Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin) Act 2024
79Registration of electricity generation systems that are not accredited power stations
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79 Registration of electricity generation systems that are not accredited power stations
(1) If a registered person applies to the Regulator under section 75 to register a facility that is an electricity generation system, the Regulator must decide to:
(a) the facility generates electricity from at least one eligible renewable energy source; and
(b) if a measurement standard prescribes a requirement that applies to the facility—the requirement is met; and
(c) the facility is made up of the components included in the application; and
(d) none of the components that make up the facility are included in:
(e) for each of the components that make up the facility:
(ii) the registered person owns the component together with one or more other persons and a written agreement is in force between the registered person and each of those persons to the effect that the registered person may apply to register the facility and create REGO certificates relating to electricity generated by the facility; or
(iii) the registered person operates the component, either alone or together with another person, and a written agreement is in force between the registered person and each owner of the component to the effect that the registered person may apply to register the facility and create REGO certificates relating to electricity generated by the facility; and
(f) the facility is operated in accordance with any relevant Commonwealth, State, Territory or local government planning and approval requirements; and
(g) the facility, and each component of the facility, meets the requirements (if any) prescribed by the rules.
(3) The Regulator may refuse to register the facility if the Regulator is satisfied that a component included in the application should not be included in the facility.
(4) In deciding whether to register the facility, the Regulator:
(i) guidelines (if any) prescribed by the rules in relation to what components may make up an electricity generation system; and
(5) If the Regulator registers the facility, the Regulator may, by notice in writing given to the registered person, impose a condition on the registration. The condition must be of a kind prescribed by the rules.
(6) Rules made for the purposes of paragraph (2)(g) or (4)(a) may prescribe different requirements, guidelines or matters for different kinds of facilities or components.
(7) The rules may provide that paragraph (2)(d) does not apply to a facility in specified circumstances.