97CFWaiver or suspension of obligations in emergencies

#### 97CF Waiver or suspension of obligations in emergencies 97CF Waiver or suspension of obligations in emergencies > > (1) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, waive, or suspend for a specified period, the obligation of a benchmark participant to comply with the participant’s greenhouse gas benchmark, but only if it appears to the Minister that a benchmark participant is or will be unable to comply with the benchmark because of— > > > > > (a) a systems or other failure of the register of abatement certificates, or > > > > > (b) any other emergency affecting the integrity of the register or the abatement certificate scheme established under this Part. > > > (2) An order may— > > > > > (a) be made subject to conditions, and > > > > > (b) apply to all benchmark participants or to a specified class of participants, and > > > > > (c) specify the effect of the waiver or suspension on any other rights conferred or obligations imposed under this Part. > > > (3) An order takes effect on the day on which it is published in the Gazette or, if a later day is specified in the order, on that day. > > > (4) An order may be amended or revoked by a later order. > > **s 97CF:** Ins 2002 No 122, Sch 1 \[2\].