{"id":"F2025L00848","name":"Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management (Non-grandfathered Quota—2026-2027) Determination 2025","slug":"ozone-protection-and-synthetic-greenhouse-gas-management-non-grandfathered-quota-2026-2027-determina","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442894,"registerId":"F2025L00848-fast-fetch-1775957813537","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management (Non-grandfathered Quota—2026-2027) Determination 2025","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\ntitle: Attachment 1 - 2025 HCFC and HFC Quota Determination - legal review 8.5.25\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n \n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nOzone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management (Non-grandfathered Quota—2026-2027) Determination 2025\n\nI, Bronwyn Battisson, delegate for the Minister for the Environment and Water, make the following determination.\n\nDated   9 July 2025  \n\nBronwyn Battisson\n\nActing Branch Head\n\nWildlife, Waste and Environmental Permits Branch\n\nDepartment of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Definitions\n\n5  Simplified outline\n\n6  Entitlement\n\n7  Amount\n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management (Non-grandfathered Quota—2026-2027) Determination 2025.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subregulation 51(4) of the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Regulations 1995.\n\n4  Definitions\n\nNote: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:\n\n(a) CO2e megatonnes; and\n\n(b) HFC quota.\n\nNote: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Regulations, including the following:\n\n(a) non-grandfathered quota; and\n\n(b) HFC quota allocation period.\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989.\n\nCO2e means carbon dioxide equivalent.\n\nCO2e tonne means 1/1,000,000 of a CO2e megatonne.\n\neligible applicant means a person who is entitled to non-grandfathered quota for the HFC quota allocation period 2026-2027 pursuant to subregulation 51(1) of the Regulations, other than the Commonwealth.\n\nNote: For entitlement to non-grandfathered quota, see subregulation 51(1) of the Regulations.\n\neligible applicant entitlement amount means the amount equal to:\n\n(the non-grandfathered HFC industry limit - 130 CO2e tonnes)\n\n÷\n\nthe number of eligible applicants who apply for non-grandfathered quota under section 6(a)\n\nnon-grandfathered HFC industry limit means 0.2125 CO2e megatonnes.\n\nNote: The non-grandfathered HFC industry limit is the non-grandfathered percentage (5%) of the HFC industry limit (4.25 CO2e megatonnes) for the years in the fifth HFC quota allocation period.\n\nRegulations means the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Regulations 1995.\n\n5  Simplified outline\n\n![This instrument specifies who is entitled to non-grandfathered quota for the fifth HFC quota allocation period (2026 and 2027) and the amount of the non-grandfathered quota to which a person is entitled. 
The non-grandfathered quota is allocated as follows:

(a) the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, on behalf of the Commonwealth, is entitled to 130 CO2e tonnes; and
(b) the remaining non-grandfathered HFC industry limit is divided evenly between the eligible applicants.](image.002.png)  \n\n6  Entitlement\n\nFor the purposes of paragraph 51(4)(a) of the Regulations, a person is entitled to non-grandfathered quota for each of the years 2026 and 2027 if:\n\n1.     the person is an eligible applicant and that person makes an application for non-grandfathered quota; or\n2.     the person is the Commonwealth, as represented by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.\n\n\n \n\n7  Amount\n\n For the purposes of paragraph 51(4)(b) of the Regulations, the amount of\n\nnon-grandfathered quota to which a person is entitled for each of the years 2026 and 2027 is:\n\n1.     for an eligible applicant – the eligible applicant entitlement amount; or\n2.     for the Commonwealth, as represented by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water – 130 CO2e tonnes.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument implements a specific allocation formula for non-grandfathered HFC quota for 2026–27 under the Regulations (subreg 51(4)). It does not broaden regulatory powers or add new categories of persons; it sets who is entitled and the numeric split between the Commonwealth and eligible applicants consistent with the delegated authority (sections 3, 5–7)."},"complexity_factors":["Dependence on external definitions in the Act and Regulations (definitions and notes in section 4), requiring cross-reference to determine 'eligible applicant', 'non-grandfathered quota' and measurement units.","Simple arithmetic allocation rule: subtract 130 CO2e tonnes from the non-grandfathered HFC industry limit and divide the remainder by the number of applicants (eligible applicant entitlement amount formula in section 4 and section 7(1)).","Unit-conversion and measurement precision: limit expressed as 0.2125 CO2e megatonnes while entitlement and Commonwealth allocation use CO2e tonnes, creating a conversion step (section 4 definitions; simplified outline at section 5).","Administrative dependency on applicants: per-applicant amounts vary with the number who apply, so the actual allocation is endogenous to application behaviour (eligibility and application requirement in section 6(1)).","Fixed Commonwealth allotment reduces industry pool and changes distributional outcome (simplified outline at section 5; section 7(2)).","Statutory anchoring: instrument is made under subregulation 51(4), so ultimate scope and entitlement rules depend on the Regulations (section 3), limiting discretionary detail within this instrument."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination allocates the non-grandfathered HFC quota for 2026–27: the Commonwealth receives 130 CO2e tonnes and the remainder of the non-grandfathered industry limit (0.2125 CO2e megatonnes) is divided equally among eligible applicants who apply. It affects persons entitled under subreg 51(1) (typically HFC importers/manufacturers) and the Department. It matters because it fixes each applicant’s permitted HFC amount, requires applications to receive quota, and concentrates a fixed allotment with the Commonwealth."},"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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the narrow function it was designed for: setting the specific quota amounts for the 2026-2027 period under the existing regulatory framework. It does not expand beyond the original intent of the parent Regulations, which contemplated exactly this type of periodic determination."},"complexity_factors":["Short instrument with only 7 sections and minimal text","Heavy reliance on external definitions from the parent Act and Regulations (4 defined terms in the instrument itself, but numerous external references)","Simple mathematical formula for calculating allocations (subtraction and division only)","No nested exceptions or conditional logic beyond basic eligibility criteria","Clear structure with simplified outline section (section 5) that includes a visual diagram","Single purpose instrument with no cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling Act and Regulations"],"plain_english_summary":"This law sets how Australia will allocate 212,500 tonnes CO2‑equivalent of non‑grandfathered HFC import/manufacture permits for 2026–27: 130 tonnes reserved for the Commonwealth and the balance shared equally among eligible new entrants. It affects businesses without existing grandfathered quota rights and the government, giving new market participants access while advancing Australia’s Kigali Amendment‑driven HFC phase‑down to limit potent greenhouse gas emissions."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ozone-protection-and-synthetic-greenhouse-gas-management-non-grandfathered-quota-2026-2027-determina","history":"/api/acts/ozone-protection-and-synthetic-greenhouse-gas-management-non-grandfathered-quota-2026-2027-determina/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ozone-protection-and-synthetic-greenhouse-gas-management-non-grandfathered-quota-2026-2027-determina/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ozone-protection-and-synthetic-greenhouse-gas-management-non-grandfathered-quota-2026-2027-determina/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ozone-protection-and-synthetic-greenhouse-gas-management-non-grandfathered-quota-2026-2027-determina/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ozone-protection-and-synthetic-greenhouse-gas-management-non-grandfathered-quota-2026-2027-determina/documents"}}