Fuel Standard (Petrol) Determination 2001
I, ROBERT MURRAY HILL, Minister for the Environment and Heritage, make this Determination under section 21 of the Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000.
ROBERT HILL
1 Name of Determination
This Determination is the Fuel Standard (Petrol) Determination 2001.
2 Commencement
This Determination commences on 1 January 2002.
3 Fuel standard for petrol
(1) Petrol that contains a substance mentioned in the following table must not contain more than the amount mentioned for the substance and the grade of petrol from the date mentioned for the substance.
Item | Substance | Grade | Amount | Date |
1 | Sulfur | ULP, LRP | 500 mg/kg | 1 January 2002 |
2 | Sulfur | PULP | 150 mg/kg | 1 January 2002 |
3 | Sulfur | All grades | 150 mg/kg | 1 January 2005 |
4 | Benzene | All grades | 1% volume by volume | 1 January 2006 |
5 | Lead | All grades | 0.005 g/L | 1 January 2002 |
6 | Oxygen | All grades (other than petrol containing at least 10% ethanol) | 2.7% mass by mass | 1 January 2002 |
7 | Phosphorus | ULP, PULP | 0.0013 g/L | 1 January 2002 |
8 | DIPE (Di‑isopropropyl ether, CAS no. 108-20-3) | All grades | 1% volume by volume | 1 January 2002 |
9 | MTBE (Methyl tert-butyl ether, CAS no. 1634-04-4) | All grades | 1% volume by volume | 1 January 2004 |
10 | TBA (Tertiary butyl alcohol, CAS no. 75-65-0) | All grades | 0.5% volume by volume | 1 January 2002 |
(2) From 1 January 2005, petrol must have a maximum final boiling point of 210C.
(3) Petrol must have a minimum research octane number:
(a) for ULP — of 91; and
(b) for PULP — of 95; and
(c) for LRP — of 96.
(4) The olefin content of petrol must be not more than:
(a) from 1 January 2004:
(i) 20% volume by volume; and
(ii) 18% volume by volume pool average over 6 months; and
(b) from 1 January 2005 — 18% by volume.
(5) The aromatic content of petrol must be not more than:
(a) from 1 January 2002:
(i) 48% volume by volume; and
(ii) 45% volume by volume pool average over 6 months; and
(b) from 1 January 2005:
(i) 45% volume by volume; and
(ii) 42% volume by volume pool average over 6 months.
(6) In this clause:
CAS no., for a substance, means the Chemicals Abstracts Service Registry number for the substance.
LRP means lead replacement petrol.
petrol does not include:
(a) avgas supplied for use in aircraft; or
(b) petrol supplied for use solely for motor racing at a racing event, or on a race track, approved or recognised by any of the following organisations:
(i) Confederation of Australian Motor Sport;
(ii) National Association of Speedway Racing;
(iii) Australian National Drag Racing Association;
(iv) Australian Karting Association;
(v) Motorcycling Australia.
pool average, for olefin or aromatic content of a grade of petrol, means the average amount of olefins or aromatics in all batches of petrol of that grade manufactured in Australia or imported by a supplier in each 6 months starting on 1 January 2002.
PULP means premium unleaded petrol.
ULP means unleaded petrol.