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Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin Charges) Regulations 2025

I, the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC, GovernorGeneral of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.

Dated  16 October 2025

Sam Mostyn AC

GovernorGeneral

By Her Excellency’s Command

Josh Wilson

Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Name

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Definitions

Part 2—Charges

5 Charge payable in relation to production profile

6 Charge payable in relation to delivery profile

7 Charge payable in relation to consumption profile

8 Charge payable in relation to accredited power station

9 Charge payable in relation to electricity generation system other than an accredited power station

10 Charge payable in relation to energy storage system

11 Charge payable in relation to aggregated system

 

 

  This instrument is the Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin Charges) Regulations 2025.

 (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.

 

Commencement information

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Provisions

Commencement

Date/Details

1.  The whole of this instrument

The later of:

(a) the start of the day after this instrument is registered; and

(b) immediately after the commencement of the Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin Charges) Act 2024.

3 November 2025

(paragraph (b) applies)

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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.

  This instrument is made under the Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin Charges) Act 2024.

  In this instrument:

Act means the Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin Charges) Act 2024.

 

 (1) For the purposes of subsection 9(2) of the Act, the prescribed amount of charge on a production profile for a financial year ending on or after 30 June 2026 is:

 (a) if the production profile is a registered profile on 1 July of the financial year—$8,166; or

 (b) if the production profile becomes a registered profile after 1 July of the financial year—the amount calculated using the formula in subsection (2) of this section.

 (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), the formula is:

Start formula start fraction Period remaining in the financial year over Number of days in the financial year times $8,166 end formula

where:

period remaining in the financial year means the number of days in the period:

 (a) beginning on the day in the financial year that the production profile becomes a registered profile; and

 (b) ending on 30 June of the financial year.

 (3) The amount calculated under subsection (2) must be rounded to the nearest cent (rounding 0.5 cents upwards).

 (1) For the purposes of subsection 10(2) of the Act, the prescribed amount of charge on a delivery profile for a financial year ending on or after 30 June 2026 is:

 (a) if the delivery profile is a registered profile on 1 July of the financial year—$8,166; or

 (b) if the delivery profile becomes a registered profile after 1 July of the financial year—the amount calculated using the formula in subsection (2) of this section.

 (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), the formula is:

Start formula start fraction Period remaining in the financial year over Number of days in the financial year times $8,166 end formula

where:

period remaining in the financial year means the number of days in the period:

 (a) beginning on the day in the financial year that the delivery profile becomes a registered profile; and

 (b) ending on 30 June of the financial year.

 (3) The amount calculated under subsection (2) must be rounded to the nearest cent (rounding 0.5 cents upwards).

 (1) For the purposes of subsection 11(2) of the Act, the prescribed amount of charge on a consumption profile for a financial year ending on or after 30 June 2026 is:

 (a) if the consumption profile is a registered profile on 1 July of the financial year—$8,166; or

 (b) if the consumption profile becomes a registered profile after 1 July of the financial year—the amount calculated using the formula in subsection (2) of this section.

 (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), the formula is:

Start formula start fraction Period remaining in the financial year over Number of days in the financial year times $8,166 end formula

where:

period remaining in the financial year means the number of days in the period:

 (a) beginning on the day in the financial year that the consumption profile becomes a registered profile; and

 (b) ending on 30 June of the financial year.

 (3) The amount calculated under subsection (2) must be rounded to the nearest cent (rounding 0.5 cents upwards).

 (1) For the purposes of subsection 12(2) of the Act, the prescribed amount of charge on a facility that is an accredited power station for a financial year ending on or after 30 June 2026 is:

 (a) if the facility is a registered renewable electricity facility on 1 July of the financial year—nil; or

 (b) if the facility becomes a registered renewable electricity facility after 1 July of the financial year—the amount calculated using the formula in subsection (2) of this section.

 (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), the formula is:

Start formula start fraction Period remaining in the financial year over Number of days in the financial year times Nil end formula

where:

period remaining in the financial year means the number of days in the period:

 (a) beginning on the day in the financial year that the facility becomes a registered renewable electricity facility; and

 (b) ending on 30 June of the financial year.

 (3) The amount calculated under subsection (2) must be rounded to the nearest cent (rounding 0.5 cents upwards).

 (1) For the purposes of subsection 13(2) of the Act, the prescribed amount of charge on a facility that is an electricity generation system other than an accredited power station for a financial year ending on or after 30 June 2026 is:

 (a) if the facility is a registered renewable electricity facility on 1 July of the financial year—nil; or

 (b) if the facility becomes a registered renewable electricity facility after 1 July of the financial year—the amount calculated using the formula in subsection (2) of this section.

 (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), the formula is:

Start formula start fraction Period remaining in the financial year over Number of days in the financial year times Nil end formula

where:

period remaining in the financial year means the number of days in the period:

 (a) beginning on the day in the financial year that the facility becomes a registered renewable electricity facility; and

 (b) ending on 30 June of the financial year.

 (3) The amount calculated under subsection (2) must be rounded to the nearest cent (rounding 0.5 cents upwards).

 (1) For the purposes of subsection 14(2) of the Act, the prescribed amount of charge on a facility that is an energy storage system for a financial year ending on or after 30 June 2026 is:

 (a) if the facility is a registered renewable electricity facility on 1 July of the financial year—nil; or

 (b) if the facility becomes a registered renewable electricity facility after 1 July of the financial year—the amount calculated using the formula in subsection (2) of this section.

 (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), the formula is:

Start formula start fraction Period remaining in the financial year over Number of days in the financial year times Nil end formula

where:

period remaining in the financial year means the number of days in the period:

 (a) beginning on the day in the financial year that the facility becomes a registered renewable electricity facility; and

 (b) ending on 30 June of the financial year.

 (3) The amount calculated under subsection (2) must be rounded to the nearest cent (rounding 0.5 cents upwards).

 (1) For the purposes of subsection 15(2) of the Act, the prescribed amount of charge on a facility that is an aggregated system for a financial year ending on or after 30 June 2026 is:

 (a) if the facility is a registered renewable electricity facility on 1 July of the financial year—nil; or

 (b) if the facility becomes a registered renewable electricity facility after 1 July of the financial year—the amount calculated using the formula in subsection (2) of this section.

 (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), the formula is:

Start formula start fraction Period remaining in the financial year over Number of days in the financial year times Nil end formula

where:

period remaining in the financial year means the number of days in the period:

 (a) beginning on the day in the financial year that the facility becomes a registered renewable electricity facility; and

 (b) ending on 30 June of the financial year.

 (3) The amount calculated under subsection (2) must be rounded to the nearest cent (rounding 0.5 cents upwards).