Fuel Quality Information Standard (Ethanol) Determination 2003 (Cth)

Fuel Quality Information Standard (Ethanol) Determination 2003

as amended

made under section 22A of the

Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000

This compilation was prepared on 19 January 2006
taking into account amendments up to Fuel Quality Information Standard (Ethanol) Amendment Determination 2005 (No. 1)

The text of any of those amendments not in force on that date is appended in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra

Contents

1Name of Determination [see Note 1]   2

2Commencement   2

3Definitions   2

4Service stations   2

5Other retail supply   2

6Supply of ethanol blend to retailer   2

Notes 2

1. Name of Determination [see Note 1]

This Determination is the Fuel Quality Information Standard (Ethanol) Determination 2003.

1. Commencement

This Determination commences on 1 March 2004.

1. Definitions

In this Determination:

ethanol blend means petrol that, as tested in accordance with the Fuel Standard (Petrol) Determination 2001, contains more than 1% ethanol.

service station means premises at which petrol is sold by retail from a petrol pump.

1. Service stations

(1)   The fuel quality information standard for the supply of ethanol blend from a service station is that one of the following appears, clearly displayed, on any petrol pump at the station dispensing ethanol blend:

(a)    the words ‘Contains up to x% ethanol’, where x is no less than the percentage of ethanol in the ethanol blend;

(b)    the words ‘Contains y% ethanol’, where y is the percentage of ethanol in the ethanol blend.

(2)   For paragraph (1) (b), if the percentage is not a whole number, it may be rounded to the nearest whole percentage, a multiple of 0.5 % being rounded up.

1. Other retail supply

The fuel quality information standard for the supply, by retail sale, of ethanol blend other than from a service station is that:

(a)    before the ethanol blend is supplied, the buyer is given a document that prominently includes the words specified in paragraph 4 (a) or (b); or

(b)    if the buyer is present when the ethanol blend is supplied, the words specified in paragraph 4 (a) or (b) appear on each container of ethanol blend so that the words can easily be read by the buyer.

1. Supply of ethanol blend to retailer

The information standard for the supply of ethanol blend to a retailer is that, at the time of the supply, the retailer is given a document that prominently displays:

(a)    a statement that the ethanol blend may contain up to and including 10% ethanol; and

(b)    a statement that the ethanol blend is the subject of this standard.

Notes to the Fuel Quality Information Standard (Ethanol) Determination 2003

Note 1

The Fuel Quality Information Standard (Ethanol) Determination 2003 (in force under section 22A of the Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000) as shown in this compilation is amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, which came into force on 1 January 2005, it is a requirement for all non-exempt legislative instruments to be registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

Table of Instruments

Title	Date of notification in Gazette or FRLI registration	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Fuel Quality Information Standard (Ethanol) Determination 2003	23 Dec 2003 (see Gazette 2003, No. S504)	1 Mar 2004
Fuel Quality Information Standard (Ethanol) Amendment Determination 2005 (No. 1)	18 Jan 2006 (see F2006L00179)	19 Jan 2006	—

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
S. 4.........................................	rs. 2005 No. 1
S. 5.........................................	rs. 2005 No. 1
Schedule 1
Schedule 1............................	rep. 2005 No. 1