81Definitions

81 Definitions

81 Definitions

In this Part—

accredited certificate provider means a person accredited as a certificate provider under Division 7 and whose accreditation is in force.

annual statement—see clause 103(1).

approved corresponding scheme means a scheme approved by the Minister, for the purposes of clause 107, by order published in the Gazette.

carried forward shortfall—see clause 101(8).

certificate means a certificate created under clause 106.

compliance officer means a compliance officer appointed under clause 136B.

compliance period means the period commencing on 1 November and ending on 31 March the following year.

Example—

The 2022–2023 compliance period means the compliance period commencing on 1 November 2022 and ending on 31 March 2023.

consumer price index means the Consumer Price Index (All Groups Index) for Sydney issued by the Australian Statistician.

direct supplier of electricity means an electricity generator prescribed by the regulations, or other person prescribed by the regulations, who supplies electricity directly to a customer.

end user of electricity means a person who acquires, or proposes to acquire, electricity for consumption purposes.

forecast peak demand for a compliance period is the forecast maximum demand for megawatts of electricity used by NSW electricity customers during the compliance period, as determined by the Scheme Regulator under clause 86.

green hydrogen means hydrogen produced using renewable energy.

individual certificate target—see clause 92(1).

individual liable demand—see clause 89(1).

peak demand reduction capacity means the capacity to reduce demand for electricity during the peak demand reduction period.

peak demand reduction period—see clause 85(1).

peak demand reduction scheme means the peak demand reduction scheme established by this Part.

peak demand reduction target for a compliance period means the target prescribed by the regulations for the period under clause 84.

register means the register of accredited certificate providers or the register of certificates kept by the Scheme Administrator under Division 11.

related body corporate of a person has the same meaning as in the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth.

Scheme Administrator means the person or body required to exercise the functions of Scheme Administrator under this Part.

scheme certificate target—see clause 87(1).