Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

ELECTRICITY (GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS) ACT 2004 (NO. 71 OF 2004) - NOTES

(see s 4)

Note 1     The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this Act.

Note 2     For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1 defines the following terms:

              •     function

              •     under

              •     year.

"abatement certificate"—

        (a)     means an abatement certificate created under part 5; and

        (b)     in part 2 and part 3 includes an abatement certificate created under a corresponding law under section 18 (4).

"accredited abatement certificate provider" means a person accredited as an abatement certificate provider under part 4 and whose accreditation is in force.

"ACT pool coefficient" means the average greenhouse gas emissions intensity of electricity sent out to customers in the ACT, expressed in tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per megawatt hour, as determined by the regulator under this Act.

"ACT population" for a year means the population of the ACT for the year, as determined by the regulator under this Act.

"benchmark participant"—see section 9.

"carbon dioxide equivalent", of greenhouse gas emissions, means the mass of carbon dioxide measured in tonnes that has the same global warming potential as the gas emissions.

"elective participant" means a benchmark participant mentioned in section 9 (1) (c).

"electricity sector benchmark", for a year, means the electricity sector benchmark determined under section 13 (1) (d) for the year.

"engage in conduct" means—

        (a)     do an act; or

        (b)     omit to do an act.

"greenhouse gas" means carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, sulphur hexafluoride, a perfluorocarbon gas or any other gas prescribed under the regulations for this definition.

"greenhouse gas benchmark", for a benchmark participant for a year, means the benchmark for the year, in tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent of greenhouse gas emissions, determined for the participant under this Act.

"greenhouse gas benchmark rules" means the rules in force under section 61.

"greenhouse penalty" means a penalty payable under section 16.

"greenhouse shortfall"—see section 11 (4).

"ICRC" means the Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission established under the Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission Act 1997.

"large customer" means a customer (other than a retail supplier) who uses—

        (a)     100 gigawatt hours or more of electricity at a single site in the ACT in a year; or

        (b)     100 gigawatt hours or more of electricity at 2 or more sites in the ACT in a year, at least 1 of which uses 50 gigawatt hours or more of electricity in the year.

"licence" means a licence under the Utilities Act.

"market customer" means a customer that—

        (a)     has classified any of its electricity loads as a market load under the national electricity code; and

        (b)     is registered with NEMMCO as a market customer under the national electricity code.

"national electricity code"—see the Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission Act 1997, section 3 (1).

"NEMMCO" means the National Electricity Market Management Company Limited ACN 072 010 327.

"register" means a register kept under part 7.

"register of abatement certificates" means the register mentioned in section 46.

"register of accredited abatement certificate providers" means the register mentioned in section 45.

"regulator" means the regulator under section 49.

"renewable energy certificate" means a certificate created under the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 (Cwlth).

"retail supplier" means a person who holds a licence to provide a utility service mentioned in the Utilities Act, section 6 (c) (Electricity services).

"rules" means the greenhouse gas benchmark rules.

"scheme administrator" means the scheme administrator under section 51.

"Territory greenhouse gas benchmark"—see section 7.

"Utilities Act" means the Utilities Act 2000.

I certify that the above is a true copy of the Electricity (Greenhouse Gas Emissions) Bill 2004, which was passed by the Legislative Assembly on 26 August 2004.

Acting Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

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Electricity (Greenhouse Gas Emissions) Act 2004

A2004-71