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Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Amendment (Scheme Target) Regulations 2011

S.R. No. 31/2011

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1Objective

2Authorising provision

3Commencement

4Principal Regulations

5Scheme acquisitions

12Scheme acquisition

6VEET scheme target

13VEET scheme target

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STATUTORY RULES 2011

S.R. No. 31/2011

Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Act 2007

Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Amendment (Scheme Target) Regulations 2011

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 24 May 2011

Responsible Minister:

MICHAEL O'BRIEN
Minister for Energy and Resources

MATTHEW McBEATH

Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Regulations 2008 to—

(a)prescribe the VEET scheme target for each year of the period commencing 1 January 2012 and ending 31 December 2014; and

(b)prescribe customers for the purposes of the definition of scheme acquisition.

2Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 75 of the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Act 2007.

3Commencement

(1)These Regulations (except regulation 5) come into operation on 31 May 2011.

(2)Regulation 5 comes into operation on 1 January 2012.

4Principal Regulations

In these Regulations, the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Regulations 2008[1] are called the Principal Regulations.

5Scheme acquisitions

For regulation 12 of the Principal Regulations, substitute—

"12   Scheme acquisition

For the purpose of the definition of scheme acquisition in section 3(1) of the Act, the following are prescribed customers—

(a)all of a relevant entity's customers of electricity in Victoria;

(b)all of a relevant entity's customers of gas in Victoria, other than customers who are engaged in the activity of owning, controlling or operating a gas‑fired electricity generator connected to the interconnected national electricity system and who, for the purposes of section 11(1) of the National Electricity (Victoria) Law are Registered participants, or are exempt from the requirement to be a Registered participant, in relation to that activity.".

6VEET scheme target

After regulation 12 of the Principal Regulations insert—

"13   VEET scheme target

For the purposes of section 30(b) of the Act, the VEET scheme target is, in each year of the period commencing 1 January 2012 and ending 31 December 2014, 5·4 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent of greenhouse gas emissions.".

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[1] Reg. 4: S.R. No. 158/2008 as amended by S.R. Nos 109/2010 and 127/2010.