{"id":"F2025L00264","name":"Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Registration Fees) Instrument (No. 1) 2025","slug":"greenhouse-and-energy-minimum-standards-registration-fees-instrument-no-1-2025","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":106086,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2025L00264-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Contents","sectionType":"part","heading":"Contents","content":"# Contents\n\n1.  Name ...................................................................................................................................... 1\n2.  Commencement ...................................................................................................................... 1\n3.  Authority ................................................................................................................................ 1\n4.  Interpretation .......................................................................................................................... 1\n5.  Fees ........................................................................................................................................ 1\n6.  Schedules ............................................................................................................................... 2\n\n| Schedule 1—Repeals                                                                  |     | 3   |\n| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --- | --- |\n| Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Registration Fees) Instrument (No. 1) 2024 |     | 3   |\n| Schedule 2—Fees payable                                                             |     | 4   |","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Name","content":"## 1 Name\n\nThis instrument is the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Registration Fees) Instrument (No. 1) 2025.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Commencement","content":"## 2 Commencement\n\n1.  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| Commencement information                                                    |              |\n| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ |\n| Column 1 Column 2                                                           | Column 3     |\n| Provisions Commencement                                                     | Date/Details |\n| 1. The whole of this The day after this instrument is registered.instrument |              |\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\n1.  Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument.\n\nInformation may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"part","heading":"Authority","content":"## 3 Authority\n\nThis instrument is made under subsection 8(1) of the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Registration Fees) Act 2012 and subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"part","heading":"Interpretation","content":"## 4 Interpretation\n\n1.  Unless the contrary intention appears, words and expressions used in this instrument have the same meaning as given in the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act 2012 and the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Registration Fees) Act 2012.\n2.  The descriptions in column 4 of Schedule 2 are a generic description of the products covered by the GEMS Determinations listed in column 3 of Schedule 2. They are provided for ease of reference only. Whether a model is covered by a GEMS Determination is determined by the relevant GEMS determination listed in column 3 of Schedule 2.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"part","heading":"Fees","content":"## 5 Fees\n\nColumn 2 of Schedule 2 sets out the registration fees specified for registration applications in relation to models of GEMS products covered by the GEMS determinations listed in column 3 of Schedule 2.","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"part","heading":"Schedules","content":"## 6 Schedules\n\n1.  Each instrument that is specified in Schedule 1 to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule, and any other item in Schedule 1 to this instrument has effect according to its terms.\n2.  Schedule 2 sets out the registration fees payable in accordance with section 5 of this instrument.","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Repeals","content":"## Schedule 1—Repeals\n\nGreenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Registration Fees)\n\nInstrument (No. 1) 2024\n\n1 The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument.","sortOrder":7}],"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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function intended by its enabling legislation: setting annual registration fees for the GEMS scheme. It does not expand beyond this narrow administrative purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (6 sections plus 2 schedules)","Only 2 defined concepts imported by reference from other Acts (no new definitions created)","Simple structure: repeal old instrument, set new fees in schedule","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Cross-references are straightforward (to parent Acts and previous instrument)","Schedule 2 contains a table of fees but no complex legal tests"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument repeals last year’s GEMS registration fee schedule and sets the new fees manufacturers and importers must pay to register appliance and equipment models under Australia’s Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards. It applies to businesses registering products like refrigerators, air conditioners, TVs and computers and updates the cost to lawfully place energy-regulated products on the Australian market.\n\nFees (listed in Schedule 2) must be paid to register models and vary by product category."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument continues the existing function of specifying registration fees for GEMS model registrations and replaces the 2024 fees instrument (Schedule 1). It does not introduce new regulatory powers or expand the set of regulated activities on its face; coverage remains determined by the referenced GEMS determinations and the underlying Acts (see s3, s4 and s5)."},"complexity_factors":["Short, mechanical instrument with limited internal complexity (single substantive effect: set fees).","Relies on external legal sources for meaning and scope: Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act 2012 and Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Registration Fees) Act 2012 (see s4(1) and s3).","Determination of which models are covered depends on separate GEMS determinations referenced in Schedule 2 (s4(2) and s5), creating dependency on external instruments for practical application.","Schedule 2 (fee table) is the operative detail; absence of fee values in the supplied text increases implementation ambiguity for readers of this excerpt.","Repeals prior year instrument in Schedule 1, so administrative continuity depends on comparing instruments rather than novel policy design.","Commencement is immediate (day after registration) via a commencement table, which requires administrative attention to effective date handling (s2)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets the registration fees payable for applications to register models of products under the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (GEMS) framework and repeals the 2024 registration-fees instrument. It ties coverage to the existing GEMS determinations and relies on the GEMS Acts to define terms. Manufacturers, importers or other applicants seeking model registration must pay the fees listed in Schedule 2."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/greenhouse-and-energy-minimum-standards-registration-fees-instrument-no-1-2025","history":"/api/acts/greenhouse-and-energy-minimum-standards-registration-fees-instrument-no-1-2025/history","analysis":"/api/acts/greenhouse-and-energy-minimum-standards-registration-fees-instrument-no-1-2025/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/greenhouse-and-energy-minimum-standards-registration-fees-instrument-no-1-2025/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/greenhouse-and-energy-minimum-standards-registration-fees-instrument-no-1-2025/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/greenhouse-and-energy-minimum-standards-registration-fees-instrument-no-1-2025/documents"}}