Protection of the Environment Operations (Clean Air) Regulation 2022
116Vapour pressure of petrol—offence
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116 Vapour pressure of petrol—offence
116 Vapour pressure of petrol—offence
(1) A petrol supplier must not supply petrol in the low volatility zone during summer if the vapour pressure of the petrol is more than—
(a) for prescribed blended petrol, other than high ethanol blended petrol—71kPa, or
(b) otherwise—64kPa.
Maximum penalty—
(a) for a corporation—400 penalty units, or
(b) for an individual—200 penalty units.
(2) A petrol supplier must not supply petrol in the low volatility zone during summer if—
(a) the petrol is unblended petrol that the supplier has—
(i) imported into the State, or
(ii) refined in the State, and
(b) the monthly volumetric average vapour pressure of the petrol is more than 62kPa.
Maximum penalty—
(a) for a corporation—400 penalty units, or
(b) for an individual—200 penalty units.