4Definitions

4  Definitions

Note 1: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in section 5 of the Act, including the following:

(a) associate;

(b) climate change law;

(c) controls;

(d) designated large facility;

(e) guarantee of origin audit;

(f) electricity network;

(g) guarantee of origin audit report;

(h) holder;

(i) large-scale generation certificate;

(j) NGER facility;

(k) small generation unit.

 

Note 2: The term “exclusive economic zone” is defined in the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

  In this instrument:

ABN (short for “Australian Business Number”) has the meaning given by section 41 of the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person, for Schedule 5 (First Nations attributes): see Schedule 5, section 1.1.

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander land rights law means any of the following laws:

 (a) the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976;

 (b) the Native Title Act 1993;

 (c) a law of a State or Territory that corresponds, or substantially corresponds, to a law mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b).

ACCU generating project means a project that is an eligible offsets project under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011.

ACN has the same meaning as in the Corporations Act 2001.

Act means the Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin) Act 2024.

AEMO, for Part 4 (Certification of renewable energy): see section 33.

ARBN has the same meaning as in the Corporations Act 2001.

carbon dioxide equivalence has the same meaning as in the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007.

category A document, for Part 2 (Registration for the Act): see section 7.

category B document, for Part 2 (Registration for the Act): see section 7.

certified entity, for Schedule 5 (First Nations attributes): see Schedule 5, section 1.1.

Charges Act, for Part 6 (Cost recovery charges): see section 61.

CO2-e: see carbon dioxide equivalence.

Commonwealth grant or assistance means:

 (a) funding under the program known as Hydrogen Headstart; or

 (b) the hydrogen production tax offset; or

 (c) the credit known as the Green Aluminium Production Credit.

digital identity, of an individual, for Part 2 (Registration for the Act): see section 7.