Fuel Quality Standards Amendment Regulations 2008 (No. 1)1

Select Legislative Instrument 2008 No. 203

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000.

Dated 3 October 2008

QUENTIN BRYCE

Governor‑General

By Her Excellency’s Command

PETER GARRETT

Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts

1 Name of Regulations

  These Regulations are the Fuel Quality Standards Amendment Regulations 2008 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  These Regulations commence on 1 November 2008.

3 Amendment of Fuel Quality Standards Regulations 2001

  Schedule 1 amends the Fuel Quality Standards Regulations 2001.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(regulation 3)

[1] Paragraph 3 (2) (f)

omit

[2] Regulation 5

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5 Application fee

 (1) For subsection 14 (2) of the Act, the fee for an application for an approval is the amount mentioned in the following table for the quantity of fuel to which the application relates.

 (2) However, subject to regulation 6, the Minister may waive or reduce the application fee for an applicant if the Minister thinks the fee would cause financial hardship to the applicant.

[3] Paragraph 17 (2) (b)

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 (b) if the samples are of fuel that is in a liquid state at standard temperature and pressure — 1 of the containers must be given to the occupier or the other person.

[4] Subregulation 17 (3)

omit everything before paragraph (a), insert

 (3) If there is no person described in subregulation (2) present and the samples are of fuel that is in a liquid state at standard temperature and pressure, the inspector must:

[5] After subregulation 17 (4)

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 (5) In this regulation, a reference to standard temperature and pressure is a reference to a temperature of 0 degrees Celsius and a pressure of 100 kilopascals.

[6] Paragraph 24 (2) (b)

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 (b) be kept at the premises where the fuel is supplied; and

 (c) be retained for 2 years.

[7] Regulation 29

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29 Annual statements

  For subsection 67 (4) of the Act, an annual statement must be provided to the Secretary by:

 (a) delivering it by hand to the Department; or

 (b) sending it, by pre‑paid post, to the Department’s postal address; or

 (c) sending it electronically to the Department’s email address for fuel quality matters.

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