Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 7) (Cth)

Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 7)¹

Select Legislative Instrument 2012 No. 227

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 27 September 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 1Amendments commencing on registration 3

Schedule 2Amendments commencing 1 January 2013 5

Name of regulation

This regulation is the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 7).

Commencement

This regulation commences as follows:

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

(b)on 1 January 2013—Schedule 2.

Amendment of Renewable Energy (Electricity) Regulations 2001

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

Schedule 1 Amendments commencing on registration

(section 3)

[1] After subregulation 20FC (4)

insert

(5)Despite paragraph (3) (b), an application for the variation of the 2008 WCMG limit of 2 or more power stations for the 6 months commencing on 1 July 2012 must be given to the Regulator by the nominated person no later than 31 October 2012.

(6)Subregulation (5) and this subregulation expire on 1 November 2012 as if they had been repealed by another legislative instrument.

[2] Paragraph 22X (1B) (c)

omit

2012.

insert

2012;

[3] After paragraph 22X (1B) (c)

insert

(d)for an activity mentioned in Part 47 of Schedule 6—no later than 31 October 2012.

[4] Schedule 6, after Part 46

insert

Part 47 Production of ceramic floor and wall tiles

Division 1Production of ceramic floor and wall tiles

Production of ceramic floor and wall tiles

The production of ceramic floor and wall tiles is the physical and chemical transformation of raw clay and other raw materials, such as feldspar and quartz, into saleable ceramic floor and wall tiles that conform to ISO 13006:2012 (issued by the International Organization for Standardization), or an equivalent standard, as in force when the tiles are produced.

Note ISO 13006:2012 is published at

Division 2Classification of activity

Classification of activity

The production of ceramic floor and wall tiles is a moderately emissions‑intensive activity.

Division 3Electricity baseline for calculating partial exemption

Electricity baseline for product

The electricity baseline for calculating the amount of a liable entity’s partial exemption in respect of the production of ceramic floor and wall tiles is 0.221 MWh per tonne of ceramic floor and wall tiles that:

(a)conform to ISO 13006:2012; and

(b)are produced by carrying on the emissions-intensive trade‑exposed activity; and

(c)are of saleable quality.

Note Saleable quality is defined in regulation 22C.

Schedule 2 Amendments commencing 1 January 2013

(section 3)

[1] Schedule 6, clause 703

omit

2.65

insert

2.67

[2] Schedule 6, clause 705

omit

moderately emissions‑intensive

insert

highly emissions‑intensive

[3] Schedule 6, clause 706

omit

4.88

insert

6.07

Note

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