a ; Se UB (4 S wn ++ AUDAX : AT: FIDELIS + Queensland Liquid Fuel Supply Amendment Bill 2004 Queensland Liquid Fuel Supply Amendment Bill 2004 Contents Short title 0... ee eee eee Actamended ......... 0.0.0. c cece eee eee Amendment of s 5 (Interpretation) .....................0-. ak wWN = Replacement of s 35A (Requirement to purchase ethanol) ..... 35A Purpose of pt 5A.............0 0.00 cece e ee eee 35AA Definitions for pt5A ............0....00002200. 35AB Offence to sell motor spirit without 10% ethanol content 6. eee ee 35AC Exemptions from s 35AB ...............2....0. 35AD Regulations for pt5A ................00.00 008 35AE Failure to comply with directions under s 35AD..... 4Replacement of pt 5A, heading (Ethanol substitution). ........ 44 oounn A Bill for An Act to amend the Liquid Fuel Supply Act 1984 Clause Clause Clause Clause Clause sl 4 s5 Liquid Fuel Supply Amendment Bill 2004 The Parliament of Queensland enacts— 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Liquid Fuel Supply Amendment Act 2004. 2 Act amended This Act amends the Liquid Fuel Supply Act 1984. 3 Amendment of s 5 (Interpretation) Section 5— insert— 'prescribed person, for part 5A, see section 35AA. prescribed price, for part 5A, see section 35AA. sell, for part 5A, see section 35AA.'. 4 Replacement of pt 5A, heading (Ethanol substitution) Part SA, heading— omit, insert— 'Part 5A Ethanol in motor spirit'. 5 Replacement of s 35A (Requirement to purchase ethanol) Section 35A— omit, insert— '35A Purpose of pt 5A 'The purpose of this part is to require the use in Queensland of motor spirit with a minimum quantity of ethanol. RW N nH nn WW 22 s5 5 s5 Liquid Fuel Supply Amendment Bill 2004 '35AA Definitions for pt 5A 'In this part— prescribed person means a relevant person engaged in producing, refining or selling motor spirit in Queensland. prescribed price means— (a) _ the price prescribed under section 35AD(1); or (b) the price decided using the method prescribed under section 35AD(1). sell, for motor spirit, includes the following— (a) _ sell the motor spirit by barter or exchange; (b) supply the motor spirit for profit. '35AB Offence to sell motor spirit without 10% ethanol content '() (2) A prescribed person must not, without a reasonable excuse, sell in Queensland motor spirit, in bulk or otherwise, if the motor spirit has an ethanol content of less than 10% by volume. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 1 _ year's imprisonment. It is a reasonable excuse for a prescribed person not to comply with subsection (1) if the person could not have obtained, at the prescribed price, a sufficient quantity of ethanol to enable the person to comply with the subsection. '35AC Exemptions from s 35AB 'The Minister may exempt, under section 52, a prescribed person from the operation of section 35AB(1) only if the Minister is satisfied the person can not obtain, at the prescribed price, a sufficient quantity of ethanol to enable the person to comply with the section. Oo ON HD Nn BW NY oO Om ADNAH Wh 222628 s5 6 s5 Liquid Fuel Supply Amendment Bill 2004 '35AD Regulations for pt 5A "(1)_ A regulation must be made prescribing, for sections 35AB(2) and 35AC, a price, or a method for deciding a price, for ethanol sold to a prescribed person. 2) A regulation may be made— (a) (b) prescribing the person or class of persons from whom a prescribed person must purchase ethanol; or directing a prescribed person to give the Minister stated information that is relevant to a decision of the Minister about granting an exemption mentioned in section 35AC. '35AE Failure to comply with directions under s 35AD 'A prescribed person must comply with a direction under section 35AD(2)(b) that is applicable to the person unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 1 _ year's imprisonment.'. OD ND NA BWN er Oo Dn ABW NWN