3Definitions

3 Definitions

3 Definitions

(1) In this Act—

biodiesel means a diesel fuel obtained by esterification of oil derived from plants or animals.

biodiesel blend means diesel fuel that contains biodiesel (such as the fuel known as B5).

biofuel sustainability standard means a standard, in respect of the sustainable manufacture of ethanol or biodiesel, prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition.

Department means the department in which this Act is administered.

diesel fuel means a petroleum-based fuel (whether or not containing biodiesel) for internal combustion engines that is sold as diesel fuel or as a biodiesel blend.

E10 means petrol-ethanol blend that contains between 9% and 10% ethanol by volume, being ethanol that complies with a biofuel sustainability standard.

ethanol means ethanol derived from renewable biological feedstock.

exercise a function includes perform a duty.

Expert Panel means the Expert Panel established by section 24.

fuel wholesaler means a person engaged in a business of selling petrol or diesel fuel for resale (whether or not that business also involves the sale of petrol or diesel fuel by retail).

function includes a power, authority or duty.

investigator means a person appointed as an investigator under section 18.

IPART means the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal.

minimum biofuel requirement means a requirement imposed by section 6, 7 or 8.

petrol means a petroleum based fuel (whether or not containing ethanol) for spark-ignition internal combustion engines that is sold as petrol or as petrol-ethanol blend, but does not include diesel fuel, aviation fuel, liquid petroleum gas and such other fuels as may be prescribed by the regulations.

petrol-ethanol blend means petrol that contains ethanol (such as the fuel known as E10).

primary wholesaler is defined in section 4.

regular unleaded petrol means unleaded petrol that has a research octane number of less than 95.

relevant period—see subsection (1A).

Secretary means the Secretary of the Department.

service station means a building or place used for the fuelling of motor vehicles involving the sale by retail of petrol or diesel fuel, whether or not any other fuel or other product is sold there and whether or not the building or place is used for any other purpose.

volume fuel retailer is defined in section 4A.

volume fuel retailer’s service station means—