COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000
Section 13
GRANT OF APPROVAL
I, Andrew McNee, Assistant Secretary, Environment Protection Branch, Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, pursuant to section 13 of the Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000 (the Act), having consulted with the Fuel Standards Consultative Committee as required by section 24A of the Act, grant this approval to Petrochem Carless Limited (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 unleaded racing fuel containing either or both of the following parameters:
- methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) up to 14.9 percent v/v; and
- phosphorus up to 0.026 g/L,
will be taken to comply with the MTBE and phosphorus parameters specified in the Petrol Determination in respect of the supply of the fuel for use in legitimate motor sport activities.
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 2014 (the approval period).
Dated 24 July 2013
……......................................................Andrew McNee
Assistant Secretary, Environment Protection Branch
Department of 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:
Vital Equipment Limited, Orchard Lea, Pontrilas, Hereford, HR2 0EL, United Kingdom.
Telephone: +44 1981 241169 Email: Alistair@vitalequipment.co.uk
Annexure 2
Conditions of approval
The approval is subject to the following conditions:
- The fuel specified in this approval may only be supplied:
(a) to an individual who has been issued with and presents a valid and current motor sport organisation licence and/or identification card; or
(b) to an individual for the purpose of testing or tuning an engine used in legitimate motor sport activities.
2. The approval holder must provide two reports to the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, each:
(a) on the quantity of fuel supplied from the date of the approval until 31 December 2013, to be provided to the Department by the end of March 2014; and
(b) on the quantity of fuel supplied from 1 January 2014 until 31 December 2014, to be provided to the Department by the end of March 2015.
3. The fuel may only be supplied in sealed containers of up to 205 litres capacity.
4. The fuel must not be supplied for use in watercraft on or near fresh water lakes and waterways.
5. The fuel must be accompanied by written information relating to the safe handling of the fuel, including (without limitation) that fuel containing greater than 1.0 per cent MTBE must not to be used in watercraft on fresh water lakes and waterways.
6. The fuel must be dispensed in areas that are bunded to 110 per cent of the capacity of the fuel stored within.