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Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin) Act 2024
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C2024A00121
10 December 2024
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Object of this Act
4 Simplified outline of this Act
5 Definitions
6 Act binds Crown
7 Extension to external Territories
8 Extension to exclusive economic zone and continental shelf
9 Constitutional basis of this Act
10 Additional operation of this Act
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Part 2—Registration of persons for the purposes of this Act
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Division 1—Simplified outline of this Part
11 Simplified outline of this Part
Division 2—Registration
12 Application for registration
13 Request for further information
14 Withdrawal of application
15 Registration
16 When registration is in effect
Division 3—Suspension, cancellation and surrender of registration
17 Regulator to be notified of certain events and circumstances
18 Suspension of registration
19 Cancellation of registration
20 Regulator to notify person of proposed suspension or cancellation
21 Surrender of registration
Division 4—Fit and proper person test
22 Meaning of associate
23 Meaning of control and change in control of registered person
24 Fit and proper person test
25 Registered person must notify Regulator of events relevant to fit and proper person test
26 Registered person must notify Regulator of change in control
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Part 3—Certification of products
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Division 1—Simplified outline of this Part
27 Simplified outline of this Part
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Division 2—Key concepts
28 Production gate and delivery gate
29 Methodology determination
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Division 3—Profiles
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Subdivision A—Registration of production profiles
30 Application to register production profile
31 Request for further information
32 Withdrawal of application
33 Registration of production profile
Subdivision B—Registration of delivery profiles
34 Application to register delivery profile
35 Request for further information
36 Withdrawal of application
37 Registration of delivery profile
Subdivision C—Registration of consumption profiles
38 Application to register consumption profile
39 Request for further information
40 Withdrawal of application
41 Registration of consumption profile
Subdivision D—Correction and transfer of registered profiles
42 Correction of profiles
43 Transfer of profiles
Subdivision E—Suspension, cancellation and surrender of registration
44 Suspension of registration
45 Cancellation of registration
46 Grounds of suspension or cancellation
47 Regulator to notify person of proposed suspension or cancellation
48 Surrender of registration
Division 4—PGO certificates
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Subdivision A—Creation and registration of PGO certificates
49 Creation of certificates
50 Content of certificates at creation—general
51 Content of certificates at creation—related certificates
53 Form and identification of certificates
54 Authorisation to add post production information to certificates
55 Addition of post production information to certificates
56 Registration of certificates
56A Request for further information
56B Withdrawal of request for registration of certificates
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Subdivision B—Addition of consumption information to registered PGO certificates
57 Authorisation to add consumption information to certificates
58 Transfer of authorisation
59 Addition of consumption information
59A Request for further information
59B Withdrawal of request for addition of consumption information
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Subdivision C—Annual reconciliation checks
60 Regulator must give statement
61 Recipient of statement must respond with declaration
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Subdivision D—Correction of PGO certificates
62 Correction following annual reconciliation check
63 Other corrections
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Subdivision E—Invalidating PGO certificates
64 Invalidation
65 Invalidating incorrect certificates
66 Invalidating excess certificates
67 Notice of invalidation
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Part 4—Certification of renewable electricity
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Division 1—Simplified outline of this Part
68 Simplified outline of this Part
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Division 2—Key concepts
69 Eligible renewable energy sources
70 Aggregated system
71 Direct supply relationship
72 Legacy baseline
73 Measurement standard
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Division 3—Renewable electricity facilities
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Subdivision A—Applications to register facilities
74 Application to register accredited power stations
75 Application to register other facilities
76 Request for further information
77 Amendment or withdrawal of application
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Subdivision B—Registration of facilities
78 Registration of accredited power stations
79 Registration of electricity generation systems that are not accredited power stations
80 Registration of energy storage systems
81 Registration of aggregated systems
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Subdivision C—Eligible registered persons
82 Eligible registered person
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Subdivision D—Determination of baseline
83 Determination of baseline
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Subdivision E—Record keeping etc.
84 Creation and variation of record
85 Notification of certain events
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Subdivision F—Suspension, cancellation and surrender of registration
86 Suspension of registration
87 Cancellation of registration
88 Grounds of suspension or cancellation
89 Regulator to notify person of proposed suspension or cancellation
90 Surrender of registration
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Division 4—REGO certificates
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Subdivision A—Creation of certificates
91 Creation of certificates in respect of eligible amounts
92 Creation of certificates in respect of residual amounts
93 Below baseline certificates
94 Content of certificates
95 Form and identification of certificates
96 Creation of certificates representing different amounts of renewable electricity
97 Creation of certificates—direct supply relationship
98 Creation of certificates—exported renewable electricity
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Subdivision B—Restrictions on certificate creation
99 Restriction on certificate creation—double counting
100 Restriction on certificate creation—suspension of facility’s registration
101 Restriction on certificate creation—suspension of person’s registration under this Act
102 Restriction on certificate creation—suspension of person’s registration under Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000
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Subdivision C—Improper creation of certificates
103 Improper creation of REGO certificates
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Subdivision D—Registration of certificates
104 Registration of REGO certificates
105 Request for further information
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Subdivision E—Transfer and retirement of certificates
106 Transfer of certificates
107 Retirement of certificates
108 Retirement of below baseline certificates
109 Request for further information
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Subdivision F—Correction of certificates
110 Correction of certificates
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Part 5—The GO Register
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Division 1—Simplified outline of this Part
111 Simplified outline of this Part
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Division 2—The GO Register
112 The GO Register
113 Other information included in the register
114 Withholding or removing information from the register
115 Form of register
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Part 6—Cost recovery
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Division 1—Simplified outline of this Part
116 Simplified outline of this Part
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Division 2—Fees
117 Fees and other rules for fee bearing activities
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Division 3—Payment of cost recovery charges
118 Paying cost recovery charges
119 Cost recovery charges payable to the Commonwealth.
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Division 4—Unpaid cost recovery charges
120 Recovery of cost recovery charges
121 Regulator may direct that activities not be carried out
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Division 5—Miscellaneous
122 Regulator may remit cost recovery charges
123 Rules relating to when cost recovery charges may be waived, refunded or remitted
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Part 7—Audits
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Division 1—Simplified outline of this Part
124 Simplified outline of this Part
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Division 2—Audits
125 Compliance audits
126 Reimbursement for costs in relation to compliance audits
127 Scheduled audits
128 Other audits
129 Information gathering of audit team leaders and persons assisting audit team leaders
130 Persons must provide assistance in relation to an audit
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Division 3—Audit information
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Subdivision A—Information
131 Meaning of audit information
132 Meaning of protected audit information
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Subdivision B—Secrecy
133 Secrecy—protected audit information
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Subdivision C—Disclosure or use of audit information
134 Disclosure or use for purposes of carrying out guarantee or origin audit or preparing guarantee of origin audit report etc.
135 Disclosure to the Regulator
136 Use or disclosure authorised by rules
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Part 8—Enforcement
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Division 1—Simplified outline of this Part
137 Simplified outline of this Part
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Division 2—Information gathering
138 Regulator may obtain information or documents
139 Copying documents—compensation
140 Copies of documents
141 Regulator may retain documents
142 Privilege against self incrimination and self exposure to a penalty
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Division 3—Civil penalties
143 Civil penalty provisions
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Division 4—Infringement notices
144 Infringement notices
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Division 5—Enforceable undertakings
145 Enforceable undertakings
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Division 6—Injunctions
146 Injunctions
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Division 7—Miscellaneous
147 Contravening an offence provision or a civil penalty provision
148 Appointment of inspectors
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Part 9—Miscellaneous
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Division 1—Simplified outline of this Part
149 Simplified outline of this Part
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Division 2—Record keeping etc.
150 Record keeping
151 Information previously given to the Regulator
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Division 3—Review of decisions
152 Reviewable decisions
153 Applications for reconsideration of decisions made by delegates
154 Request for further information
155 Withdrawal of application
156 Reconsideration by the Regulator or Chair
157 Review by the Administrative Review Tribunal
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Division 4—Delegations
158 Delegation by Minister
159 Delegation by Chair
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Division 5—Other matters
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Subdivision A—Rules
160 Rules
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Subdivision B—Review of scheme
161 Periodic review of operation