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Fuel Quality Standards Regulations 2001
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(1) In these Regulations:
> ABN has the meaning given by section 41 of the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999.
> ACN has the meaning given by section 9 of the Corporations Act 2001.
> Act means the Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000.
> blend, for fuel, means to combine fuel with:
(a) another kind of fuel; or
(b) any other substance.
> bulk facility includes a storage depot, distribution terminal or refinery.
> Chair means the Chair of the Committee.
> Committee means the Fuel Standards Consultative Committee.
> contact details, for a person, means:
(a) the person’s business or residential address; and
(b) the person’s postal address, if it differs from the address described in paragraph (a); and
(c) the telephone number (if any) at which the person may be contacted personally; and
(e) the person’s e‑mail address (if any).
> distributor, of fuel, means a person who supplies fuel between any 2 of an import terminal, a refinery, a blending facility or a retail outlet for fuel.
> engage in conduct means:
(a) do an act; or
(b) omit to do an act.
> infringement notice penalty means the penalty mentioned in an infringement notice as payable under the notice.
> NATA means the National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia.
> vehicle includes railway rolling stock, a prime mover and trailer and a vessel or thing, other than a pipeline, used to transport fuel for supply.
(2) For the definition of fuel in subsection 4(1) of the Act:
> fuel means any of the following:
(a) petrol;
(aa) a mixture of petrol and ethanol of which more than 50% is petrol;
(b) automotive diesel;
(ba) a mixture of automotive diesel and biodiesel (within the meaning of paragraph (g)) of which more than 50% is automotive diesel;
(c) liquefied petroleum gas;
(d) liquefied natural gas;
(e) compressed natural gas;
(g) biodiesel (that is, a diesel fuel obtained by esterification of oil derived from plants or animals);
(ga) a mixture of biodiesel (within the meaning of paragraph (g)) and automotive diesel of which more than 50% is biodiesel;
(h) ethanol;
(ha) a mixture of ethanol and petrol of which more than 50% is ethanol;
(i) any substance that is used as a substitute for a fuel mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (ha);
(j) any substance that is supplied or represented as:
(i) a fuel mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (ha); or
(ii) a substitute substance under paragraph (i).
(3) For the definition of fuel additive in subsection 4(1) of the Act:
> fuel additive means a substance that is generally sold or represented as suitable for adding to fuel to affect the properties of the fuel, including the effect of the additive on engine performance, engine emissions or fuel economy.