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Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Exemption) Instrument (No. 5) 2025

I, Melanie Ford, being the person occupying the position of Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (GEMS) Regulator, make the following instrument.

Dated   5th of December 2025 

Melanie Ford   

GEMS Regulator

 

 

 

1  Name...................................................1

2  Commencement............................................1

3  Authority................................................1

4  Definitions...............................................1

5  Exemption................................................1

6 Conditions for exemptions ……………………………………………………………………1

7  Repeal..................................................1

Schedule 1—Exemption 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This instrument is the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Exemption) Instrument (No. 5) 2025.

This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.

This instrument is made under subsection 37(1) of the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act 2012.

In this instrument:

Act means the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act 2012. 

Determination means the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Incandescent Lamps for General Lighting Services) Determination 2024.

exempt models: see section 5.

The models specified in clause 1 of Schedule 1 (the exempt models) are exempt from the requirements of the Determination as described at clause 2 of Schedule 1 with respect to the supplies of the exempt models specified at clause 3 of Schedule 1.

6 Conditions of exemption 

The conditions at clause 4 of the Schedule are specified for the purposes of subsection 37(2) of the Act. 

7 Repeal  

This instrument is repealed on 31 December 2026.  

 


1 Specification of exempt models

 

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Item

Model Number

Description

1

19760L

GE Incandescent T22 15W sewing machine globe

2

19761L

GE Incandescent T28 15W sewing machine globe

 

2 Requirements from which models are exempt

The requirements of the Determination are described in column 2 in the table below and are located in the part of the Determination specified in column 3 for that item.

 

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Item

Type of Requirements

Relevant Part of Determination

1

GEMS level requirements

Part 3 of the Determination

2

GEMS labelling requirements

Part 4 of the Determination

3

GEMS other requirements  

Part 5 of the Determination

 

3 Supplies to which the exemption applies

 

This exemption applies in relation to any supplies of the exempt models.

 

4 Specification of conditions of exemption 

 

This exemption is subject to the following conditions: 

  1.       Products of exempt models that are offered for sale or sold must clearly and conspicuously display on the exterior of the packaging of those products that the product is for use in sewing machines; 

 

  1.       Where products of exempt models are offered for sale or sold online, the web page where the product(s) is offered for sale or sold must clearly and conspicuously display that the product(s) is for use in sewing machines.