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Liquid Fuel Emergency Act 1984
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C2021C00069 (C15)
16 December 2020
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13 October 2024
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Part I—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Interpretation
4 Extension of Act to external Territories
5 Act to bind Crown
6 Operation of Act
7 Additional operation of Act in relation to relevant fuel industry corporations
8 Additional operation of Act in relation to relevant persons
9 Minister must determine planning periods
10 Bulk customers of relevant fuel industry corporations or of relevant persons
11 Essential users of refined liquid petroleum products
11A Application of the Criminal Code
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Part II—Contingency planning powers
12 Minister may direct relevant fuel industry corporations to maintain reserves etc.
13 Minister may direct relevant fuel industry corporations to develop bulk allocation procedures
14 Minister may direct relevant fuel industry corporations and relevant persons to maintain statistical information
14A Minister may direct relevant fuel industry corporations and relevant persons to make available statistical information
14B Prosecution of offences against section 14 or 14A
15 Minister may enter into arrangements to enable directions under sections 23 and 24 to be implemented
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Part III—Declaration of, and powers for dealing with, national liquid fuel emergency
16 Declaration of national liquid fuel emergency
17 Minister may direct relevant fuel industry corporations to maintain reserves etc.
18 Minister may direct transfer of liquid fuel
19 Minister may direct liquid fuel to be available for purchase
20 Minister may give directions as to output from refineries
21 Minister may give directions with respect to allocation by corporations of liquid fuel to bulk customers
22 Minister may give directions with respect to allocation by relevant persons of liquid fuel to bulk customers
23 Minister may give directions to corporations regulating or prohibiting supply of liquid fuel
24 Minister may give directions to relevant persons regulating or prohibiting supply of liquid fuel
25 Directions under section 21, 22, 23 or 24 not to regulate price
26 Certain directions to be published
27 When directions under this Part cease to be in force
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Part IV—Enforcement
29 Appointment of authorised persons
29A Authorised persons to carry and produce identity cards
30 Power to require persons to furnish information and produce documents
31 Inspection
31A Nature of powers conferred on magistrates
32 Seizure
32A Consent
33 Persons to provide authorised persons with reasonable facilities and assistance
34 Civil penalty orders
35 Civil action for recovery of pecuniary penalties
36 Criminal proceedings not to be brought for contraventions of civil penalty provisions
37 Injunctions
38 Forfeiture
40 Conduct by employees or agents of bodies corporate
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Part IVA—Power to reserve or purchase oil stocks
40A Reservation or purchase of oil stocks
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Part V—Miscellaneous
41 Making of guidelines
41A Variation or revocation of instruments
42 Consultation between Ministers concerning emergency procedures
43 Operation of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010
44 Reconsideration and review of decisions
45 Compensation for acquisition of property
46 Compensation for compliance with directions under Part II
46A Exemption from suit—Ministers, Secretary and delegates
47 Exemption from suit—relevant fuel industry corporations and relevant persons
48 Jurisdiction of courts
49 Delegation
51 Operation of State and Territory laws
52 Directions to prevail over inconsistent Commonwealth, State or Territory law
53 Act not to confer powers on State or Territory Energy Ministers by implication
55 Repeal of Liquid Fuel (Defence Stocks) Act 1949
56 Regulations
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history
Endnote 5—Editorial changes