurring).

27  At the end of section 4.42

Add:

Note: Fossil carbon dioxide is carbon dioxide derived from a fossil fuel.

28  Subsection 4.43(1)

After “R is the quantity of”, insert “fossil”.

29  Subsection 4.43(3)

Omit “fuel” (first, second and fourth occurring), substitute “fossil fuel”.

30  Subsection 4.43(3)

Omit “carbon dioxide” (second occurring), substitute “fossil carbon dioxide”.

31  Paragraph 4.43(3)(b)

Omit “the” (first occurring).

32  At the end of section 4.43

Add:

Note: Fossil carbon dioxide is carbon dioxide derived from a fossil fuel.

33  Subsection 4.62(1)

After “R is the quantity of”, insert “fossil”.

34  Subsection 4.62(2)

Omit “fuel” (first, second and fourth occurring), substitute “fossil fuel”.

35  Subsection 4.62(2)

Omit “carbon dioxide” (second occurring), substitute “fossil carbon dioxide”.

36  Paragraph 4.62(2)(b)

Omit “the” (first occurring).

37  Section 4.62 (note)

Omit “Note”, substitute “Note 1”.

38  At the end of section 4.62

Add:

Note 2: Fossil carbon dioxide is carbon dioxide derived from a fossil fuel.

39  Subsection 4.62A(1)

After “R is the quantity of”, insert “fossil”.

40  Subsection 4.62A(3)

Omit “fuel” (first, second and fourth occurring), substitute “fossil fuel”.

41  Subsection 4.62A(3)

Omit “carbon dioxide” (second occurring), substitute “fossil carbon dioxide”.

42  Paragraph 4.62A(3)(b)

Omit “the” (first occurring).

43  At the end of section 4.62A

Add:

Note: Fossil carbon dioxide is carbon dioxide derived from a fossil fuel.

44  Subsection 5.25(5) (formula)

Repeal the formula, substitute:

45  Subsection 5.25(5) (after the definition of CODtrl)

Insert:

CODtrb is the quantity of COD in sludge transferred out of the plant to a biochar production facility.

46  Subsection 5.25(5) (definition of CODtro)

After “landfill”, insert “or a biochar production facility,”.

47  Subsection 5.26(2), Step 1

Omit:

 Substitute:

48  Subsection 5.26(2), Step 1 (after the definition of CODtrlz)

Insert:

CODtrbz is the quantity of COD in sludge transferred out of the sub-facility and removed to a biochar production facility, measured in tonnes of COD.

49  Subsection 5.26(2), Step 1 (definition of CODtroz)

After “landfill”, insert “or a biochar production facility”.

50  Subsection 5.26(2), Step 2

Omit:

Substitute:

51  Subsection 5.26(2), Step 2 (after the definition of CODtrlz)

Insert:

CODtrbz has the same meaning as in Step 1.

52  Subsection 5.31(7), (table item 2, column headed “EFdisij”)

Omit “1.026”, substitute “1.041”.

53  Subsection 5.42(5)

Omit:

Substitute:

CH4gen  =  (∑w,i CODw,i  –  CODsl  –  CODeff ) × MCFww × EFwij + (CODsl – CODtrl – CODtrb –  CODtro) × MCFsl  × EFslij         

54  Subsection 5.42(5) (after the definition of CODtrl)

Insert:

CODtrb is the quantity of COD in sludge transferred out of the plant to a biochar production facility during the year, measured in tonnes of COD.

55  Subsection 5.42(5) (definition of CODtro)

After “landfill”, insert “or a biochar production facility,”.

56  Paragraph 6.2(1)(a)

Omit “sulphur, uranium or hydrogen”, substitute “sulphur or uranium”.

57  Section 6.3

Omit “sulphur, uranium or hydrogen” (wherever occurring), substitute “sulphur or uranium”.

58  Subsection 6.3(3) (heading)

Repeal the heading, substitute:

 Sulphur or uranium

59  Section 6.5

Omit “sulphur, uranium or hydrogen” (wherever occurring), substitute “sulphur or uranium”.

60  Subsection 6.5(4) (heading)

Repeal the heading, substitute:

 Sulphur or uranium

61  After subsection 7.1(2) (before the notes)

Insert:

1.   If an entity uses the market-based method under section 7.4 for a facility within its controlling corporation’s group, it must use the market-based method for all facilities within its controlling corporation’s group for which a purchase or acquisition of electricity has occurred in the reporting year.

62  Subsection 7.4(1) (definition of RECsurr)

Omit “in”, substitute “for”.

63  Subsection 7.4(3)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

 (3) For RECsurr:

(a) an eligible Renewable Energy Certificate is:

1.                   a Largescale Generation Certificate (LGC), other than an ineligible Renewable Energy Certificate that is voluntarily surrendered for the reporting year prior to the submission of the report, or
2.                a purchase of GreenPower electricity from an accredited GreenPower Provider;

that is supported by evidence in accordance with subsection (5); and

(b) an ineligible Renewable Energy Certificate is:

1.                   an LGC surrendered to meet a liable entity’s obligations for that compliance year under the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000; or
2.                an incorrectly created or cancelled LGC; or
3.              an LGC that is voluntarily surrendered and has a generation date of more than 36 months prior to the end of the reporting year.

64 Subsection 7.4(4)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

1.   For REConsite and JRPP, an eligible Renewable Energy Certificate is a Large-scale Generation Certificate (LGC).

65  Subsection 8.6(1) (table item 28A)

Renumber as 29A.

66  Subsection 8.6(1) (table item 30, column headed “Fuel Combusted”)

Omit “28, 28A and 29”, substitute “28, 29 and 29A”.

67  Subsection 8.6(1) (after table item 30)

Insert:

68  After section 9.19

Insert:

9.20  Amendments made by the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (Measurement) Amendment (2025 Update) Determination 2025

 The amendments made by the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (Measurement) Amendment (2025 Update) Determination 2025 apply in relation to:

 (a) the financial year starting on 1 July 2025; and

 (b) later financial years.

69  Part 2 of Schedule 1 (after table item 30)

Insert:

70 Part 6 of Schedule 1 (Column 2)

 Omit the column, substitute:

71  Part 7 of Schedule 1 (table item 86)

 Repeal the item.

72  Part 2 of Schedule 3, Carbon content factors – gaseous fuels (after table item 30)

Insert:

73  Part 1A of Schedule 4 (table item 1, column headed “Matters to be identified”, after paragraph (c))

Insert:

(d) If section 2.67C was used to determine the amounts of each kind of fuel in the blended fuel:

(i)  if PGOs were used to determine the amount of a renewable gas in the blended fuel:

(A)  the unique identification code included on each PGO; and

(B)  the total amount, in gigajoules, of each kind of renewable gas represented by the PGOs; and

(ii)  if RGGOs were used to determine the amount of a renewable gas in the blended fuel:

(A) the unique serial number for each RGGO;

(B) the unique identifying code for each Retirement Statement covering the RGGOs; and

(C) the total amount, in gigajoules, of each kind of renewable gas represented by the RGGOs.

74  Part 2 of Schedule 4, Source 2D—Oil or gas exploration and development—flaring (table item 2, column headed “Matters to be identified”, before paragraph (a))

Insert:

(aa) the tonnes of flared gas

75  Part 2 of Schedule 4, Source 2F—Crude oil production (table item 4, column headed “Matters to be identified”, before paragraph (a))

Insert:

(aa) the tonnes of flared gas

76  Part 2 of Schedule 4, Source 2H—Crude oil refining (table item 4, column headed “Matters to be identified”, before paragraph (a))

Insert:

(aa) the tonnes of flared gas

77  Part 2 of Schedule 4, Source 2R—Onshore natural gas production—venting (table item 1, column headed “Method”)

Omit “Methods 1 2 and 4”, insert “Methods 1, 2 and 4”.

78  Part 2 of Schedule 4, Source 2S—Offshore natural gas production—venting (table item 1, column headed “Method”)

Omit “Methods 1 2 and 4”, insert “Methods 1, 2 and 4”.

79  Part 2 of Schedule 4, Source 2T—Onshore natural gas production—flaring (table item 2, column headed “Matters to be identified”, before paragraph (a))

Insert:

(aa) the tonnes of flared gas

80  Part 2 of Schedule 4, Source 2T—Onshore natural gas production—flaring (table item 4, column headed “Matters to be identified”, paragraph (a))

Omit “of flared crude oil and liquids (hydrocarbon component) within the flared gas”, substitute “and gigajoules of flared gas (hydrocarbon component)”.

81  Part 2 of Schedule 4, Source 2U—Offshore natural gas production—flaring (table item 2, column headed “Matters to be identified”, before paragraph (a))

Insert:

(aa) the tonnes of flared gas

82  Part 2 of Schedule 4, Source 2U—Offshore natural gas production—flaring (table item 4, column headed “Matters to be identified”, paragraph (a))

Omit “of flared crude oil and liquids (hydrocarbon component) within the flared gas”, substitute “and gigajoules of flared gas (hydrocarbon component)”.

83  Part 2 of Schedule 4, Source 2W—Natural gas gathering and boosting—flaring (table item 2, column headed “Matters to be identified”, before paragraph (a))

Insert:

(aa) the tonnes of flared gas

84  Part 2 of Schedule 4, Source 2Y—Natural gas processing—flaring (table item 2, column headed “Matters to be identified”, before paragraph (a))

Insert:

(aa) the tonnes of flared gas

85  Part 2 of Schedule 4, Source 2Z—Natural gas transmission—flaring (table item 2, column headed “Matters to be identified”, before paragraph (a))

Insert:

(aa) the tonnes of flared gas

86  Part 2 of Schedule 4, Source 2Z—Natural gas transmission—flaring (at the end of the table)

Add:

87  Part 2 of Schedule 4, Source 2ZB—Natural gas storage—flaring (table item 2, column headed “Matters to be identified”, before paragraph (a))

Insert:

(aa) the tonnes of flared gas

88  Part 2 of Schedule 4, Source 2ZE—Natural gas liquefaction, storage and transfer—flaring (table item 2, column headed “Matters to be identified”, before paragraph (a))

Insert:

(aa) the tonnes of flared gas

89  Part 2 of Schedule 4, Source 2ZF—Natural gas distribution—flaring (table item 2, column headed “Matters to be identified”, before paragraph (a))

Insert:

(aa) the tonnes of flared gas

90  Part 2 of Schedule 4, Source 2ZF—Natural gas distribution—flaring (at the end of the table)

Add:

91  Part 4 of Schedule 4, Source 3F—Ammonia production (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

92  Part 4 of Schedule 4, Source 6—Hydrogen production (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

93  Part 6 of Schedule 4, Source 4B—Wastewater handling—industrial (table)

Repeal the table.

94  Part 6 of Schedule 4, Source 4C—Wastewater handling—domestic or commercial (table)

Repeal the table.

95  Part 6 of Schedule 4, after Source 4A

Insert:

Source 4B—Wastewater handling—domestic or commercial 

Source 4C—Wastewater handling—industrial

96  Part 7 of Schedule 4 (cell at table item 1, column headed “Matters to be identified”)

Repeal the cell, substitute:

1.     The values Q, Qexempt, RECsurr and REConsite used to estimate scope 2 emissions under the method
2.     The RET accreditation codes for any accredited power stations within the facility
3.     For purchases that are not GreenPower electricity, the Surrender ID numbers from the REC Registry of any RECsurr