ASSISTANT SECRETARY, LIQUID FUELS BRANCH
DEPARTMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER
NOTICE UNDER SECTION 17A OF THE FUEL QUALITY STANDARDS ACT 2000 CONCERNING AN APPROVAL TO VARY THE FUEL QUALITY STANDARDS (AUTOMOTIVE DIESEL) DETERMINATION 2019 GRANTED UNDER SECTION 13 OF THAT ACT – MARR CONTRACTING PTY LTD (EXPIRY 30 OCTOBER 2023)
I, Miranda Lello, Assistant Secretary, Liquid Fuels Branch, delegate of the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, provide the following information concerning my decision to grant an approval under section 13 of the Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000 (the Act).
Name of approval holder
Marr Contracting Pty Ltd (ABN 72 001 231 607)
Periods of operation
The approval comes into force on the date below and remains in force until 30 October 2023.
Details of the approval
This approval varies the fuel standard for diesel set out in the Fuel Quality Standards (Automotive diesel) Determination 2019 (the Diesel Determination), so that fuels containing:
- a minimum density value of 781.1 kg/m3
is taken to comply with the relevant parameters specified in the Diesel Determination in respect of the supply of renewable diesel until 30 October 2023.
This approval applies to diesel supplied by the approval holder and the regulated persons specified in Annexure 1 of the approval.
The approval is granted subject to the conditions specified in section 17 of the Act and the conditions specified in Annexure 2 of the approval.
Summary of reasons for the approval
Having consulted with the Fuel Standards Consultative Committee as required by section 24A of the Act, and after considering the criteria in section 15 of the Act, I grant the approval for the following reasons:
(a) The protection of the environment
The fuels subject to this application will be supplied to Marr clients with machinery hire/off-road use only. It will not be supplied for on-road use.
The fuels are comparable to existing diesel, and as such existing protocols for the handling of fuel and management of spills can be utilised.
It is therefore not expected that permitting the supply of the fuels covered by this approval will have an adverse effect on the environment.
(b) The protection of occupational and public health and safety
The fuels are comparable to existing fuels, and as such do not pose any additional threat to health and safety than existing fuels. Further, the usage of the fuels will be limited to Marr clientele in off-road machinery only.
The fuels will be used by limited clients and no contact with the general public is expected.
The fuels are comparable to existing diesel, and as such existing protocols for the handling of fuel and management can be utilised. Consequently, the Department does not anticipate any significant occupational and public health and safety risks to arise from the use of these fuels.
(c) The interests of consumers
The fuel is used internationally and has demonstrated lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The consumers using these fuels seek to reduce their overall emissions. The use of these fuels may provide consumers with information on whether the fuels are suitable and can be used in larger quantities, replacing regular diesel fuels, and contributing to lower emissions in the industrial sector and more broadly.
(d) The impact on economic and regional development
The fuel could provide opportunities for transition to clearer energy, decarbonise and support liquid fuel security, noting that bioenergy can support national liquid fuel security.
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Miranda Lello
Assistant Secretary, Liquid Fuels Branch
20 October 2022