87Application provisions

87 Application provisions

(1) The amendment of section 7 made by the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (Safeguard Mechanism) Amendment (Reforms) Rules 2023 applies in relation to emissions of one or more greenhouse gases from the operation of a grid‑connected electricity generator in respect of a sectoral‑baseline financial year that begins after 30 June 2023. (2) Part 3, as substituted by the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (Safeguard Mechanism) Amendment (Reforms) Rules 2023, applies in relation to the ascertainment of the baseline emissions number for a facility for a financial year that begins after 30 June 2023. (3) Sections 72B and 72D, and subsection 72E(3), as inserted by the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (Safeguard Mechanism) Amendment (Reforms) Rules 2023, apply in relation to a period beginning after 30 June 2022. (4) Section 72C, as inserted by the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (Safeguard Mechanism) Amendment (Reforms) Rules 2023, applies, on and after 1 July 2023, in relation to a period beginning before, on or after that day.