Grant of Approval under the Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000 to Northern Dynamics Pty Ltd

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000, Section 13

GRANT OF APPROVAL

I, Andrew McNee, Assistant Secretary, Environment Protection Branch, Delegate for the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, pursuant to section 13 of the Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000 (the Act), after consultation with the Fuel Standards Consultative Committee as required by section 24A of the Act, hereby grant this approval to Northern Dynamics Pty Ltd (the approval holder).

This approval varies the fuel standard for petrol set out in the Fuel Standard (Petrol) Determination 2001 (the Petrol Determination) so that specialist leaded racing fuel, containing any or all of the following parameters:

•      Lead up to 2.1 g/L
•      Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) up to 50.4 per cent v/v
•      Oxygen up to 13.9 per cent m/m in petrol not containing ethanol,

will be taken to comply with the lead, MTBE and oxygen parameters specified in the Petrol Determination.

This approval applies to petrol supplied by the approval holder and the regulated persons specified in Annexure 1.

This approval is granted subject to the conditions specified in section 17 of the Act and the conditions specified in Annexure 2 of this approval.

This approval comes into force on the date of signing and remains in force until 31 December 2013.

Dated   20 December 2012

Andrew McNee……......................................................

Delegate of the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities

Annexure 1

Regulated persons

The following are regulated persons under paragraph 13(1)(b) of the Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000:

Annexure 2

Conditions of approval

The approval is subject to the following conditions:

1. The fuel specified in this approval may only be supplied for use in legitimate motor or water sport activities, and therefore the fuel may only be supplied:
   1. to an individual who has been issued with and presents a valid and current motor or water sport organisation licence and/or identification card; or
   2. to an individual for the purpose of testing or tuning an engine used in legitimate motor or water sport racing activities.
2. The approval holder will annually report the quantity of fuel supplied from the date of the approval until 31 December 2013 to the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities by the end of February in the year following the year of supply.
3. The fuel may only be supplied in sealed containers of up to 60 litres capacity.
4. Fuel containing greater than one per cent MTBE is not to be supplied for use in watercraft on fresh water lakes and waterways.
5. The fuel specified in this approval must be accompanied by written information relating to the safe handling of the fuel, including the information that fuel containing greater than one per cent MTBE is not to be used in watercraft on fresh water lakes and waterways.