154Scheme participant’s individual liable use

#### 154 Scheme participant’s individual liable use 154 Scheme participant’s individual liable use > > (1) A scheme participant must calculate the scheme participant’s individual liable use for a compliance period, which is the total value of the liable uses of gas for the scheme participant for the previous year. > > > > Example— > > > > The individual liable use for the 2026 compliance period is the total value of a scheme participant’s gas use in 2025. > > > (2) The use of gas by a scheme participant who is a gas retailer is a liable use if the gas is conveyed to a retail customer using a relevant pipeline under a contract with the scheme participant. > > > (3) The use of gas by a scheme participant who is an end user is a liable use if— > > > > > (a) the scheme participant produced the gas, or > > > > > (b) the gas is conveyed to the scheme participant using a relevant pipeline or otherwise conveyed to the scheme participant. > > > (4) A use of gas is not a liable use for a scheme participant if the gas is a liable use for a scheme participant who is lower down the chain of supply of gas. > > > (5) If the gas used by a scheme participant has green hydrogen or renewable methane as a component of the gas, the green hydrogen or renewable methane component is not included in the scheme participant’s liable use. > > > (6) For the purposes of this Part— > > > > > (a) a liable use specified in subclause (2) is a liable use for a scheme participant on the date on which the gas is used by the retail customer, and > > > > > (b) a liable use specified in subclause (3) is a liable use for a scheme participant on the date on which the gas is used by the scheme participant, and > > > > > (c) the value of a use of gas is the amount of gas used, expressed in gigajoules. > > > (7) The scheme rules may make further provision in relation to determining when a use of gas is taken to be a liable use for a scheme participant, for the purposes of determining the scheme participant’s individual liable use. > > > (8) This clause is subject to Division 3. > > > (9) In this clause— > > > > relevant pipeline means— > > > > > (a) a pipeline licensed under the [Pipelines Act 1967](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1967-090), Part 3, or > > > > > (b) a distribution pipeline within the meaning of the [Gas Supply Act 1996](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1996-038). > > > > renewable methane does not include methane produced using biomass from timber native to Australia.