{"id":"F2014L00956","name":"Instrument under section 37 of the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act 2012 – Sony Australia Limited","slug":"instrument-under-section-37-of-the-greenhouse-and-energy-minimum-standards-act-2012-sony-australia-l","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":92084,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2014L00956-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Instrument under section 37 of the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act 2012 – Sony Australia Limited","content":"Instrument under section 37 of the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act 2012 - Sony Australia Limited\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 26 June 2014\n\nDavid Walker\n\nGEMS Regulator\n\n1 Name of Determination\n\nThis instrument is the Instrument under section 37 of the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act 2012 - Sony Australia Limited.\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 3.\n\nInternational Efficiency Marking Protocol means the International Efficiency Marking Protocol for External Power Supplies Version 3.0, September 2013, published by the United States Department of Energy in September 2013.\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 requirement, or 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 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 model\n\n| Product class of model                                           | Product class 1 |\n| ---------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------- |\n| Brand or trademark used in connection with supplies of the model | Sony            |\n| Model identifier                                                 | VGP-AC19V77     |\n| Registration number                                              | APS0741         |\n\n2 Requirements from which model is exempt\n\nRequirements of the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (External Power Supplies) Determination 2012 as follows:\n\n| GEMS labelling requirements (section 7) | The model is exempted from the requirements mentioned in clause 5.1 of AS/NZS 4665.2:2005 and Appendix A of AS/NZS 4665.1:2005 in relation to the energy performance mark to be shown on the product |\n| --------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Other GEMS requirements (section 8)     | The model is exempted from the requirements mentioned in section 8 for products to meet the high efficiency level                                                                                    |\n\n3 Supplies and uses to which the exemption applies\n\nAll supplies and uses of the exempt model.\n\n4 Specification of conditions of exemption\n\nThe product must meet the requirements for the level VI efficiency mark specified in the International Efficiency Marking Protocol, and be marked with the level VI efficiency mark.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument remains tightly scoped to its original purpose: granting a specific exemption for a single Sony power supply model under section 37 of the GEMS Act. It has not expanded beyond this narrow administrative function."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (approximately 1.5 pages)","Only 3 defined terms in the instrument itself (Act, exempt model, International Efficiency Marking Protocol)","Simple structure: definitions, exemption grant, schedule with table format","No nested exceptions or conditional logic beyond the single condition in clause 4 of the Schedule","Single-purpose instrument affecting only one specific product model (VGP-AC19V77)","Clear cross-reference to external standards (AS/NZS 4665.1/2:2005 and the International Efficiency Marking Protocol) but these are incorporated by reference rather than creating interpretive complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"Sony Australia Limited is exempted from two GEMS requirements for its VGP-AC19V77 external power supply: the mandatory Australian energy performance label and the domestic “high efficiency level” requirement. Instead the unit may comply by meeting the US DOE International Efficiency Marking Protocol Level VI and displaying the Level VI mark. This lets Sony sell that model under an accepted international efficiency standard, affecting its labelling and consumer-facing efficiency information."},"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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The instrument narrows the scope of the GEMS Determination for the identified model by exempting it from specified labelling requirements and the GEMS high‑efficiency level (Schedule, Part 1.2) while replacing those obligations with a single conditional requirement to meet and display the Level VI mark under the International Efficiency Marking Protocol (Schedule, Part 1.4). This shifts compliance costs from meeting AS/NZS labelling and the GEMS efficiency threshold to meeting and evidencing the Level VI mark, and requires regulators and suppliers to monitor a different standard (sections 4–5; Schedule)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, model‑specific exemption reduces breadth but increases tracking needs (Schedule, Part 1.1).","Interacts with the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (External Power Supplies) Determination 2012—requires reading across instruments (Schedule, Part 1.2).","Relies on an external international standard (International Efficiency Marking Protocol v3.0) for the key condition—verification depends on that protocol (clause 4 of Schedule).","Alters compliance pathway (exempts labelling and 'high efficiency' requirement but imposes Level VI marking), creating substitution in how compliance is demonstrated (clause 2 and clause 4 of Schedule).","Enforcement and monitoring complexity: regulator must verify Level VI marking rather than original AS/NZS labelling requirements (sections 4–5 and Schedule).","Legal cross‑references to the Act’s definitions and s37(1)–(3) require interpretive steps to determine who must comply and when (instrument preamble, sections 4–5)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument exempts Sony’s external power supply model VGP-AC19V77 (registration APS0741) from two specific requirements of the GEMS External Power Supplies Determination: some energy‑performance labelling rules and the obligation to meet the GEMS “high efficiency” level. The exemption is conditional: the product must meet and be marked with the Level VI efficiency mark under the International Efficiency Marking Protocol (Version 3.0)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/instrument-under-section-37-of-the-greenhouse-and-energy-minimum-standards-act-2012-sony-australia-l","history":"/api/acts/instrument-under-section-37-of-the-greenhouse-and-energy-minimum-standards-act-2012-sony-australia-l/history","analysis":"/api/acts/instrument-under-section-37-of-the-greenhouse-and-energy-minimum-standards-act-2012-sony-australia-l/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/instrument-under-section-37-of-the-greenhouse-and-energy-minimum-standards-act-2012-sony-australia-l/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/instrument-under-section-37-of-the-greenhouse-and-energy-minimum-standards-act-2012-sony-australia-l/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/instrument-under-section-37-of-the-greenhouse-and-energy-minimum-standards-act-2012-sony-australia-l/documents"}}