97CDAssessment of compliance with greenhouse gas benchmarks

#### 97CD Assessment of compliance with greenhouse gas benchmarks 97CD Assessment of compliance with greenhouse gas benchmarks > > (1) Regulations may be made for or with respect to the following matters— > > > > > (a) the circumstances in which a renewable energy certificate may or may not be counted by a benchmark participant towards a greenhouse gas benchmark or to abate a greenhouse shortfall that has been carried forward, > > > > > (b) the number of renewable energy certificates that may be counted for a compliance period (including for a greenhouse shortfall that was carried forward), > > > > > (c) the assessment of the greenhouse shortfall (if any) and of liability for greenhouse penalty of a benchmark participant, including self-assessment and assessment by the Tribunal, > > > > > (d) the date on which an assessment is taken to have been made and the date on which an assessment takes effect, > > > > > (e) default assessments where a greenhouse gas benchmark statement is not lodged by a benchmark participant, > > > > > (f) amendment of assessments, at the request of a benchmark participant or on the Tribunal’s own motion, > > > > > (g) revocation of the cancellation of abatement certificates in connection with amended assessments and the revival of the certificates, > > > > > (h) payments resulting from amended assessments, > > > > > (i) notice of assessments. > > > (2) The regulations are to include provisions that limit the number of renewable energy certificates that may be counted towards a greenhouse gas benchmark by reference to relevant acquisitions that are attributable to sales of electricity in New South Wales. > > > (3) In this section— > > > > relevant acquisition has the meaning given by the [Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth. > > **s 97CD:** Ins 2002 No 122, Sch 1 \[2\]. Am 2009 No 100, Sch 1 \[3\].