GENERAL MANAGER, ENERGY SECURITY 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 UNDER SECTION 13 OF THAT ACT

I, Melissa Pang, A/g General Manager, Energy Security 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:

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. The addition of the requested three regulated persons to the original approval, which lists twenty-three regulated persons, 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 and water 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 does not impact negatively on the interests of consumers.

d)      The impact on economic and regional development

Motor or water 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.

Melissa Pang
A/g General Manager, Energy Security Branch
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources 
22 May 2020