Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin) Act 2024
51Content of certificates at creation—related certificates
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51 Content of certificates at creation—related certificates
(1) This section applies if the holder of a production profile for a product creates a PGO certificate in respect of a batch of a product (the certified batch).
Related PGO certificates
(2) If:
(a) a batch of another product was used to produce the certified batch; and
(b) there are registered PGO certificates in respect of the batch of the other product;
the certificate must also state the unique identification codes of those other PGO certificates.
(3) If:
(a) part of a batch of another product was used to produce the certified batch; and
(b) there are registered PGO certificates in respect of the batch of the other product;
the certificate must also state the unique identification codes of a number of those other PGO certificates that is equal to the number of functional units for the other product in the part of the batch of the other product.
Related large‑scale generation certificates
(b) the holder of the production profile surrendered large‑scale generation certificates in respect of that electricity use;
the certificate must also state the unique identification codes of those large‑scale generation certificates.
Related REGO certificates
(5) If:
(b) at the request of the holder of the production profile, the Regulator retired REGO certificates in respect of that electricity use;
the certificate must also state the unique identification codes of those REGO certificates.
Other related certificates
(6) If:
(b) the holder of the production profile surrendered certificates (however described) in respect of that electricity use; and
(c) the certificates are of a kind prescribed by the rules;
the certificate must also identify those prescribed certificates.
Invalidated certificates
(7) Despite subsections (2) and (3), the certificate must not identify another PGO certificate that has been invalidated.
Timing
(8) Despite subsections (4) to (6), the certificate must not identify another certificate if the other certificate was created in respect of electricity that was generated more than 1 year before production of the certified batch commenced.