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Clean Energy Act 2011
218Notification of significant holding of carbon units—controlling corporation of a group
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#### 218 Notification of significant holding of carbon units—controlling corporation of a group
Scope
(1) This section applies to a controlling corporation if any of the following events occurs:
(a) the controlling corporation’s group begins to have a significant holding of carbon units with a particular vintage year;
(b) the controlling corporation’s group ceases to have a significant holding of carbon units with a particular vintage year;
(c) there is a change in the significant holding percentage for the controlling corporation’s group in relation to carbon units with a particular vintage year.
> Note 1: For significant holding, see subsection (7).
> Note 2: For significant holding percentage, see subsection (8).
Notice
(2) The controlling corporation must, within 5 business days after becoming aware of the event, give the Regulator a written notice:
(a) informing the Regulator of the event; and
(b) setting out the additional information mentioned in subsection (3).
(3) The additional information to be set out in the notice is as follows:
(a) the name and address of the controlling corporation;
(b) for each member of the controlling corporation’s group that, immediately after the event, holds one or more carbon units with the vintage year:
(i) the name and address of the member; and
(ii) details of the member’s holding of those carbon units;
(c) such other information (if any) as is specified in the regulations.
Ancillary contraventions
(4) A person must not:
(a) aid, abet, counsel or procure a contravention of subsection (2); or
(b) induce, whether by threats or promises or otherwise, a contravention of subsection (2); or
(c) be in any way, directly or indirectly, knowingly concerned in, or party to, a contravention of subsection (2); or
(d) conspire with others to effect a contravention of subsection (2).
Civil penalty provisions
(5) Subsections (2) and (4) are civil penalty provisions.
> Note: Part 17 provides for pecuniary penalties for breaches of civil penalty provisions.
Regulator to publish certain information
(6) If the Regulator receives a notice under subsection (2) in relation to:
(a) the controlling corporation; and
(b) carbon units with a particular vintage year;
the Regulator must publish on its website:
(c) the name and address of the controlling corporation; and
(d) if the controlling corporation’s group has a significant holding percentage in relation to those units—the significant holding percentage; and
(e) if the controlling corporation’s group does not have a significant holding of those units—a statement to that effect.
Significant holding
(7) For the purposes of this section, the controlling corporation’s group has a significant holding of carbon units with a particular vintage year if the percentage worked out using the following formula is 10% or more:

Significant holding percentage
(8) If the controlling corporation’s group has a significant holding of carbon units with a particular vintage year, then, for the purposes of this section, the significant holding percentage for the controlling corporation’s group in relation to those units is:
(a) the percentage worked out using the formula in subsection (7) in relation to those units; or
(b) if the percentage worked out using the formula in subsection (7) in relation to those units is not a whole percentage—the percentage rounded down to the nearest whole percentage.
Exception
(9) Paragraphs (1)(a) and (b) do not apply to a carbon unit with a vintage year that is a fixed charge year.