Product Emissions Standards Act 2017
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(1) In this Act:
Australia includes the external Territories.
certified for the purposes of this Act means certified for the purposes of this Act in accordance with the rules.
civil penalty provision has the same meaning as in the Regulatory Powers Act.
Climate Change Conventions means:
(a) the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, done at New York on 9 May 1992; and
(b) the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, done at Kyoto on 11 December 1997; and
(c) the Paris Agreement, done at Paris on 12 December 2015;
as amended and in force for Australia from time to time.
Note: The Convention, the Protocol and the Agreement are in Australian Treaty Series 1994 No. 2 ([1994] ATS 2), 2008 No. 2 ([2008] ATS 2) and 2016 No. 24 ([2016] ATS 24), respectively. In 2017 they could be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au)
emissions‑controlled product means a product that is prescribed by the rules for the purposes of section 9.
emissions standard means a standard dealing with matters relating to emissions from products.
engage in conduct includes omitting to perform an act.
evidential material has the same meaning as in the Regulatory Powers Act.
forfeiture notice has the meaning given by subsection 34(2).
inspector means a person appointed under section 41.
manufacture, for a product prescribed for the purposes of the definition of product, means produce by any method.
mark includes label.
person assisting an authorised person has the same meaning as in the Regulatory Powers Act.
product means a thing (including a substance or mixture of substances) that is:
(a) manufactured; or
(b) prescribed by the rules for the purposes of this definition.
regulatory authority includes a regulatory authority of, or located in, a foreign country.