{"id":"F2019L00489","name":"Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Fees for GEMS Regulator Services) Instrument 2019","slug":"greenhouse-and-energy-minimum-standards-fees-for-gems-regulator-services-instrument-2019","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440016,"registerId":"F2019L00489-fast-fetch-1775955815159","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Fees for GEMS Regulator Services) Instrument 2019","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n \n\n![](image.001.png)\n\n \n\nGreenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Fees for GEMS Regulator Services) Instrument 2019\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nI, Sean Sullivan, GEMS Regulator, acting in accordance with my powers under section 77 of the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act 2012, make this instrument for the purpose of specifying the fees payable in relation to certain services provided by, or on behalf of, me in the performance of my functions.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nSean Sullivan\n\nGEMS Regulator\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDated:     29 March 2019\n\n \n\n\nPart 1 Preliminary\n\n \n\n1                             Name of Instrument\n\nThis instrument is the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Fees for GEMS Regulator Services) Instrument 2019.\n\n2                             Commencement\n\nThis instrument commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3 Revocation\n\nThis instrument revokes the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Variation of a Model’s Registration – Application Fees) Instrument 2014.\n\n4                    Purpose\n\nThis instrument specifies the fees payable for identified services provided by the GEMS Regulator associated with registrations under the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act 2012 (Act).\n\n5                             Power\n\nSubsection 77(1) of the GEMS Act provides that the GEMS Regulator may charge fees for services provided by, or on behalf of, the GEMS Regulator in the performance of his or her functions.\n\n6                    Interpretation\n\nUnless the contrary intention appears words and expressions used in this instrument have the same meaning as given in the Act.\n\n7                    Application\n\nThis instrument applies to the services identified in Schedule 1.\n\nPart 2 Fees\n\n8                    Fees\n\nColumn 2 of Schedule 1 specifies the fee payable for the service provided by the GEMS Regulator identified in Column 1 of Schedule 1.\n\n\nSchedule 1: Fees payable     (section 8)\n\n| Column 1  GEMS Regulator service | Column 2  Fee amount |\n| --- | --- |\n| Application to vary a registration to cover additional models  (Act section 46) | $210 |\n| Assessment of a voluntarily submitted additional test report for a registered product, where a revised test method has been specified in a replacement determination (Act sections 36 and 40) | $210 |\n\n\n \n","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":"This instrument revokes the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Variation of a Model’s Registration – Application Fees) Instrument 2014 (see section 3) and replaces fee specification by listing two services and fixed fees in Schedule 1. It therefore alters the prior instrument-level specification of fees by substituting the services and amounts now set out."},"complexity_factors":["Instrument is short and prescriptive: only two services listed with single, fixed-fee amounts (Schedule 1; section 8).","Relies on statutory references to the GEMS Act (s77 for power; ss36,40,46 for linked processes) — users must cross-check those provisions for full effect.","Contains administrative details (commencement, revocation of 2014 instrument, interpretation clause tying terms to the Act) that govern application and replacement of prior fees.","Low discretion in fee amounts (fixed $210) but high-level discretion retained by the Regulator to charge fees for services under s77.","Operational complexity limited to fee collection and processing for applicants/registrants; no formulae or tiered charging structure."],"plain_english_summary":"Specifies fixed fees of $210 charged by the GEMS Regulator for two services: (a) applications to vary a registration to cover additional models (s46); and (b) assessment of a voluntarily submitted additional test report when a replacement determination specifies a revised test method (ss36,40). It revokes the 2014 variation-fees instrument and starts the day after registration.\n\nApplicants or registrants who request these services pay the fee; the Regulator sets the charge under s77 of the GEMS Act."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains tightly focused on its original purpose of setting specific fees for GEMS Regulator services. It covers only two discrete administrative services and does not expand beyond the fee-setting function authorised by section 77 of the parent Act."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (only 8 sections plus a 2-row schedule)","Minimal defined terms (only references back to the parent Act for definitions)","No cross-references beyond the empowering section (s 77) and two operational sections (ss 36, 40, 46)","Simple tabular structure for fees with only two services listed","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a fee-setting instrument made by the GEMS Regulator (the official who oversees Australia's energy efficiency rules for appliances and equipment). It establishes two specific fees that businesses must pay when dealing with the regulator:\n\n- **$210** to apply to expand an existing product registration to cover additional models (for example, if a company already has a refrigerator registered and wants to add a new size to that same registration)\n- **$210** to have the regulator assess extra test reports that companies voluntarily submit when testing methods have been updated\n\nThe instrument replaces an earlier 2014 fee instrument and takes effect the day after it is officially registered. It operates under powers given to the GEMS Regulator by the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act 2012, which is the main law governing energy efficiency standards for products sold in Australia."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/greenhouse-and-energy-minimum-standards-fees-for-gems-regulator-services-instrument-2019","history":"/api/acts/greenhouse-and-energy-minimum-standards-fees-for-gems-regulator-services-instrument-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/greenhouse-and-energy-minimum-standards-fees-for-gems-regulator-services-instrument-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/greenhouse-and-energy-minimum-standards-fees-for-gems-regulator-services-instrument-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/greenhouse-and-energy-minimum-standards-fees-for-gems-regulator-services-instrument-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/greenhouse-and-energy-minimum-standards-fees-for-gems-regulator-services-instrument-2019/documents"}}