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This instrument is the Fuel Quality Standards (Ethanol) Information Standard 2019.
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This instrument requires sellers of petrol containing more than 1% ethanol to give clear ethanol-content information at point of sale. Service stations must label pumps with either “Contains up to x% ethanol” or “Contains y% ethanol”, with a rounding rule for non‑whole percentages (s.6). Other retail sellers must provide a document or label containers (s.7). Suppliers to retailers must supply a document stating blends may contain up to 10% ethanol and that the instrument applies (s.8). Compliance costs fall on sellers/retailers.
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This instrument is the Fuel Quality Standards (Ethanol) Information Standard 2019.
This instrument is made under section 22A of the Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000.
In this instrument:
ethanol blend means petrol that, as tested in accordance with the Fuel Quality Standards (Petrol) Determination 2024, contains more than 1% ethanol.
service station means premises at which petrol is sold by retail from a fuel pump.
(1) This section specifies: (a) the information about ethanol blend that should be provided with the supply of ethanol blend from a service station; and (b) the way in which that information is to be provided. (2) One of the following is to be clearly displayed on any fuel pump at the service station dispensing ethanol blend: (a) the words “Contains up to x% ethanol”, where x is no less than the percentage of ethanol in the ethanol blend; (b) the words “Contains y% ethanol”, where y is the percentage of ethanol in the ethanol blend. (3) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(b), if the percentage is not a whole number, it may be rounded to the nearest whole number, with a number ending with 0.5 being rounded up.
(1) This section specifies: (a) the information about ethanol blend that should be provided in relation to the supply of ethanol blend, by retail sale, other than from a service station; and (b) the way in which that information is to be provided. (2) Either of the following: (a) before the ethanol blend is supplied to a buyer, the buyer is to be given a document that prominently includes the words specified in paragraph 6(2)(a) or (b); (b) if the buyer is present when the ethanol blend is supplied, the words specified in paragraph 6(2)(a) or (b) are to appear on each container of ethanol blend so that the words can be easily read by the buyer.
(1) This section specifies: (a) the information about ethanol blend that should be provided with the supply of ethanol blend to a retailer; and (b) the way in which that information is to be provided. (2) At the time of the supply, the retailer is to be given a document that prominently displays: (a) a statement that the ethanol blend may contain up to and including 10% ethanol; and (b) a statement that the ethanol blend is the subject of this instrument.
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This instrument is the Fuel Quality Standards (Ethanol) Information Standard 2019.
This instrument is made under section 22A of the Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000.
In this instrument:
ethanol blend means petrol that, as tested in accordance with the Fuel Quality Standards (Petrol) Determination 2024, contains more than 1% ethanol.
service station means premises at which petrol is sold by retail from a fuel pump.
(1) This section specifies: (a) the information about ethanol blend that should be provided with the supply of ethanol blend from a service station; and (b) the way in which that information is to be provided. (2) One of the following is to be clearly displayed on any fuel pump at the service station dispensing ethanol blend: (a) the words “Contains up to x% ethanol”, where x is no less than the percentage of ethanol in the ethanol blend; (b) the words “Contains y% ethanol”, where y is the percentage of ethanol in the ethanol blend. (3) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(b), if the percentage is not a whole number, it may be rounded to the nearest whole number, with a number ending with 0.5 being rounded up.
(1) This section specifies: (a) the information about ethanol blend that should be provided in relation to the supply of ethanol blend, by retail sale, other than from a service station; and (b) the way in which that information is to be provided. (2) Either of the following: (a) before the ethanol blend is supplied to a buyer, the buyer is to be given a document that prominently includes the words specified in paragraph 6(2)(a) or (b); (b) if the buyer is present when the ethanol blend is supplied, the words specified in paragraph 6(2)(a) or (b) are to appear on each container of ethanol blend so that the words can be easily read by the buyer.
(1) This section specifies: (a) the information about ethanol blend that should be provided with the supply of ethanol blend to a retailer; and (b) the way in which that information is to be provided. (2) At the time of the supply, the retailer is to be given a document that prominently displays: (a) a statement that the ethanol blend may contain up to and including 10% ethanol; and (b) a statement that the ethanol blend is the subject of this instrument.