{"id":"F2014L01267","name":"Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Exemption) Instrument (No. 2) 2014","slug":"greenhouse-and-energy-minimum-standards-exemption-instrument-no-2-2014","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":92283,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2014L01267-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Exemption) Instrument (No. 2) 2014","content":"Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Exemption) Instrument (No. 2) 2014\n\nGreenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act 2012\n\nI, David Walker, being the person occupying the position of GEMS Regulator, make this instrument under subsection 37(1) and (2) of the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act 2012.\n\nDated 19 September 2014\n\nDavid Walker\n\nGEMS Regulator\n\n1 Name of Determination\n\nThis instrument is the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Exemption) Instrument (No.2) 2014.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis instrument comes into force on the day after it is registered.\n\n3 Definitions\n\nIn this instrument:\n\nAct means the Greenhouse and energy Minimum Standards Act 2012.\n\nexempt model: see section 4.\n\n> Note: Several other words and expressions used in this instrument have the meaning given by section 5 of the Act. For example:\n\n> GEMS\n\n> GEMS determination\n\n> GEMS labelling requirements\n\n> GEMS level requirements\n\n> model\n\n> model identifier\n\n> product classes\n\n> supply\n\n4 Exemption of model of a GEMS product from requirements of GEMS determination\n\nThe model specified at clause 1 of the Schedule (the exempt model) is exempt from the requirements of the GEMS determination as described at clause 2 of the Schedule with respect to the supplies or uses of the exempt model specified at clause 3 of the Schedule.\n\n5 Conditions of exemption\n\nThe conditions (if any) at clause 4 of the Schedule are specified for the purposes of subsection 37(2) of the Act.\n\nNote: Subsection 37(2) of the Act provides that the exemption may specify conditions to which the exemption is subject. Subsection 37(3) provides that a person must comply with a condition of an exemption to the extent that it applies to the person.\n\n  \n\nSchedule Exemption and conditions of exemption\n\nPart 1 Exemption\n\n1 Specification of exempt models\n\n| Product Class   | Brand                 | Model No.                              | Registration No. |\n| --------------- | --------------------- | -------------------------------------- | ---------------- |\n| Product class 1 | WEG Australia Pty Ltd | 3kw 6P 112M W22(custom electric motor) | N/A              |\n\n2 Requirements from which model is exempt\n\nRequirements of the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Three Phase Cage Induction Motors) Determination 2012 as follows:\n\n| GEMS level requirements (section 6)     | The model is exempted from the energy use and testing requirements mentioned in section 6 of the Determination.                       |\n| --------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| GEMS labelling requirements (section 7) | The model is exempted from the labelling and testing requirements mentioned in section 7 mentioned in section 7 of the Determination. |\n\n3 Supplies and uses to which the exemption applies\n\nAll supplies and uses of the exempt models are permitted.\n\n4 Specification of conditions of exemption\n\nThere are no conditions to which the exemption is subject.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The instrument narrows the operational scope of the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Three Phase Cage Induction Motors) Determination by creating an explicit exemption for the named WEG motor model (Schedule Part 1, cls.1–3). It removes the energy‑use/testing and labelling/testing obligations for all supplies and uses of that model and imposes no conditions (Schedule Part 1, cl.4), thereby altering which products must comply with the Determination."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow scope: single named product model (Schedule, Part 1, cl.1)","No conditions attached to the exemption (Schedule, Part 1, cl.4)","Cross‑references to the GEMS Determination and Act require consulting external instruments to see full regulatory detail (Instrument cl.4; Note under cl.3)","Regulator discretion exercised under subsections 37(1)–(2) of the GEMS Act (instrument preamble and cl.5)","Immediate commencement on registration creates prompt legal effect (clause 2)","Effect is mechanically binary (obligation removed for all supplies/uses of the model) though enforcement implications rest on other instruments"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument exempts a specific WEG Australia 3 kW three‑phase induction motor model (`3kw 6P 112M W22`) from the GEMS Determination’s energy‑use testing and labelling requirements. It removes those regulatory obligations for suppliers and users of that model, was made by the GEMS Regulator under subsection 37(1)–(2) of the GEMS Act, and takes effect the day after registration."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function intended by section 37 of the GEMS Act — granting specific exemptions from GEMS determinations for particular models. The scope remains tightly limited to the single custom motor identified in the Schedule, with no expansion beyond the original regulatory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (approximately 1 page of substantive content)","Only 1 defined term in the instrument itself ('exempt model'), with other terms incorporated by reference to the parent Act","Simple structure: definitions, operative provision (section 4), conditions (section 5), and a Schedule with a single table entry","No nested exceptions or conditional logic — the exemption is absolute and unconditional","Single cross-reference to the parent Act (Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act 2012) and one GEMS Determination","No temporal limitations, review mechanisms, or sunset clauses"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument grants a targeted exemption under Australia’s energy-efficiency rules for one specific motor: a 3kW 6‑pole 112M W22 custom electric motor made by WEG Australia, so it need not meet the usual minimum efficiency standards or labelling requirements. \n\nIt lets WEG Australia supply—and buyers use—that bespoke motor despite non‑compliance, reflecting regulator flexibility for special-purpose equipment while keeping general standards for mass‑market motors."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/greenhouse-and-energy-minimum-standards-exemption-instrument-no-2-2014","history":"/api/acts/greenhouse-and-energy-minimum-standards-exemption-instrument-no-2-2014/history","analysis":"/api/acts/greenhouse-and-energy-minimum-standards-exemption-instrument-no-2-2014/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/greenhouse-and-energy-minimum-standards-exemption-instrument-no-2-2014/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/greenhouse-and-energy-minimum-standards-exemption-instrument-no-2-2014/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/greenhouse-and-energy-minimum-standards-exemption-instrument-no-2-2014/documents"}}