A/G GENERAL MANAGER, LIQUID FUELS BRANCH
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY, SCIENCE, ENERGY AND RESOURCES
NOTICE UNDER SECTION 17E (3) OF THE FUEL QUALITY STANDARDS ACT 2000 CONCERNING A DECISION TO VARY AN APPROVAL GRANTED TO INTERNATIONAL MOTORSPORT SOLUTIONS PTY LTD UNDER SECTION 13 OF THAT ACT
I, Dione Scheltus A/g General Manager, Liquid Fuels Branch, delegate of the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction, provide the following information concerning my decision to vary an approval granted under section 13 of the Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000.
Name of approval holder
International Motorsport Solutions Pty Ltd
Details of the variation
On 24 June 2019 an approval was granted to International Motorsport Solutions Pty Ltd to vary the Fuel Quality Standards (Petrol) Determination 2019 and the Fuel Quality Standards (Ethanol E85) Determination 2019 to permit the supply of specialist unleaded racing fuel as specified in the approval. International Motorsport Solutions Pty Ltd has since applied to vary the approval by adding the following regulated persons:
Name | ABN | Street Address |
V & A Performance | 12 891 096 863 | 37 Buckley Street, |
CJ & KS Read Trading as Reads Mechanical Repairs & Exhaust Centre | 79 525 710 284 | 94 Port Road, |
Total Flow Centre Pty Ltd | 60 635 712 346 | 1/10 Brand Drive, |
Period of operation
The variation comes into force on the date of signing and remains in force until 30 June 2022.
Summary of reasons for the variation
I grant the variation as provided for in section 15 of the Act for the following reasons:
a) The protection of the environment
The variation does not amend any of the conditions imposed on the original approval and does not create any additional impacts on the environment. Twenty-three regulated persons were listed in the original approval, and another three were added in a variation on 22 May 2020. The addition of the requested three regulated, is not expected to significantly alter the volume of fuel supplied. The original approval also requires the holder to report the quantity of fuel supplied.
Specialist racing fuels are supplied to regulated persons in limited quantities and regulated persons must comply with any conditions imposed on the original approval, which includes strict requirements on the usage of the varied fuel. The fuel is also expensive compared with fuel supplied outside of the approval to the public, and the price provides a disincentive for any waste, misuse, or spillage.
b) The protection of occupational and public health and safety
All regulated persons must comply with the conditions imposed on the original approval, including supplying the fuel in sealed drums and using safe handling procedures. Given the original approval conditions also apply to the added regulated persons, the change is not expected to impact on occupational and public health and safety.
c) The interests of consumers
Specialist racing fuel meets the needs of a niche market for specific classes of motor sport. The consumers using these fuels seek the performance and operability characteristics provided by these fuels. This minor change to the number of regulated persons will have a positive impact on the interests of consumers by allowing consumers to purchase racing fuels through more suppliers.
d) The impact on economic and regional development
Motor sport events provide an ongoing financial benefit to regional communities. This minor change to the number of regulated persons does not impact negatively on economic or regional development.
The variation is granted subject to the conditions specified in section 17 of the Act.
Dione Scheltus
A/g General Manager, Liquid Fuels Branch
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources
4 August 2021