Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 2) (Cth)

Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 2)¹

Select Legislative Instrument 2012 No. 14

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation under the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000.

Dated 22 February 2012

QUENTIN BRYCE

Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

GREG COMBET

Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency

Contents

1Name of regulation                                              2

2Commencement                                                 2

3Amendment of Renewable Energy (Electricity) Regulations 2001     2

Schedule 1Amendment to commence day after registration       3

Schedule 2Amendments to commence immediately after commencement of Schedule 1     5

1. Name of regulation

This regulation is the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 2).

1. Commencement

This regulation commences as follows:

(a)on the day after it is registered — sections 1 to 3 and Schedule 1;

(b)immediately after the commencement of Schedule 1 — Schedule 2.

1. Amendment of Renewable Energy (Electricity) Regulations 2001

Schedules 1 and 2 amend the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Regulations 2001.

Schedule 1          Amendment to commence day after registration

(section 3)

[1]          Part 4, Divisions 1 and 2

substitute

Division 2               Large-scale generation shortfall charge

1. Renewable power percentage

For subsection 39 (1) of the Act, the renewable power percentage is the following:

(a)for 2001 — 0.24%;

(b)for 2002 — 0.62%;

(c)for 2003 — 0.88%;

(d)for 2004 — 1.25%;

(e)for 2005 — 1.64%;

(f)for 2006 — 2.17%;

(g)for 2007 — 2.70%;

(h)for 2008 — 3.14%;

(i)for 2009 — 3.64%;

(j)for 2010 — 5.98%;

(k)for 2011 — 5.62%;

(l)for 2012 — 9.15%.

Division 3               Small-scale technology shortfall charge

23ASmall-scale technology percentage

For subsection 40A (1) of the Act, the small-scale technology percentage is the following:

(a)for 2011 — 14.80%;

(b)for 2012 — 23.96%.

Schedule 2          Amendments to commence immediately after commencement of Schedule 1

(section 3)

[1]          Before regulation 23A (first mentioned)

insert

Division 1               Liability to charge — small-scale technology shortfall charge

[2]          Regulations 23A (first mentioned) to 23E

renumber as regulations 22ZU to 22ZY

Note

1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See