Liquid Fuel Emergency Regulations 2021 (Cth)

Liquid Fuel Emergency Regulations 2021

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 02 September 2021

David Hurley Governor‑General

By His Excellency's Command

Angus Taylor Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction

Contents Part 1—Introduction 1 Name 2 Commencement 3 Authority 4 Definitions 5 Refined liquid petroleum products Part 2—Administrative matters 6 Consultation between Ministers concerning emergency procedures 7 Reconsideration and review of decisions

Part 1—Introduction

1 Name This instrument is the Liquid Fuel Emergency Regulations 2021.

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.

Commencement information Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Provisions Commencement Date/Details 1. The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered. 3 September 2021

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 Liquid Fuel Emergency Act 1984.

4 Definitions Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following: (a) Energy Minister; (b) liquid fuel; (c) liquid petroleum product. In this instrument: Act means the Liquid Fuel Emergency Act 1984. biofuel means a liquid fuel (within the ordinary meaning of the expression) derived or recovered from biomass. biomass means non‑fossilised and biodegradable organic material originating from plants, animals and micro‑organisms, and includes: (a) products, by‑products, residues and waste from industry, including the agriculture and forestry industries; and (b) non‑fossilised and biodegradable organic components of commercial and industrial, construction and demolition, and municipal waste.