{"id":"F2008L03797","name":"Liquid Fuel Emergency (Activities — Essential Users) Determination 2008","slug":"liquid-fuel-emergency-activities-essential-users-determination-2008","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":75564,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L03797-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Liquid Fuel Emergency (Activities — Essential Users) Determination 2008","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nLiquid Fuel Emergency (Activities — Essential Users) Determination 20081\n\nLiquid Fuel Emergency Act 1984\n\nI, MARTIN FERGUSON, Minister for Resources and Energy, make this Determination under subsection 11 (3) of the Liquid Fuel Emergency Act 1984.\n\nDated 19 September 2008\n\nMARTIN FERGUSON\n\nMinister for Resources and Energy\n\n1 Name of Determination\n\nThis Determination is the Liquid Fuel Emergency (Activities — Essential Users) Determination 2008.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Determination commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3 Definition\n\n> In this Determination:\n\n> Act means the Liquid Fuel Emergency Act 1984.\n\n4 Determination of activities\n\nThe activities determined for the purposes of paragraph 11 (1) (d) of the Act are the activities carried out by the following:\n\n(a) an ambulance service;\n\n(b) a corrective service;\n\n(c) a fire or rescue service;\n\n(d) a police service;\n\n(e) a public transport service;\n\n(f) a State Emergency Service or an equivalent organisation;\n\n(g) a taxi service.\n\n> Note\n\n> Note: 1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1697},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination fulfills its original purpose under the Liquid Fuel Emergency Act 1984 by identifying essential services eligible for fuel priority during emergencies. No scope expansion or mission creep is evident."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 short sections with minimal text","Single defined term ('Act') in the interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond the parent Act","Simple enumeration of 7 service types without qualifications or nested requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"This document decides who gets priority fuel during a national fuel crisis.\n\nWhen Australia faces a severe fuel shortage (called a 'liquid fuel emergency'), the government can ration fuel supplies. This determination sets out which services are considered **essential users** who must receive fuel first to keep the country running safely.\n\nThe essential services covered include:\n* **Ambulance services** – for medical emergencies\n* **Police, fire and rescue services** – for law enforcement and safety\n* **Corrective services** – for running prisons and detention centres  \n* **State Emergency Services** – for disaster response\n* **Public transport services** – to keep people moving\n* **Taxi services** – for essential transport\n\nIn short, if fuel becomes scarce, these groups get dibs so critical public safety and transport functions don't collapse."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/liquid-fuel-emergency-activities-essential-users-determination-2008","history":"/api/acts/liquid-fuel-emergency-activities-essential-users-determination-2008/history","analysis":"/api/acts/liquid-fuel-emergency-activities-essential-users-determination-2008/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/liquid-fuel-emergency-activities-essential-users-determination-2008/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/liquid-fuel-emergency-activities-essential-users-determination-2008/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/liquid-fuel-emergency-activities-essential-users-determination-2008/documents"}}