National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Regulations 2008

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Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

This item is authorised by the following title:

National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007

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F2012C00488 (C08)

19 July 2012 - 30 June 2013

Table of contents

1.01 Name of Regulations [see Note 1]
1.02 Commencement
1.03 Definitions
2.01 Purpose of Part
2.01A Definition of business unit
2.02 Definition of carbon dioxide equivalence — values specified for determining carbon dioxide equivalence
2.03 Definition of energy — specified fuel and other energy commodities
2.06 Definition of industry sector
2.14 Meaning of overall control
2.15 Purpose of Subdivision
2.16 Forming part of a single undertaking or enterprise — activities at a single site
2.17 Forming part of a single undertaking or enterprise — listed activity at different site
2.18 Forming part of a single undertaking or enterprise—listed activity for more than one single undertaking or enterprise
2.19 Forming part of a single undertaking or enterprise — transport sector activities
2.20 Forming part of a single undertaking or enterprise — electricity, gas etc activities
2.21 Purpose of Subdivision
2.22 Activities to be attributable to the same industry sector as the principal activity
2.23 Meaning of scope 1 emission
2.24 Meaning of scope 2 emission
2.25 Meaning of production
2.26 Meaning of consumption
2.27 Purpose of Division
2.28 Nomination of person or trustee
3.01 Purpose of Part
3.02 Application by controlling corporation—content of application
3.03 Application by controlling corporation—form of application
3.03A Application by liable entity—content of application
3.04 Information to be set out in Register
3.05 Application to be deregistered—content of application
4.01 Purpose of Part
4.02 Purpose and application of Divisions 4.3 to 4.6A
4.03 Application of Division
4.04 General information about person reporting
4.04A General information about facilities
4.05 Application of Division
4.06 Report under section 22A by participant in designated joint venture
4.07 Emissions from fuel combustion
4.09 Application of Subdivision
4.10 Emissions—coal mining
4.11 Emissions—oil or gas
4.12 Emissions—carbon capture and storage
4.13 Emissions—mineral products
4.14 Emissions—chemical products
4.15 Emissions—metal products
4.16 Emissions—hydrofluorocarbons and sulphur hexafluoride gases
4.17 Emissions—waste
4.17A Report to include amount of uncertainty
4.18 Application of Subdivision
4.19 Energy produced
4.20 Electricity produced
4.21 Application of Subdivision
4.22 Energy consumption
4.23 Consumption of energy if both electricity and another product are produced
4.23A Primary or secondary fuels or energy commodities
4.24 Application of Division
4.25 Reporting aggregated amounts from facilities
4.26 Reporting percentages of emissions and energy
4.27 Reporting about incidental emissions and energy [see Note 2]
4.28 Reporting for facilities that are network or pipeline facilities
4.29 Reporting for facilities that are vertically integrated production processes
4.30 Reporting about contractors
4.31 Reporting a change in principal activity for facility
4.31A Application of Division
4.32 Reporting when no section 13 threshold met
4.32A Application of Division
4.32B Application of Subdivision
4.32C Liability in relation to facility
4.32D Obligation transfer number
4.32E Application of Subdivision
4.32F General
4.32G Designated joint ventures
4.32H Facilities in Joint Petroleum Development Area or Greater Sunrise unit area
4.32J Large gas consuming facility
4.32K Potential greenhouse gas emissions embodied in an amount of natural gas—natural gas supplier
4.32L Potential greenhouse gas emissions embodied in an amount of natural gas—OTN holder
4.32M Application of Subdivision
4.32N Interim emissions number
4.33 Application for a determination—form
4.34 Form of records
5.01 Purpose of Part
5.02 Specified persons for disclosure of information
5.03 Adjusting energy consumption
6.01 Purpose of Part
6.02 Application under section 54 or 54A of Act—other information required
(2) In this regulation, principal activity, in relation to a series of activities, means the activity in the series of activities that: (a) results in the production of a product or service that is produced for sale on the market; and (b) produces the most value for the series out of any activity in the series. 6.03 Application under section 55 or 55A of Act—other information required
6.04 Form of identity card
6.04A Auditing of liable entities
6.05 Overview of Division
6.06 Content of register
6.07 Publication of register
6.08 Overview of Division
6.09 Overview of categories of registered greenhouse and energy auditors
6.10 Overview of Subdivision
6.11 Relevant academic qualifications
6.12 Applicant must be fit and proper person
6.13 Overview of Subdivision
6.14 NGER legislation knowledge
6.14A CFI legislation knowledge
6.15 Audit knowledge
6.16 Audit team leadership and assurance knowledge — Category 2 and 3 applicants
6.17 Overview of Subdivision
6.18 Meaning of eligible referee
6.19 Auditing experience required for applicants for Category 1 registration
6.20 Auditing experience required for applicants for Category 2 registration
6.21 Auditing experience required for applicants for Category 3 registration
6.22 Overview of Division
6.23 Form and content of applications for registration
6.24 Incomplete applications
6.25 Decisions on applications
6.26 Review of registration
6.27 Registered greenhouse and energy auditor to provide reasonable facilities and assistance for review
6.28 Overview
6.29 Regulator may give notice of intention to suspend registration
6.30 Action on Regulator’s notice
6.31 Registered greenhouse and energy auditor may request suspension
6.32 Duration and effect of suspension
6.33 Overview
6.34 Regulator may give notice of intention to deregister
6.35 Action on Regulator’s notice
6.36 Deceased registered greenhouse and energy auditor must be deregistered
6.37 Registered greenhouse and energy auditor may request deregistration
6.38 Overview of Subdivision
6.39 When inspections may be undertaken
6.40 Who may undertake or assist in an inspection
6.41 Notice of inspection
6.42 Inspector to act independently
6.43 Inspection of audit documents
6.44 Auditor to provide reasonable facilities and assistance for inspection
6.45 Overview of Division
6.46 Code of Conduct
6.47 Conflict of interest situation
6.48 Meaning of engages in audit activity
6.49 Meaning of conflict of interest situation
6.50 Meaning of professional members of the audit team
6.51 Audit team leader to comply with requirements of this Subdivision
6.52 Audit team leader not to engage in audit activity during occurrence of certain circumstances
6.53 Audit team leader must cease to be leader
6.54 Audit team leader must seek exemption etc for team member
6.55 Relevant items for persons and entities
6.56 Relevant relationships
6.57 Exceptions to relevant relationships
6.58 Audit team leader disqualified after working with audited body in certain cases
6.59 Audit team leader rotation requirement
6.60 Registered greenhouse and energy auditor must have insurance
6.61 Conditions
6.62 How conditions are imposed
6.63 Restrictions on audit team leader accepting audit
6.64A Definition
6.64 Registered auditor must continue to be fit and proper person
6.65 Continuing professional development requirements
6.66 Participation in audits
6.67 Notice requirements — change in circumstances
6.68 Notice requirements of audit team leaders
6.69 Requirement to give report
6.70 Retention of audit records
6.71 Regulator may grant exemptions in certain cases
6.72 Legislative instrument
6.73 Review by AAT of decisions of Regulator
- Schedule 1 Fuels and other energy commodities
- Schedule 2 Meaning of industry sector for the purposes of section 7 of the Act
- Schedule 3 Scope 1 emissions from particular sources
- Part 1 Coal mining
- Part 2 Oil or gas
- Part 3 Mineral products
- Part 4 Chemical products
- Part 5 Metal products
- Part 6 Waste
- Notes to the STYLEREF Title National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Regulations 2008

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