National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Amendment (2024 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2024

I, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.

Dated   20 June 2024

David Hurley

Governor‑General

By His Excellency’s Command

Chris Bowen

Minister for Climate Change and Energy

Contents

1 Name

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Schedules

Schedule 1—Amendments

National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Regulations 2008

1  Name

  This instrument is the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Amendment (2024 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2024.

2  Commencement

 (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

 (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007.

4  Schedules

  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Regulations 2008

1  After paragraph 4.07(2)(c)

Insert:

 (ca) the methods in the Measurement Determination used to estimate the emissions from the fuel combustion; and

 (cb) the matters set out in each item of the table in Part 1A of Schedule 4 to the Measurement Determination that covers a method used to estimate the emissions from the fuel combustion; and

2  Subdivision 4.4.3A

Repeal the Subdivision, substitute:

Subdivision 4.4.3A—Scope 2 emissions

4.17B  Scope 2 emissions from the operation of a facility

 (1) This regulation applies in relation to scope 2 emissions from the operation of a facility of the corporation.

Note: Chapter 7 of the Measurement Determination deals with scope 2 emissions.

 (2) The report must include information for the facility in relation to scope 2 emissions that are emitted during the reporting year from the operation of the facility, and must identify:

 (a) the methods in the Measurement Determination used to estimate the scope 2 emissions; and

 (b) the matters set out in each item of the table in Part 7 of Schedule 4 to the Measurement Determination that covers a method used to estimate the scope 2 emissions; and

 (c) the amount of scope 2 emissions that are emitted during the year, in CO2‑e.

3  In the appropriate position in Part 7

Insert:

Division 7.11—Application provisions relating to the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Amendment (2024 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2024

7.22  Application of amendments

  The amendments of these Regulations made by the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Amendment (2024 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2024 apply in relation to a report under Part 3, 3E, 3F or 3G of the Act for:

 (a) the financial year beginning on 1 July 2024; and

 (b) each later financial year.