Rural and Regional Adjustment Amendment Regulation (No. 6) 2010 (Qld)

Queensland Rural and Regional Adjustment Amendment Regulation (No. 6) 2010 Subordinate Legislation 2010 No. 270 made under the Rural and Regional Adjustment Act 1994 Contents Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Amendment of s 7 (Approval of schemes—Act, s 11) . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Amendment of schedule (Approved assistance schemes). . . . . . 2 276 Objective of scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 277 Nature of assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 278 Definitions for pt 28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 279 General eligibility criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 280 Additional eligibility criteria for concessional rebate . . 5 281 Amount of assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 282 Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 283 Deciding applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Rural and Regional Adjustment Amendment Regulation (No. 6) 2010 [s 1] 1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Rural and Regional Adjustment Amendment Regulation (No. 6) 2010 . 2 Regulation amended This regulation amends the RuralandRegionalAdjustmentRegulation 2000. 3 Amendment of s 7 (Approval of schemes—Act, s 11) Section 7— insert— ‘(zb) the Queensland Government Solar Hot Water Rebate Scheme set out in the schedule, part 28.’. 4 Amendment of schedule (Approved assistance schemes) Schedule— insert— ‘Part 28 Queensland Government Solar Hot Water Rebate Scheme ‘276 Objective of scheme ‘The objective of the scheme is to assist eligible applicants who have bought and arranged for installation of solar water heaters in their homes. ‘277 Nature of assistance ‘The nature of assistance that may be given under the scheme is a rebate for the payment of the purchase price of a solar water heater. Page 2 2010 SL No. 270

Rural and Regional Adjustment Amendment Regulation (No. 6) 2010 [s 4] ‘278 Definitions for pt 28 ‘In this part— applicant means an individual applying for financial assistance under section 282(1). buying , a solar water heater, means buying and arranging for installation of the heater. concessional rebate see section 281(b). customer sale arrangement see the CommunityAmbulanceCover Act 2003 , section 10. former assistance program means the program under the name ‘Queensland Solar Hot Water Program’ that was administered by the department to provide financial assistance for buying solar water heaters. purchase price , of a solar water heater, includes the cost of installation of the solar water heater. scheme means the scheme set out in this part. solar water heater means a device that heats water using solar energy and satisfies any conditions for the device or its installation under the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 (Cwlth). ‘279 General eligibility criteria ‘For an applicant to be eligible for assistance under the scheme, the authority must be satisfied— (a) the applicant is— (i) an Australian citizen or permanent resident; and (ii) at least 18 years; and (b) a solar water heater has been installed at a residence owned or occupied by the applicant; and (c) the residence— (i) is a building within the meaning of the BuildingAct 1975 ; and 2010 SL No. 270 Page 3

Rural and Regional Adjustment Amendment Regulation (No. 6) 2010 [s 4] (ii) is in Queensland; and (iii) is not owned by the Commonwealth, the State or a local government; and (iv) is occupied by a person who has occupied, or is likely to occupy, the residence for at least 6 months; and (v) is likely to continue to be occupied, or available for occupation, by persons who are each likely to occupy the residence for at least 6 months; and (d) the solar water heater— (i) replaced an electric storage water heater (the relevant replaced heater ); and (ii) is new and in good working order and condition; and (iii) subject to subparagraph (iv), is being, and is intended to be, used only for domestic purposes; and (iv) is not used primarily, or intended to be used primarily, for heating water in or for a pool or spa; and (e) that, under the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 (Cwlth), the number of renewable energy certificates that may be created for the installation of the solar water heater is at least 20; and Note — See the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Regulations 2001 (Cwlth), section 19A. (f) the person who sold the solar water heater to the applicant has given— (i) a warranty for the heater’s tank and collector of at least 5 years; and (ii) a warranty for the heater’s circulating pump or refrigeration equipment of at least 2 years; and Page 4 2010 SL No. 270

Rural and Regional Adjustment Amendment Regulation (No. 6) 2010 [s 4] (g) the person who installed the solar water heater, including plumbing work, gas work and electrical work for the installation, has given warranties for the installation and workmanship of at least 1 year; and (h) the applicant has either— (i) paid in full the purchase price for the solar water heater; or (ii) entered into an agreement to pay the purchase price for the solar water heater and paid, under the agreement, an amount at least equal to the amount of assistance for which the applicant is eligible under the scheme; and (i) the purchase price was not paid in full before 13 April 2010; and (j) the application was made within 6 months after the applicant bought the solar water heater; and (k) no person has applied for, or been given, assistance under this scheme, the former assistance program or otherwise by the State for buying the solar water heater; and (l) no person has been given assistance under this scheme, the former assistance program or otherwise by the State for buying a solar water heater that replaced an electric storage water heater for which electricity was supplied under the same customer sale arrangement as for the relevant replaced heater. ‘280 Additional eligibility criteria for concessional rebate ‘For an applicant to be eligible for the concessional rebate, the authority must also be satisfied— (a) the applicant is the holder of— (i) a health care card, seniors health card or pensioner concession card under the Social Security Act 1991 (Cwlth); or 2010 SL No. 270 Page 5

Rural and Regional Adjustment Amendment Regulation (No. 6) 2010 [s 4] (ii) a blue pensioner concession card issued by the department of the Commonwealth in which the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (Cwlth) is administered; and (b) the applicant has not previously been given the concessional rebate for buying a solar water heater. ‘281 Amount of assistance ‘The amount of assistance that may be given to an applicant under the scheme is a rebate of— (a) $600; or (b) for a person who is eligible for assistance as mentioned in section 280—$1000 (the concessional rebate ). ‘282 Applications ‘(1) An application for assistance under the scheme must be— (a) made on the application form approved by the authority; and (b) accompanied by the documents mentioned in the application form. ‘(2) The authority may request that an applicant provide further relevant information required to decide the application. ‘283 Deciding applications ‘The authority must consider, and decide to approve or refuse to approve, each application for assistance under the scheme.’. Page 6 2010 SL No. 270

Rural and Regional Adjustment Amendment Regulation (No. 6) 2010 ENDNOTES 1 Made by the Governor in Council on 30 September 2010. 2 Notified in the gazette on 1 October 2010. 3 Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4 The administering agency is the Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation. © State of Queensland 2010 2010 SL No. 270 Page 7