1997 eligible renewable power baseline has the same meaning as in the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000.
accredited power station has the same meaning as in the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000.
acts jointly with: for when a person acts jointly with another person, see subsection 23(2).
aggregated system: see section 70.
amount includes a nil amount.
approved auditor means a registered greenhouse and energy auditor of a kind prescribed by the rules for the purposes of this definition.
associate: see section 22.
audit information: see section 131.
audit team leader means a registered greenhouse and energy auditor appointed under:
(a) paragraph 125(2)(a) or 127(2)(a) or subsection 128(1); or
Australia, when used in a geographical sense, includes the external Territories.
Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets has the same meaning as in the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007.
below‑baseline certificate: see section 93.
Chair means the Chair of the Regulator.
change in control: for when there is a change in control of a registered person, see subsection 23(5).
civil penalty provision has the same meaning as in the Regulatory Powers Act.
Climate Change Convention means the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change done at New York on 9 May 1992, as amended and in force for Australia from time to time.
Note: The Convention is in Australian Treaty Series 1994 No. 2 ([1994] ATS 2) and could in 2024 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au).
climate change law has the same meaning as in the Clean Energy Regulator Act 2011.
conditional module, for a production pathway for a product, means a production module for the product determined to be a conditional module for the production pathway in a methodology determination.
constitutional trade and commerce means trade and commerce:
(a) between Australia and places outside Australia; or
(b) between the States; or
(c) between a State and a Territory; or
(d) between 2 Territories; or
(e) within a Territory.
consumption profile: see subsection 38(2).
controls: for when a person controls a registered person, see subsection 23(1).
cost‑recovery charge means:
(a) a fee prescribed by rules made for the purposes of section 117 for a fee‑bearing activity; or
(b) a charge imposed by the Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin Charges) Act 2024.
de facto partner of a person has the meaning given by the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
delivery gate: see subsection 28(2).
delivery module: see subsection 29(5).
delivery profile: see subsection 34(2).
designated large facility has the same meaning as in the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007.
direct supply relationship: see section 71.
electricity network means:
(a) an electricity distribution network; or
(b) a private electricity network; or
(c) an electricity transmission network.
eligible amount: see subsection 91(4).
eligible registered person, for a registered renewable electricity facility, means the person recorded in the register as the eligible registered person for the facility.
eligible renewable energy source: see section 69.
exclusive economic zone has the same meaning as in the Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973.
fee‑bearing activities: see section 117.
final declaration day: see subsection 63(2).
functional unit, of a product, means the unit specified as the functional unit of the product in a methodology determination.
greenhouse gas has the same meaning as in the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007.
guarantee of origin audit means an audit under:
(a) section 125, 127 or 128; or
guarantee of origin audit report means an audit report under:
(a) section 125, 127 or 128; or
holder: the holder of a registered profile, is the person recorded in the register as the holder of the registered profile.
inspector means a person appointed as an inspector under section 148.
invalidate: see section 64.
Kyoto Protocol means the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change done at Kyoto on 11 December 1997, as amended and in force for Australia from time to time.
Note: The Protocol is in Australian Treaty Series 2008 No. 2 ([2008] ATS 2) and could in 2024 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au).
large‑scale generation certificate has the same meaning as in the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000.
legacy baseline: see section 72.
measurement standard: see section 73.
methodology determination means a determination in force under section 29.
minimum module, for a production pathway for a product, means a production module for the product determined to be a minimum module for the production pathway in a methodology determination.
NGER facility means a facility within the meaning of the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007.
nominated person has the same meaning as in the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000.
optional module, for a production pathway for a product, means a production module for the product determined to be an optional module for the production pathway in a methodology determination.
Paris Agreement means the Paris Agreement done at Paris on 12 December 2015, as amended and in force for Australia from time to time.
Note: The Agreement is in Australian Treaty Series 2016 No. 24 ([2016] ATS 24) and could in 2024 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au).
PGO certificate (short for Product Guarantee of Origin certificate) means a certificate created under section 49.
PGO certificate activity: see subsection 60(2).
post‑production emissions source: see subsection 29(7).
production emissions source: see subsection 29(6).
production gate: see subsection 28(1).
production module: see subsection 29(3).
production pathway: see subsection 29(2).
production profile: see subsection 30(2).
protected audit information: see section 132.
register means the GO Register kept under section 112.
registered greenhouse and energy auditor has the same meaning as in the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007.
registered owner, of a REGO certificate, means the person recorded in the register as the registered owner of the certificate.
registered person means a person registered for the purposes of this Act.
registered profile means:
(a) a production profile registered under section 33; or
(b) a delivery profile registered under section 37; or
(c) a consumption profile registered under section 41.
registered renewable electricity facility means a facility that is registered under section 78, 79, 80 or 81.
REGO certificate (short for Renewable Electricity Guarantee of Origin certificate) means a certificate created under section 91 or 92.
Regulator means the Clean Energy Regulator.
Regulatory Powers Act means the Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Act 2014.
residual amount: see subsection 92(4).
residual fraction: see subsection 92(5).
reviewable decision: see section 152.
rules means the rules made under section 160.
Secretary means the Secretary of the Department.
small generation unit has the same meaning as in the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000.
staff of the Regulator has the same meaning as in the Clean Energy Regulator Act 2011.
this Act includes:
(a) instruments made under this Act; and
(b) instruments made under instruments under this Act.
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