Fuel Standard (Automotive Diesel) Determination 2001 (Cth)
Fuel Standard (Automotive Diesel) Determination 2001
as amended
made under section 21 of the
Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000
This compilation was prepared on 21 February 2009
taking into account amendments up to Fuel Standard (Automotive Diesel) Amendment Determination 2009 (No. 1)
Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra
Contents
1Name of Determination [see Note 1] 3
2Commencement 3
2ADefinitions 3
3Fuel standard for diesel 3
4Testing methods 4
5Operability standards for diesel 4
Notes 6
Name of Determination [see Note 1]
This Determination is the Fuel Standard (Automotive Diesel) Determination 2001.
Commencement
This Determination commences on 1 January 2002.
2A Definitions
In this Determination:
ASTM followed by an alphanumeric code means the testing method developed by ASTM International under that alphanumeric code.
ASTM International means the standards development organisation of that name.
biodiesel has the same meaning as in the Fuel Standard (Biodiesel) Determination 2003.
diesel means automotive diesel.
EN followed by a number means the testing method developed by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) under the code and number.
Energy Institute means the standards development organisation of that name.
European Committee for Standardization (CEN) means the standards development organisation of that name.
IP followed by a number means the testing method developed by the Energy Institute under the code and number.
Fuel standard for diesel
(1) Diesel that contains a substance mentioned in the following table must not contain more than the amount mentioned for the substance from the date mentioned for the substance.
Item
Substance
Amount
Date
1 Sulfur 500 mg/kg 31 December 2002 2 Sulfur 50 mg/kg 1 January 2006 2A Sulfur 10 mg/kg 1 January 2009 3 Ash 0.01% (m/m) 1 January 2002 4 PAH (Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) 11% mass by mass 1 January 2006 5 Biodiesel 5.0% volume by volume 1 March 2009
(2) The distillation temperature at which 95% of diesel has been recovered must:
(a) from 1 July 2005 — not be above 370°C; and
(b) from 1 January 2006 — not be above 360°C.
(3) The cetane index of diesel must be at least 46.
(3A) The derived cetane number of diesel containing biodiesel must be at least 51.
(4) The density of diesel must be at least 820 kg/m3 and not more than:
(a) from 1 January 2002 — 860 kg/m3; and
(b) from 1 January 2006 — 850 kg/m3.
(5) The viscosity of diesel must be at least 2.0 cSt, and not more than 4.5 cSt, at 40°C.
(6) The biodiesel component of diesel must meet the requirements of the fuel quality standard for biodiesel set out in the Fuel Standard (Biodiesel) Determination 2003.
Testing methods
Compliance with the standard set out in section 3 for a substance or parameter is determined by application of the testing method, as existing on the commencement of the Fuel Standard (Automotive Diesel) Amendment Determination 2009 (No. 1), for the substance or parameter in the following table.
Item
Substance or parameter
Testing method
1 Ash ASTM D482 2 Sulfur ASTM D5453 3 Cetane index ASTM D4737 Procedure A 4 Derived cetane number of diesel that contains biodiesel ASTM D6890 5 Density ASTM D1298 6 Distillation temperature ASTM D86 7 PAH (Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) IP 391 8 Viscosity ASTM D445 9 Biodiesel EN 14078
Operability standards for diesel
(1) To allow the more effective operation of engines, diesel of a kind mentioned in an item of the following table must, in relation to the parameter mentioned in that item, comply with the specification for that parameter mentioned in that item.
(2) For subsection (1), compliance with the specification for a parameter is determined by application of the testing method, as existing on the commencement of the Fuel Standard (Automotive Diesel) Amendment Determination 2009 (No. 1), for that parameter mentioned in that item of the table.
Item
Kind of diesel
Parameter
Specification
Referee test method
1 All diesel Carbon residue (10% distillation residue) 0.2 mass % maximum ASTM D4530 2 All diesel Water and sediment 0.05 vol % maximum ASTM D2709 2A All diesel containing biodiesel Water 200 mg/kg maximum ASTM D6304 3 All diesel held by a terminal or refinery for sale or distribution Conductivity at ambient temperature 50 per pS/m minimum at ambient temperature ASTM D2624
4 All diesel Oxidation stability 25 mg/l maximum ASTM D2274 5 All diesel Colour 2 maximum ASTM D1500 6 All diesel Copper corrosion (3 hours at 50°C) Class 1 maximum ASTM D130 7 All diesel Flash point 61.5°C minimum ASTM D93 8 All diesel Filter blocking tendency 2.0 maximum IP 387 9 All diesel containing less than 500 ppm sulfur Lubricity 0.460 mm maximum IP 450
Notes to the Fuel Standard (Automotive Diesel) Determination 2001
Note 1
The Fuel Standard (Automotive Diesel) Determination 2001 (in force under section 21 of the Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000) as shown in this compilation is amended as indicated in the Tables below.
Table of Instruments
| Title | Date of notification | Date of | Application, saving or |
| Fuel Standard (Diesel) Determination 2001 | 22 Aug 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. GN33) | 1 Jan 2002 | |
| Fuel Standard (Diesel) Amendment Determination 2001 (No. 1) | 3 Oct 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. GN39) | 1 Jan 2002 | — |
| Fuel Standard (Diesel) Amendment Determination 2002 (No. 1) | 24 Oct 2002 (see Gazette 2002, No. S396) | 16 Oct 2002 | — |
| Fuel Quality Standards Amendment Determination 2004 (No. 1) | 11 Aug 2004 (see Gazette 2004, No. GN32) | 11 Aug 2004 | — |
| Fuel Standard (Automotive Diesel) Amendment Determination 2005 (No. 1) | 15 June 2005 (see F2005L01417) | 16 June 2005 | — |
| Fuel Standard (Automotive Diesel) Amendment Determination 2009 (No. 1) | 20 Feb 2009 (see F2009L00692) | 21 Feb 2009 | — |
Table of Amendments
| ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted | |
| Provision affected | How affected |
| S. 1......................................... | rs. 2002 No. 1 |
| S. 2A....................................... | ad. 2002 No. 1 |
| am. 2005 No. 1 | |
| rs. 2009 No. 1 | |
| S. 3......................................... | am. 2001 No. 1; 2004 No. 1; 2005 No. 1; 2009 No. 1 |
| S. 4......................................... | ad. 2001 No. 1 |
| rs. 2005 No. 1; 2009 No. 1 | |
| S. 5......................................... | ad. 2002 No. 1 |
| am. 2005 No. 1; 2009 No. 1 | |
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