Fuel Standard (Petrol) Determination 2001

Fuel Standard (Petrol) Determination 2001

as amended

made under section 21 of the

Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000

This compilation was prepared on 28 June 2008
taking into account amendments up to Fuel Standard (Petrol) Amendment Determination 2008 (No. 1)

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney‑General’s Department, Canberra

Contents

 1 Name of Determination [see Note 1]

 2 Commencement 

 2A Definitions 

 3 Fuel standard for petrol 

 3A Fuel standard for ethanol 

 4 Testing methods — petrol 

 4A Testing methods — ethanol 

 5 Operability standards for petrol 

Notes   

1 Name of Determination [see Note 1]

  This Determination is the Fuel Standard (Petrol) Determination 2001.

2 Commencement

  This Determination commences on 1 January 2002.

2A Definitions

  In this Determination:

ASTM International means the standards development organisation of that name.

CAS no., for a parameter, means the Chemicals Abstracts Service Registry number for the parameter.

LRP means lead replacement grade of petrol.

petrol does not include avgas supplied for use in aircraft.

pool average, for olefin or aromatic content of a grade of petrol, means the average amount of olefins or aromatics in all batches of petrol of that grade manufactured in Australia or imported by a supplier in each 6 months starting on 1 January 2002.

PULP means premium unleaded grade of petrol.

ULP means unleaded grade of petrol.

3 Fuel standard for petrol

 (1) Petrol that contains a parameter mentioned in the following table must not contain more than the amount mentioned for the parameter and the grade of petrol from the date mentioned for the parameter.

 (2) From 1 January 2005, petrol must have a maximum final boiling point of 210C.

 (3) Petrol must have a minimum research octane number as follows:

 (a) for ULP — of 91.0;

 (b) for PULP — of 95.0;

 (c) for LRP — of 96.0.

 (4) The olefin content of petrol must be not more than:

 (a) from 1 January 2004:

 (i) 20% volume by volume; and

 (ii) 18% volume by volume pool average over 6 months; and

 (b) from 1 January 2005 — 18% by volume.

 (5) The aromatic content of petrol must be not more than:

 (a) from 1 January 2002:

 (i) 48% volume by volume; and

 (ii) 45% volume by volume pool average over 6 months; and

 (b) from 1 January 2005:

 (i) 45% volume by volume; and

 (ii) 42% volume by volume pool average over 6 months.

3A Fuel standard for ethanol

 (1) For item 6A of the table in subsection 3 (1) this section sets out the parameters for ethanol contained in petrol.

 (2) The ethanol content must not be less than 95.6% volume by volume.

 (3) The ethanol must contain denaturant.

 (4) The denaturant contained in ethanol must be ULP or PULP.

 (5) The denaturant content of the ethanol must be no less than 1% volume by volume and no more than 1.5% volume by volume.

 (6) The ethanol must be clear and bright in appearance, that is, it must be visibly free of suspended or precipitated contaminants.

 (7) The pHe value of the ethanol must be no less than 6.5 and no more than 9.0.

 (8) The ethanol must not contain more of a parameter set out in the following table, than the specification for that parameter.

4 Testing methods — petrol

 (1) Compliance with the standard set out in section 3 for a parameter is determined by application of the testing method for the parameter in the following table:

 (2) In the table in subsection (1), ASTM followed by an alphanumeric code means the testing method developed by ASTM International under that alphanumeric code.

4A Testing methods — ethanol

 (1) Compliance with the standard for a parameter set out in section 3A is determined by the testing method for the parameter mentioned in the following table:

 (2) For subsection (1), ASTM, followed by an alphanumeric code, means the testing method, as in force on 1 January 2007, developed by ASTM International under that alphanumeric code.

5 Operability standards for petrol

 (1) To allow the more effective operation of engines, petrol of a grade 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), a parameter of petrol of a grade mentioned in an item of the table complies with the specification for that item only if that is the result after the petrol has been tested, in relation to that parameter, using the ASTM International method of testing, as in force on 16 October 2002, mentioned in that item.

Notes to the Fuel Standard (Petrol) Determination 2001

Note 1

The Fuel Standard (Petrol) 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.

Under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, which came into force on 1 January 2005, it is a requirement for all non-exempt legislative instruments to be registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

Table of Instruments

Table of Amendments