Liquid Fuel Emergency Act 1984 (Cth)

Liquid Fuel Emergency Act 1984

No. 5, 1984

Compilation No. 16

Compilation date: 14 October 2024

Includes amendments: Act No. 38, 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Liquid Fuel Emergency Act 1984 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 14 October 2024 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

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Editorial changes

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Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

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Contents Part I—Preliminary 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Interpretation 4 Extension of Act to external Territories 5 Act to bind Crown 6 Operation of Act 7 Additional operation of Act in relation to relevant fuel industry corporations 8 Additional operation of Act in relation to relevant persons 9 Minister must determine planning periods 10 Bulk customers of relevant fuel industry corporations or of relevant persons 11 Essential users of refined liquid petroleum products 11A Application of the Criminal Code Part II—Contingency planning powers 12 Minister may direct relevant fuel industry corporations to maintain reserves etc. 13 Minister may direct relevant fuel industry corporations to develop bulk allocation procedures 14 Minister may direct relevant fuel industry corporations and relevant persons to maintain statistical information 14A Minister may direct relevant fuel industry corporations and relevant persons to make available statistical information 14B Prosecution of offences against section 14 or 14A 15 Minister may enter into arrangements to enable directions under sections 23 and 24 to be implemented Part III—Declaration of, and powers for dealing with, national liquid fuel emergency 16 Declaration of national liquid fuel emergency 17 Minister may direct relevant fuel industry corporations to maintain reserves etc. 18 Minister may direct transfer of liquid fuel 19 Minister may direct liquid fuel to be available for purchase 20 Minister may give directions as to output from refineries 21 Minister may give directions with respect to allocation by corporations of liquid fuel to bulk customers 22 Minister may give directions with respect to allocation by relevant persons of liquid fuel to bulk customers 23 Minister may give directions to corporations regulating or prohibiting supply of liquid fuel 24 Minister may give directions to relevant persons regulating or prohibiting supply of liquid fuel 25 Directions under section 21, 22, 23 or 24 not to regulate price 26 Certain directions to be published 27 When directions under this Part cease to be in force Part IV—Enforcement 29 Appointment of authorised persons 29A Authorised persons to carry and produce identity cards 30 Power to require persons to furnish information and produce documents 31 Inspection 31A Nature of powers conferred on magistrates 32 Seizure 32A Consent 33 Persons to provide authorised persons with reasonable facilities and assistance 34 Civil penalty orders 35 Civil action for recovery of pecuniary penalties 36 Criminal proceedings not to be brought for contraventions of civil penalty provisions 37 Injunctions 38 Forfeiture 40 Conduct by employees or agents of bodies corporate Part IVA—Power to reserve or purchase oil stocks 40A Reservation or purchase of oil stocks Part V—Miscellaneous 41 Making of guidelines 41A Variation or revocation of instruments 42 Consultation between Ministers concerning emergency procedures 43 Operation of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 44 Reconsideration and review of decisions 45 Compensation for acquisition of property 46 Compensation for compliance with directions under Part II 46A Exemption from suit—Ministers, Secretary and delegates 47 Exemption from suit—relevant fuel industry corporations and relevant persons 48 Jurisdiction of courts 49 Delegation 51 Operation of State and Territory laws 52 Directions to prevail over inconsistent Commonwealth, State or Territory law 53 Act not to confer powers on State or Territory Energy Ministers by implication 55 Repeal of Liquid Fuel (Defence Stocks) Act 1949 56 Regulations Endnotes Endnote 1—About the endnotes Endnote 2—Abbreviation key Endnote 3—Legislation history Endnote 4—Amendment history Endnote 5—Editorial changes