Energy Grants (Credits) Scheme Amendment Regulations 2006 (No. 1) (Cth)

Energy Grants (Credits) Scheme Amendment Regulations 2006 (No. 1)¹

Select Legislative Instrument 2006 No. 172

I, PROFESSOR MARIE BASHIR, AC, CVO, Deputy of the Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Energy Grants (Credits) Scheme Act 2003.

Dated 28 June 2006

MARIE BASHIR

Deputy of the

Governor‑General

By His Excellency’s Command

PETER DUTTON

Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer

Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the Energy Grants (Credits) Scheme Amendment Regulations 2006 (No. 1).

Commencement

These Regulations commence on the day on which the Fuel Tax Act 2006 commences.

Amendment of Energy Grants (Credits) Scheme Regulations 2003

Schedule 1 amends the Energy Grants (Credits) Scheme Regulations 2003.

Application of amendments

The amendments made by Schedule 1 apply in relation to fuel that is imported or purchased on or after 1 July 2006.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(regulation 3)

[1] Paragraph 7 (c)

substitute

(c)a fuel that is made up of biodiesel and diesel if:

(i)the biodiesel contained in the fuel:

(A)is the subject of the fuel standard under the Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000; and

(B)complies with the standard; and

(ii)the fuel:

(A)is the subject of the fuel standard for diesel fuel under the Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000; and

(B)does not comply with the standard.

[2] Paragraph 9 (1) (d)

substitute

(d)a blend of diesel and biodiesel;

[3] Paragraphs 9 (3) (d) and (e)

substitute

(d)biodiesel.

[4] Schedule 7, Part 2

substitute

Part 2 On‑road alternative fuel

1. For on‑road alternative fuel other than a blend of diesel and biodiesel

Type of fuel	Amount per litre
*for the period …*	*the amount is*
Biodiesel	1 July 2006 – 30 June 2007	$0.14808
1 July 2007 – 30 June 2008	$0.11106
1 July 2008 – 30 June 2009	$0.07404
1 July 2009 – 30 June 2010	$0.03702
1 July 2010 onwards	0
Ethanol	1 July 2006 – 30 June 2007	$0.16647
1 July 2007 – 30 June 2008	$0.12485
1 July 2008 – 30 June 2009	$0.08324
1 July 2009 – 30 June 2010	$0.04162
1 July 2010 onwards	0
Liquefied petroleum gas	1 July 2006 – 30 June 2007	$0.09540
1 July 2007 – 30 June 2008	$0.07155
1 July 2008 – 30 June 2009	$0.04770
1 July 2009 – 30 June 2010	$0.02385
1 July 2010 onwards	0
Liquefied natural gas	1 July 2006 – 30 June 2007	$0.06504
1 July 2007 – 30 June 2008	$0.04878
1 July 2008 – 30 June 2009	$0.03252
1 July 2009 – 30 June 2010	$0.01626
1 July 2010 onwards	0
Compressed natural gas	1 July 2006 – 30 June 2007	$0.10094
1 July 2007 – 30 June 2008	$0.07570
1 July 2008 – 30 June 2009	$0.05047
1 July 2009 – 30 June 2010	$0.02523
1 July 2010 onwards	0

2. For on‑road alternative fuel that is a blend of diesel and biodiesel

Type of fuel

Amount per litre

A fuel that:

(a) is made up of biodiesel and diesel; and

(b) complies with paragraph 7 (c)

An amount worked out by multiplying the amount for biodiesel mentioned in table 1, for the appropriate period, by the percentage of biodiesel in the blend

[5] Schedule 7, Part 3, heading

substitute

Part 3 Off‑road diesel fuel of a kind specified in subregulation 9 (1) as in force immediately before 1 July 2006

[6] Schedule 7, Part 3, after table 5

insert

Note Off‑road diesel fuel of a kind specified in subregulation 9 (1), but acquired, manufactured or imported on or after 1 July 2006, is subject to the arrangements in the Fuel Tax Act 2006 and the Fuel Tax Regulations 2006.

Note

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