{"id":"F2025L01301","name":"Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin) Measurement Standard 2025","slug":"future-made-in-australia-guarantee-of-origin-measurement-standard-2025","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":443019,"registerId":"F2025L01301-fast-fetch-1775957932712","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin) Measurement Standard 2025","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nFuture Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin) Measurement Standard 2025\n\nI, Josh Wilson, Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy, make the following instrument.\n\nDated  20 October 2025  \n\nJosh Wilson\n\nAssistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Definitions\n\n5  Object\n\nPart 2—Electricity etc to be accurately metered or measured for eligible amount\n\n6  Application\n\n7  Electricity etc for facility must be metered or measured for eligible amount\n\n8  Electricity etc for facility taken to be accurately metered or measured\n\nPart 3—Metering or measuring electricity\n\nDivision 1—Important concepts\n\n9  Definitions—Part 3\n\n10  General requirements for compliant metering installations for Divisions 2 to 6\n\n11  Metering or measuring electricity flow at material points for Divisions 2 to 6—expected annual electricity volume is less than 15 MWh\n\n12  Working out expected annual electricity volume for points\n\nDivision 2—Metering or measuring electricity—accredited power stations and other electricity generation systems in NEM\n\n13  Application\n\n14  Progressive application to accredited power stations—Division 2 systems\n\n15  Meaning of compliant metering installation—Division 2 systems\n\n16  Division 2 systems—electricity flowing through material points to be metered or measured for eligible amount\n\nDivision 3—Metering or measuring electricity—accredited power stations and other electricity generation systems not in NEM\n\n17  Application\n\n18  Progressive application to accredited power stations—Division 3 systems\n\n19  Meaning of compliant metering installation—Division 3 systems\n\n20  Division 3 systems—electricity flowing through material points to be metered or measured for eligible amount\n\nDivision 4—Metering or measuring electricity—energy storage systems in NEM\n\n21  Application\n\n22  Meaning of compliant metering installation—Division 4 systems\n\n23  Division 4 systems—electricity flowing through material points to be metered or measured for eligible amount\n\nDivision 5—Metering or measuring electricity—energy storage systems not in NEM\n\n24  Application\n\n25  Meaning of compliant metering installation—Division 5 systems\n\n26  Division 5 systems—electricity flowing through material points to be metered or measured for eligible amount\n\nDivision 6—Metering or measuring electricity—energy storage systems in direct supply relationship\n\n27  Application\n\n28  Meaning of compliant metering installation—Division 6 systems\n\n29  Direct supply relationship—electricity flowing through material points to be metered or measured for eligible amount\n\n \n\n \n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin) Measurement Standard 2025.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (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.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument The later of: (a) the start of the day after the day this instrument is registered; and (b) immediately after the commencement of the Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin) Act 2024.\n\n\nNote: 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.\n\n (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.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under section 73 of the Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin) Act 2024.\n\n4  Definitions\n\nNote: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in section 5 of the Act, including the following:\n\n1.      accredited power station;\n2.      direct supply relationship;\n3.      eligible amount;\n4.      eligible renewable energy source;\n5.      registered renewable electricity facility;\n6.       rules.\n\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin) Act 2024.\n\nAe, for Part 3 (Metering or measuring electricity): see subsection 12(1).\n\nAS/NZS 3000:2018 means Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 3000:2018 Electrical installations (known as the Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules), as in force from time to time.\n\nNote: AS/NZS 3000:2018 is available from Standards Australia Limited.\n\nAustralian/New Zealand Standard means a standard that is jointly published by Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand and denoted by the letters “AS/NZS” and identifying numbers.\n\nauxiliary loss, for Part 3 (Metering or measuring electricity): see section 9.\n\ncompliant metering installation, for Part 3 (Metering or measuring electricity):\n\n (a) in relation to a division 2 system: see section 15; or\n\n (b) in relation to a division 3 system: see section 19; or\n\n (c) in relation to a division 4 system: see section 22; or\n\n (d) in relation to a division 5 system: see section 25; or\n\n (e) in relation to a division 6 system: see section 28.\n\nconnection point, for a facility or a system that is in the national electricity market, for Part 3 (Metering or measuring electricity): see section 9.\n\ndirect-supply generation system, for Part 3 (Metering or measuring electricity): see subsection 27(3).\n\ndivision 2 system, for Part 3 (Metering or measuring electricity): see section 13.\n\ndivision 3 system, for Part 3 (Metering or measuring electricity): see section 17.\n\ndivision 4 system, for Part 3 (Metering or measuring electricity): see section 21.\n\ndivision 5 system, for Part 3 (Metering or measuring electricity): see section 24.\n\ndivision 6 system, for Part 3 (Metering or measuring electricity): see subsection 27(2).\n\necologically sustainable, for Part 3 (Metering or measuring electricity), has the same meaning as in section 33 of the rules.\n\nexpected annual electricity volume or Ae, for Part 3 (Metering or measuring electricity): see subsection 12(1).\n\nfacility includes a component of the facility.\n\nGWh means gigawatt hour.\n\nineligible energy source means an energy source that is not an eligible renewable energy source.\n\nload, for Part 3 (Metering or measuring electricity): see section 9.\n\nmaterial point, for a facility or a system, for Part 3 (Metering or measuring electricity): see section 9.\n\nmetering installation means a component, or part of a component, of a facility or a system that is controlled for the purposes of metrology.\n\nMWh means megawatt hour.\n\nNational Electricity Law or NEL means the National Electricity Law set out in the Schedule to the National Electricity (South Australia) Act 1996 of South Australia, as in force from time to time.\n\nnational electricity market or NEM means the interconnected electricity grids in the participating jurisdictions in the National Electricity Rules.\n\nNational Electricity Rules or NER means the National Electricity Rules, as in force from time to time, made under the National Electricity Law.\n\nprocessed: electricity is processed by a facility if the electricity is generated, stored, consumed, lost or dispatched by the facility.\n\nstart day, for Part 3 (Metering or measuring electricity): see section 9.\n\n5  Object\n\n  The main object of this instrument is to set out the requirements in relation to the metering or measuring of electricity processed by, energy sources for and inputs into a facility so content of a REGO certificate is supported by comparable, consistent and verifiable data.\n\n\n\n\nPart 2—Electricity etc to be accurately metered or measured for eligible amount\n\n6  Application\n\n  This Part applies requirements to the following facilities:\n\n (a) an electricity generation system;\n\n (b) an energy storage system.\n\nNote 1: A facility includes a facility, whether or not it is a registered renewable electricity facility.\n\nNote 2: An electricity generation system is any of the following:\n\n1.      an accredited power station;\n2.      an electricity generation system that is not an accredited power station.\n\n\n7  Electricity etc for facility must be metered or measured for eligible amount\n\n  Electricity processed by, an energy source for or an input into a facility must be accurately metered or measured so the following can be worked out:\n\n (a) the eligible amount of electricity for the facility and a time period;\n\n (b) the number of certificates that may be created under the Act in respect of the eligible amount or residual amount.\n\nNote 1: A residual amount consists of eligible amounts for which REGO certificates cannot be created because they are not whole megawatt hours (see subsections 92(4) and 92(5) of the Act).\n\nNote 2: Other requirements in the Act and rules apply in relation to working out the eligible amount for a facility and creating a REGO certificate under the Act.\n\n8  Electricity etc for facility taken to be accurately metered or measured\n\n (1) For section 7, electricity processed by, an energy source for or an input into a facility is taken to be accurately metered or measured if:\n\n (a) the requirements set out in Part 3 are met, to the extent they apply to the facility; and\n\n (b) the metering or measuring, carried out in accordance with the provisions mentioned in paragraph (a), produces data as intended by the manufacturer of a thing used to carry out the metering or measuring; and\n\n (c) the data is accessible to the Regulator.\n\n (2) To remove any doubt, subsection (1) does not affect:\n\n (a) a requirement under the Act or rules to include information in an application to register:\n\n (i) a facility under section 75 of the Act; or\n\n (ii) a REGO certificate under section 104 of the Act; and\n\n (b) a power, under the Act, of the Regulator to request further information in relation to the application.\n\n\n\n\nPart 3—Metering or measuring electricity\n\nDivision 1—Important concepts\n\n9  Definitions—Part 3\n\n  In this Part:\n\nAe: see subsection 12(1).\n\nauxiliary loss:\n\n (a) for an electricity generation system: see subsection 48(6) of the rules; and\n\n (b) for an energy storage system: see subsection 49(5) of the rules.\n\nconnection point, for a facility or a system that is in the national electricity market, has the same meaning as in the National Electricity Rules.\n\ndirect-supply generation system: see subsection 27(3).\n\ndivision 2 system: see section 13.\n\ndivision 3 system: see section 17.\n\ndivision 4 system: see section 21.\n\ndivision 5 system: see section 24.\n\ndivision 6 system: see subsection 27(2).\n\necologically sustainable has the same meaning as in section 33 of the rules.\n\nexpected annual electricity volume or Ae: see subsection 12(1).\n\nload, to which electricity is delivered by a facility, means a structure:\n\n (a) that is not part of the facility; and\n\n (b) to which electricity is delivered by the facility other than through an electricity network; and\n\n (c) at which the electricity is consumed.\n\nmaterial point, for a facility or a system:\n\n (a) means a point through which the expected annual electricity volume is 1 MWh or greater; and\n\n (b) includes a point mentioned in paragraph (a), whether or not the point is within, on the boundary of or outside the facility or system.\n\nstart day means the day this instrument commences.\n\n10  General requirements for compliant metering installations for Divisions 2 to 6\n\n (1) A metering installation used to meter electricity flowing through a material point for a facility meets the requirements set out in this section if the metering installation meets the requirements:\n\n (a) set out in subsection (2); and\n\n (b) if the expected annual electricity volume for the point is as described in column 2 of an item in Table10—mentioned in column 3 of the item.\n\n (2) For paragraph (1)(a), the metering installation must:\n\n (a) have an accessible display of the cumulative total electricity metered by the installation at the material point; and\n\n (b) be secure, including having appropriate security mechanisms to protect associated links, circuits and information storage and processing systems; and\n\n (c) comply with: \n\n (i) if AS/NZS 3000:2018 applies—AS/NZS 3000:2018; or\n\n (ii) another applicable Australian/New Zealand Standard, or an Australian Standard, as in force from time to time, that relates to electrical safety; and\n\nNote: AS/NZS 3000:2018 is available from Standards Australia Limited.\n\n (d) include a communications interface to metering data that can be accessed remotely; and\n\n (e) collate the active energy and any reactive energy flowing through the material point every 30 minutes, or submultiple of 30 minutes, starting on the hour or half-hour; and\n\n (f) if bi-directional active energy flows, or could flow, through the material point—be capable of separately recording electricity data for the flow in each direction.\n\n \n\n- Table 10—specifications for metering installations for material points\n- Column 1Item Column 2Expected annual electricity volume (Ae) Column 3Requirements for the metering installation\n- 1 Ae > 1,000 GWh (a) The meter in the metering installation must be of an approved pattern.(b) The metering installation must meet the requirements for a Type 1 metering installation set out in clause S7.4.3 of the NER.\n- 2 100 GWh ≤ Ae ≤ 1,000 GWh (a) The meter in the metering installation must be of an approved pattern.(b) The metering installation must meet the requirements for a Type 1 or Type 2 metering installation set out in clause S7.4.3 of the NER.\n- 3 750 MWh ≤ Ae < 100 GWh (a) The meter in the metering installation must be of an approved pattern.(b) The metering installation must meet the requirements for a Type 1, Type 2 or Type 3 metering installation set out in clause S7.4.3 of the NER.\n- 4 15 MWh ≤ Ae < 750 MWh The metering installation must meet the requirements for a Type 1, Type 2, Type 3 or Type 4 metering installation set out in clause S7.4.3 of the NER.\n\n\n (3) In this section:\n\napproved pattern has the same meaning as in the National Measurement Act 1960.\n\n< means less than.\n\n≤ means less than or equal to.\n\n> means greater than.\n\n11  Metering or measuring electricity flow at material points for Divisions 2 to 6—expected annual electricity volume is less than 15 MWh\n\n (1) This section applies in relation to a material point through which the expected annual electricity volume is less than 15 MWh.             \n\n (2) The amount of electricity flowing through the point must be:\n\n (a) metered using a metering installation that meets the requirements:\n\n (i) set out in subsection 10(2); and\n\n (ii) for a Type 1, Type 2, Type 3 or Type 4 metering installation set out in clause S7.4.3 of the NER; or\n\n (b) measured:\n\n (i) by an inverter or another component or part of a component; and\n\n (ii) every 30 minutes, or submultiple of 30 minutes, starting on the hour or half-hour.\n\n12  Working out expected annual electricity volume for points\n\n (1) The expected annual electricity volume (the Ae) for a point for a facility, is the total amount of electricity that is reasonably expected to flow through the point:\n\n (a) within 12 months after the day stated in subsection (2); and\n\n (b) after taking into account the matters in subsection (3).\n\n (2) For paragraph (1)(a), the latest of the following days is stated:\n\n (a) the day the application under section 75 of the Act to register the facility is made;\n\n (b) the day the facility starts operating;\n\n (c) the day a notifiable event occurs in relation to the facility;\n\n (d) if more than one notifiable event has occurred in relation to the facility—the day the last notifiable event occurs.\n\n (3) For paragraph (1)(b), the following are matters to be taken into account:\n\n (a) any amount of electricity that flowed through the point;\n\n (b) any amount of electricity that could flow through the point, having considered the following:\n\n (i) the components the point is connected to;\n\n (ii) how the natural environment where the facility is located would likely affect the amount of electricity flowing through the point;\n\n (iii) the nature of all components included in the facility;\n\n (iv) the configuration of components included in the facility;\n\n (v) whether the facility is to operate continuously or only during certain periods in a day or year.\n\n (4) In this section:\n\nnotifiable event means an event specified in:\n\n (a) paragraphs 85(2)(a) to (c) of the Act; and\n\n (b) paragraphs 44(1)(a) and (b) of the rules.\n\n\n\n\nDivision 2—Metering or measuring electricity—accredited power stations and other electricity generation systems in NEM\n\n13  Application\n\n (1) This Division applies requirements to an electricity generation system that is in the national electricity market (a division 2 system) for the purposes of section 8.\n\n (2) If a division 2 system is an accredited power station, this Division applies to the accredited power station as set out in section 14.\n\nNote: An electricity generation system is any of the following:\n\n1.      an accredited power station;\n2.      an electricity generation system that is not an accredited power station.\n\n\n14  Progressive application to accredited power stations—Division 2 systems\n\n (1) This section applies to a division 2 system that is an accredited power station.\n\n (2) Section 16 applies in relation to a material point for the accredited power station only if:\n\n (a) both of the following apply:\n\n (i) a thing is used to meter or measure the flow of electricity at the material point immediately before the start day;\n\n (ii) the thing is being or has been replaced, upgraded or removed on or after the start day; or\n\n (b) both of the following apply:\n\n (i) nothing is used to meter or measure the flow of electricity at the material point immediately before the start day;\n\n (ii) a thing is being put in place to meter or measure the flow of electricity at the material point on or after the start day, whether or not the thing is being put in place for the first time; or\n\n (c) a thing to meter or measure the flow of electricity at the material point on or after the start day is being removed.\n\n15  Meaning of compliant metering installation—Division 2 systems\n\n  In this Division:\n\ncompliant metering installation, in relation to a division 2 system, means a metering installation that meets the requirements:\n\n1.     if:\n\n\n1.                   the installation is used at a connection point for the system—set out in the NER; or\n2.                the installation is used at a point other than a connection point for the system—set out in section 10; and\n\n\n1.     if a law of a State or Territory applying to the system imposes more stringent requirements about an aspect of the metering installation—set out in the law of the State or Territory about the aspect of the metering installation to the extent it is more stringent.\n\n\n16  Division 2 systems—electricity flowing through material points to be metered or measured for eligible amount\n\n (1) The flow of electricity at a material point for a division 2 system must be metered or measured if the metering or measuring is necessary to work out the eligible amount of electricity for the system and a time period in accordance with the rules.\n\n (2) For subsection (1), the flow of electricity at the material point must be:\n\n (a) if the expected annual electricity volume for the point is 15 MWh or greater—metered using a compliant metering installation; or\n\n (b) in any other case—metered or measured in accordance with section 11.\n\n (3) Without limiting subsection (1), the flow of electricity at the following material points for a division 2 system must be metered or measured:\n\n (a) each point that is a connection point for the system;\n\n (b) any point at which electricity leaves the system;\n\n (c) any point at which electricity enters the system;\n\n (d) any point at which electricity is delivered by the system to a load;\n\n (e) any point the metering of electricity flowing through which is necessary to work out the auxiliary loss for the system;\n\n (f) if the facility generates electricity from anything other than an eligible renewable energy source—each point the metering or measuring of electricity flowing through which is necessary to work out the amount of electricity generated:\n\n (i) from anything other than an eligible renewable energy source; or\n\n (ii) in a manner that is not ecologically sustainable.\n\n (4) However, the flow of electricity at a material point for a division 2 system need not be metered or measured if:\n\n (a) the electricity is produced only when no electricity:\n\n (i) enters the system from an electricity network; and\n\n (ii) enters an electricity network from the system; or\n\n (b) subsection (5) applies to the material point.\n\n (5) This subsection applies to a material point if:\n\n (a) the flow of electricity at the material point:\n\n (i) can be worked out by subtracting the flow of electricity at one or more other material points from the flow of electricity at any other material point; or\n\n (ii) is the total flow of electricity at 2 or more other material points; and\n\n (b) the flow of electricity at each of the material points mentioned in subparagraph (a)(i) or (ii) is metered or measured in accordance with this instrument.  \n\n\nDivision 3—Metering or measuring electricity—accredited power stations and other electricity generation systems not in NEM\n\n17  Application\n\n (1) This Division applies requirements to an electricity generation system that is not in the national electricity market (a division 3 system) for the purposes of section 8.             \n\n (2) If a division 3 system is an accredited power station, this Division applies to the accredited power station as set out in section 18.\n\nNote: An electricity generation system is any of the following:\n\n1.      an accredited power station;\n2.      an electricity generation system that is not an accredited power station.\n\n\n18  Progressive application to accredited power stations—Division 3 systems\n\n (1) This section applies to a division 3 system that is an accredited power station.\n\n (2) Section 20 applies in relation to a material point for the accredited power station only if:\n\n (a) both of the following apply:\n\n (i) a thing is used to meter or measure the flow of electricity at the material point immediately before the start day;\n\n (ii) the thing is being or has been replaced, upgraded or removed on or after the start day; or\n\n (b) both of the following apply:\n\n (i) nothing is used to meter or measure the flow of electricity at the material point immediately before the start day;\n\n (ii) a thing is being put in place to meter or measure the flow of electricity at the material point on or after the start day, whether or not the thing is being put in place for the first time; or\n\n (c) a thing to meter or measure the flow of electricity at the material point on or after the start day is being removed.\n\n19  Meaning of compliant metering installation—Division 3 systems\n\n  In this Division:\n\ncompliant metering installation, in relation to a division 3 system, means a metering installation that meets the requirements:\n\n (a) set out in section 10; and\n\n (b) if a law of a State or Territory applying to the system imposes more stringent requirements about an aspect of the metering installation—set out in the law of the State or Territory about the aspect of the metering installation to the extent it is more stringent.\n\n20  Division 3 systems—electricity flowing through material points to be metered or measured for eligible amount\n\n (1) The flow of electricity at a material point for a division 3 system must be metered or measured if the metering or measuring is necessary to work out the eligible amount of electricity for the system and a time period in accordance with the rules.\n\n (2) For subsection (1), the flow of electricity at the material point must be:\n\n (a) if the expected annual electricity volume for the point is 15 MWh or greater—metered using a compliant metering installation; or\n\n (b) in any other case—metered or measured in accordance with section 11.\n\n (3) Without limiting subsection (1), the flow of electricity at the following material points for a division 3 system must be metered or measured:\n\n (a) any point at which the system is connected to an electricity network outside the national electricity market;\n\n (b) any point at which electricity leaves the system;\n\n (c) any point at which electricity enters the system;\n\n (d) any point at which electricity is delivered by the system to a load;\n\n (e) any point the metering of electricity flowing through which is necessary to work out the auxiliary loss for the system;\n\n (f) if the facility generates electricity from anything other than an eligible renewable energy source—each point the metering or measuring of electricity flowing through which is necessary to work out the amount of electricity generated:\n\n (i) from anything other than an eligible renewable energy source; or\n\n (ii) in a manner that is not ecologically sustainable. \n\n (4) However, the flow of electricity at a material point for a division 3 system need not be metered or measured if:\n\n (a) the electricity is produced only when no electricity:\n\n (i) enters the system from an electricity network; and\n\n (ii) enters an electricity network from the system; or\n\n (b) subsection (5) applies to the material point.\n\n (5) This subsection applies to a material point if:\n\n (a) the flow of electricity at the material point:\n\n (i) can be worked out by subtracting the flow of electricity at one or more other material points from the flow of electricity at any other material point; or\n\n (ii) is the total flow of electricity at 2 or more other material points; and\n\n (b) the flow of electricity at each of the material points mentioned in subparagraph (a)(i) or (ii) is metered or measured in accordance with this instrument.  \n\n\nDivision 4—Metering or measuring electricity—energy storage systems in NEM\n\n21  Application\n\n  This Division applies requirements to an energy storage system that is in the national electricity market (a division 4 system) for the purposes of section 8.\n\n22  Meaning of compliant metering installation—Division 4 systems\n\n  In this Division:\n\ncompliant metering installation, in relation to a division 4 system, means a metering installation that meets the requirements:\n\n1.     if:\n\n\n (i) the installation is used at a connection point for the system—set out in the NER; or\n\n (ii) the installation is used at a point other than a connection point for the system—set out in section 10; and\n\n1.     if a law of a State or Territory applying to the system imposes more stringent requirements about an aspect of the metering installation—set out in the law of the State or Territory about the aspect of the metering installation to the extent it is more stringent.\n\n\n23  Division 4 systems—electricity flowing through material points to be metered or measured for eligible amount\n\n (1) The flow of electricity at a material point for a division 4 system must be metered or measured if the metering or measuring is necessary to work out the eligible amount of electricity for the system and a time period in accordance with the rules.\n\n (2) For subsection (1), the flow of electricity at the material point must be:\n\n (a) if the expected annual electricity volume for the point is 15 MWh or greater—metered using a compliant metering installation; or\n\n (b) in any other case—metered or measured in accordance with section 11.\n\n (3) Without limiting subsection (1), the flow of electricity at the following material points for a division 4 system must be metered or measured:\n\n (a) each point that is a connection point for the system;\n\n (b) any point at which electricity leaves the system;\n\n (c) any point at which electricity enters the system;\n\n (d) any point at which electricity is delivered by the system to a load;\n\n (e) any point the metering of electricity flowing through which is necessary to work out the auxiliary loss for the system.\n\nNote: Division 6 of Part 3 also applies to an energy storage system having a direct supply relationship with an electricity generation system.             \n\n (4) However, the flow of electricity at a material point for a division 4 system need not be metered or measured if:\n\n (a) the electricity is produced only when no electricity:\n\n (i) enters the system from an electricity network; and\n\n (ii) enters an electricity network from the system; or\n\n (b) subsection (5) applies to the material point.\n\n (5) This subsection applies to a material point if:\n\n (a) the flow of electricity at the material point:\n\n (i) can be worked out by subtracting the flow of electricity at one or more other material points from the flow of electricity at any other material point; or\n\n (ii) is the total flow of electricity at 2 or more other material points; and\n\n (b) the flow of electricity at each of the material points mentioned in subparagraph (a)(i) or (ii) is metered or measured in accordance with this instrument.  \n\n\nDivision 5—Metering or measuring electricity—energy storage systems not in NEM\n\n24  Application\n\n  This Division applies requirements to an energy storage system that is not in the national electricity market (a division 5 system) for the purposes of section 8.\n\n25  Meaning of compliant metering installation—Division 5 systems\n\n  In this Division:\n\ncompliant metering installation, in relation to a division 5 system, means a metering installation that meets the requirements:\n\n (a) set out in section 10; and\n\n (b) if a law of a State or Territory applying to the system imposes more stringent requirements about an aspect of the metering installation—set out in the law of the State or Territory about the aspect of the metering installation to the extent it is more stringent.\n\n26  Division 5 systems—electricity flowing through material points to be metered or measured for eligible amount\n\n (1) The flow of electricity at a material point for a division 5 system must be metered or measured if the metering or measuring is necessary to work out the eligible amount of electricity for the system and a time period in accordance with the rules.\n\n (2) For subsection (1), the flow of electricity at the material point must be:\n\n (a) if the expected annual electricity volume for the point is 15 MWh or greater—metered using a compliant metering installation; or\n\n (b) in any other case—metered or measured in accordance with section 11.\n\n (3) Without limiting subsection (1), the flow of electricity at the following material points for a division 5 system must be metered or measured:\n\n (a) any point at which the system is connected to an electricity network outside the national electricity market;\n\n (b) any point at which electricity leaves the system;\n\n (c) any point at which any electricity enters the system;\n\n (d) any point at which electricity is delivered by the system to a load;\n\n (e) any point the metering of electricity flowing through which is necessary to work out the auxiliary loss for the system.\n\nNote: Division 6 of Part 3 also applies to an energy storage system having a direct supply relationship with an electricity generation system.\n\n (4) However, the flow of electricity at a material point for a division 5 system need not be metered or measured if:\n\n (a) the electricity is produced only when no electricity:\n\n (i) enters the system from an electricity network; and\n\n (ii) enters an electricity network from the system; or\n\n (b) subsection (5) applies to the material point.\n\n (5) This subsection applies to a material point if:\n\n (a) the flow of electricity at the material point:\n\n (i) can be worked out by subtracting the flow of electricity at one or more other material points from the flow of electricity at any other material point; or\n\n (ii) is the total flow of electricity at 2 or more other material points; and\n\n (b) the flow of electricity at each of the material points mentioned in subparagraph (a)(i) or (ii) is metered or measured in accordance with this instrument.  \n\n\nDivision 6—Metering or measuring electricity—energy storage systems in direct supply relationship\n\n27  Application\n\n (1) This Division applies requirements to a division 6 system for the purposes of section 8.\n\n (2) A division 6 system is an energy storage system that has a direct supply relationship with an electricity generation system.\n\nNote 1: If a division 6 system is also a division 4 system or division 5 system, Division 4 or 5 of this Part also applies to the system.\n\nNote 2: An electricity generation system is any of the following:\n\n1.      an accredited power station;\n2.      an electricity generation system that is not an accredited power station.\n\n\n (3) A direct-supply generation system, in relation to a division 6 system, is an electricity generation system with which the division 6 system has a direct supply relationship.\n\n28  Meaning of compliant metering installation—Division 6 systems\n\n  In this Division:\n\ncompliant metering installation, in relation to a division 6 system, means a metering installation that meets the requirements:\n\n (a) set out in section 10; and\n\n (b) if a law of a State or Territory applying to the system imposes more stringent requirements about an aspect of the metering installation—set out in the law of the State or Territory about the aspect of the metering installation to the extent it is more stringent.\n\n29  Direct supply relationship—electricity flowing through material points to be metered or measured for eligible amount\n\n1.     The flow of electricity at a material point for a division 6 system must be metered or measured if the metering or measuring is necessary to work out the eligible amount of electricity for the system and a time period under paragraph 47(1)(b) of the rules.\n\n\n (2) For subsection (1), the flow of electricity at the material point must be:\n\n (a) if the expected annual electricity volume for the point is 15 MWh or greater—metered using a compliant metering installation; or\n\n (b) in any other case—metered or measured in accordance with section 11.\n\n (3) Without limiting subsection (1), the flow of electricity at the following material points for a division 6 system must be metered or measured:\n\n (a) if a direct line carries alternating current—each point at which electricity is transferred through the direct line into the division 6 system from the direct-supply generation system;\n\n (b) any point, on a direct line between the division 6 system and the direct‑supply generation system, at which electricity is delivered to a load;\n\n (c) any point on a direct line to which another energy storage system is connected;\n\n (d) any point at which electricity enters a direct line to the division 6 system, other than a point mentioned elsewhere in this subsection;\n\n (e) if the direct-supply generation system generates electricity from anything other than an eligible renewable energy source—each point the metering or measuring of electricity flowing through which is necessary to work out the amount of electricity transferred into the division 6 system that is generated:\n\n (i) from anything other than an eligible renewable energy source; or\n\n (ii) in a manner that is not ecologically sustainable.\n\n (4) However, the flow of electricity at a material point for a division 6 system need not be metered or measured if:\n\n (a) the flow of electricity at the material point:\n\n (i) can be worked out by subtracting the flow of electricity at one or more other material points from the flow of electricity at any other material point; or\n\n (ii) is the total flow of electricity at 2 or more other material points; and\n\n (b) the flow of electricity at each of the material points mentioned in subparagraph (a)(i) or (ii) is metered or measured in accordance with this instrument.\n\n (5) In this section:\n\ndirect line has the same meaning as in section 35 of the rules.\n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument stays within the original, narrow operational purpose set out in the Act: it prescribes how electricity processed by generation and storage facilities must be metered or measured so eligible amounts for REGO certificates can be determined (s5, s7). It operationalises measurement standards and data access rather than expanding the Act’s substantive scope (no new categories of regulated activity or certificate types are created). The progressive application rules (s14, s18) and allowance for inverter measurement at low volumes (s11) moderate immediate scope and compliance burdens for existing facilities rather than expanding scope. Cross‑jurisdictional interplay (State/Territory more stringent rules) increases implementation complexity but does not materially broaden the instrument’s subject matter beyond measurement standards."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple Parts and Divisions (Part 3 divided into Divisions 1–6) with largely parallel but jurisdictionally different rules (Divs 2–6).","High number of defined terms in instrument plus reliance on definitions in the Act and the rules (approx. 20+ distinct cross‑referenced definitions and terms).","Several Ae (expected annual electricity volume) thresholds that trigger different technical requirements (material point defined at ≥1 MWh; measurement regime changes at 15 MWh, 750 MWh, 100 GWh, 1,000 GWh).","Cross‑references to multiple external instruments: the Future Made in Australia Act and its rules, the National Electricity Rules (NER) clause S7.4.3, the National Measurement Act 1960 (approved pattern), AS/NZS 3000:2018, and State/Territory laws — increases compliance mapping burden.","Nested conditional logic and progressive application clauses for accredited power stations (obligations apply only on replacement/installation events) (s14, s18) creating temporal complexity.","Multiple exceptions and substitution rules allowing flows to be calculated by summation/subtraction rather than direct metering (e.g. s16(5), s20(5)), creating dependency chains between meters.","Technical requirements include data intervals (30‑minute or submultiples), security, remote communications and separate recording for bi‑directional flows (s10(2)(d),(e),(f)) — operational and cybersecurity complexity.","Table of technical classes (Type 1–4) adds a layer of mapping between Ae bands and NER metering types, requiring technical interpretation of NER clauses.","Cross‑jurisdictional variation clause where State/Territory laws that are more stringent displace this instrument's requirements for that aspect (s15, s19, s22, s25, s28)."],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument does (mechanics first)**\n\n- Sets technical and data requirements for how electricity must be metered or measured at generation facilities and energy storage systems so that the eligible amount used to create a REGO (Guarantee of Origin) certificate can be worked out reliably (see s5 and s7).\n\n- Applies to electricity generation systems (including accredited power stations) and energy storage systems, whether they are inside the National Electricity Market (NEM) or not (Part 2, s6; Divs 2–5 of Part 3).\n\n- Establishes when a metering or measuring arrangement is taken to be “accurate” for the purpose of supporting REGO certificates: the facility must meet the Division 3 requirements where they apply, the metering must produce data as intended by the manufacturer, and the data must be accessible to the Regulator (s8).\n\n- Defines a “material point” as any point through which at least 1 MWh is expected to flow in a year, and requires metering/measurement for all material points necessary to work out eligible electricity amounts (s9, s16(1), s20(1), s23(1), s26(1), s29(1)).\n\n- Requires different technical standards depending on the expected annual electricity volume (Ae) at a material point. For larger volumes the instrument requires approved-pattern meters and compliance with types of metering installations specified in the National Electricity Rules (NER) (Table 10 and s10):\n  - Ae > 1,000 GWh: approved pattern meter and NER Type 1 requirements (Table 10, item 1).\n  - 100 GWh ≤ Ae ≤ 1,000 GWh: approved pattern meter and NER Type 1 or 2 (Table 10, item 2).\n  - 750 MWh ≤ Ae < 100 GWh: approved pattern meter and NER Type 1, 2 or 3 (Table 10, item 3).\n  - 15 MWh ≤ Ae < 750 MWh: NER Type 1–4 permitted (Table 10, item 4).\n\n- For material points with Ae < 15 MWh, either a metering installation that meets the general requirements and the relevant NER Type 1–4 standard, or measurement by an inverter or equivalent component with 30‑minute (or submultiple) intervals is permitted (s11).\n\n- All metering installations for material points must: show an accessible cumulative display, be secure, meet relevant electrical safety standards (AS/NZS 3000:2018 or an equivalent Australian/New Zealand Standard), include a communications interface for remote access to metering data, collate active (and reactive where relevant) energy every 30 minutes (or submultiple), and, for bi‑directional flows, separately record each direction (s10(2)).\n\n- Certain specific points must always be metered/measured: connection points, points where electricity enters or leaves the system, delivery points to loads, and any point needed to calculate auxiliary loss or to separate non‑eligible or non‑ecologically‑sustainable generation (see s16(3), s20(3), s23(3), s26(3), s29(3)).\n\n- The instrument allows an exemption from direct metering where a flow can reliably be calculated by summing or subtracting metered flows at other material points, provided those other points are metered in accordance with this instrument (see, e.g., s16(5)).\n\n- For accredited power stations there is a progressive application: new metering obligations apply where a meter is replaced, upgraded, removed or newly installed on or after the start day (s14, s18).\n\n- Where a State or Territory law imposes more stringent metering requirements those more stringent rules take precedence for the relevant aspect of metering (see s15, s19, s22, s25, s28).\n\n**Who is affected**\n\n- Owners/operators of electricity generation systems and energy storage systems (including accredited power stations) — both in the NEM and outside it — must meet the metering or measurement standards for material points that are necessary to determine eligible electricity amounts for REGOs (s6, Divs 2–6).\n\n- Meter manufacturers, meter installers and meter data providers (because meters must produce manufacturer‑intended data, be secure and provide remote communications access) (s8, s10(2)(b),(d)).\n\n- The Regulator, which must be able to access metering data and which retains powers to request further information under the Act (s8(1)(c), s8(2)).\n\n- State and Territory regulators where local law is more stringent (s15, s19, s22, s25, s28).\n\n**Why it matters (official purpose and practical trade‑offs)**\n\n- Officially, the instrument’s object is to ensure that REGO certificates are supported by comparable, consistent and verifiable data (s5). That is achieved by harmonising minimum metering and data standards across different types of facilities and jurisdictional contexts.\n\n- Costs and who pays: facility owners/operators bear the costs of installing, replacing or upgrading meters, communications interfaces, data‑security measures and ongoing data access. Larger facilities may require approved‑pattern meters and NER Type 1 installations (Table 10), which are higher‑specification and higher‑cost. Smaller facilities may rely on inverter measurements (s11), which lowers upfront cost but still requires 30‑minute data capture and secure communications (s10(2)(d),(e)).\n\n- Incentives and behaviour changes: operators are incentivised to install metering that records 30‑minute (or finer) interval data, provide remote access to that data, and separate bi‑directional flows. Where permitted, operators can use calculated flows (subtraction/sum of other meters) instead of fitting meters at every point, which may reduce cost but shifts reliance to the accuracy of the other meters (s16(5), s20(5), s23(5), s26(5), s29(4)).\n\n- Trade‑offs and opportunity costs: improving measurement accuracy increases compliance cost and ongoing data management obligations. Those costs must be weighed against the benefit of more verifiable REGO certificates and the administrative burden on the Regulator to ingest and verify the data.\n\n- Implementation risk and compliance complexity: the instrument cross‑references multiple external instruments (the Act and its rules, the NER, National Measurement Act, AS/NZS 3000), so operators must coordinate compliance across federal rules and state/territory laws where more stringent standards apply (s4 definitions; Table 10; s15, s19, s22, s25, s28). Data accessibility requirements to the Regulator introduce operational and cybersecurity considerations (s8(1)(c), s10(2)(b),(d)).\n\n- Concentration of benefits and costs: benefits (more credible REGOs) are dispersed across certificate users and purchasers; compliance costs are concentrated on facility owners and meter providers (s7, s10). Facilities that already meet NER Type standards will face lower incremental costs than those that must upgrade.\n\n**Key procedural points to note**\n\n- The instrument becomes the measurement standard for working out eligible amounts and the number of REGO certificates that may be created, subject to the Act and the rules (s7 and notes).\n\n- The Regulator can still request further information in applications to register facilities or certificates (s8(2)).\n\n- “Start day” and progressive application rules mean some obligations apply only on replacement/installation events for existing accredited power stations (s9, s14, s18).\n\n(References in parentheses are to specific sections of the instrument as noted above.)"},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a new legislative instrument made under the Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin) Act 2024. As a Measurement Standard, it appears tightly scoped to its intended purpose of setting metering and measurement requirements for the Guarantee of Origin scheme. The instrument does not appear to have expanded beyond its original technical remit—it focuses specifically on electricity metering requirements for generation and storage systems to support the creation of REGO certificates. The six divisions, while creating structural complexity, each address distinct technical scenarios (grid-connected vs off-grid, generation vs storage, direct supply arrangements) that fall within the core purpose of ensuring accurate measurement for the scheme."},"complexity_factors":["Six separate divisions (2-6) with near-identical but subtly different requirements for different system types (NEM vs non-NEM generation, NEM vs non-NEM storage, direct supply relationships)","Extensive cross-referencing to external documents: National Electricity Rules (NER), National Electricity Law, AS/NZS 3000:2018 standard, the parent Act, and the 'rules' made under the Act","Nested conditional logic: requirements vary based on expected annual volume thresholds (15 MWh, 750 MWh, 100 GWh, 1,000 GWh), location (in/out of NEM), system type, and whether points are connection points","Progressive application provisions for accredited power stations (sections 14 and 18) creating temporal complexity about when requirements apply","Multiple defined terms with circular or external references (e.g., 'compliant metering installation' has five different definitions depending on which division applies)","Exception provisions (subsections 16(4), 20(4), 23(4), 26(4), 29(4)) that allow calculation by subtraction rather than direct metering, creating alternative compliance pathways","Incorporation of technical standards by reference (Type 1-4 metering installations per NER clause S7.4.3) requiring knowledge of external technical specifications"],"plain_english_summary":"This Measurement Standard sets the technical metering rules for Australia’s Future Made in Australia Guarantee of Origin scheme, requiring accurate, auditable measurement of electricity produced, stored, and delivered by generators and storage systems both on and off the national grid. It applies to accredited renewable generators, storage operators, off‑grid producers and the Clean Energy Regulator.\n\nAccurate metering ensures REGO certificates and product claims (e.g., green hydrogen) are verifiable, preventing greenwashing and making low‑carbon product claims credible."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/future-made-in-australia-guarantee-of-origin-measurement-standard-2025","history":"/api/acts/future-made-in-australia-guarantee-of-origin-measurement-standard-2025/history","analysis":"/api/acts/future-made-in-australia-guarantee-of-origin-measurement-standard-2025/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/future-made-in-australia-guarantee-of-origin-measurement-standard-2025/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/future-made-in-australia-guarantee-of-origin-measurement-standard-2025/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/future-made-in-australia-guarantee-of-origin-measurement-standard-2025/documents"}}