27Registration of certificates—Act, s 56(2)(b) and (9)

27  Registration of certificates—Act, s 56(2)(b) and (9)

 (1) A request to register a PGO certificate in respect of a batch of product must:

 (a) if subsection 56(3) or (4) of the Act applies—include evidence in support of the explanation as to why information is not added to certificates in accordance with section 55 of the Act; and

 (b) if the certificate is for a product, the production pathway for which includes a production module that is also a project in respect of which a certificate of entitlement has been issued—details of the certificate of entitlement.

 (2) In deciding whether to register a PGO certificate in respect of a batch of product, the Regulator must have regard to the following prescribed matters:

 (a) whether the product reached the production gate on or after the day the holder of the production profile applied to register the profile under subsection 30(1) of the Act;

 (b) whether the product to which the certificate relates has reached a delivery gate for the product;

 (c) if the certificate states the unique identification code of another PGO certificate (a related PGO certificate) in respect of a product (the related product) under subsections 51(2) or (3) of the Act:

 (i) whether the related PGO certificate specifies that the related product was consumed at a single facility; and

 (ii) whether the Regulator is reasonably satisfied that the related product was used to produce the batch of the product;

 (d) if the certificate identifies other certificates under subsections 51(4), (5) or (6) of the Act—whether the total amount of electricity represented by the other certificates accurately represents the electricity used in producing the product;

 (e) whether a certificate of entitlement has been issued in respect of a project that involves an activity carried out as a production module, or part of a production module, in the production pathway for the product.

Example: A facility that produces hydrogen has a carbon capture and storage (CCS) process to reduce the production-related emissions. The CCS activity is also a project under Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 and was issued Australian carbon credit units (ACCUs) for the associated abatement. Because certificates of entitlement (ACCUs) were issued in relation to the abatement, the Regulator may decide not to register PGO certificates as well because this will not be a transparent credible claim about the emissions associated with the product.

certificate of entitlement has the same meaning as in the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011.

project has the same meaning as in the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011.