27When certificates may be created

27 When certificates may be created

(1) A certificate may be created—

(a) in the case of electricity generated before 1 January 2009—at any time after the generation of the final part of the electricity in relation to which it is created and before the end of the year after the year of generation;

(b) in the case of electricity generated on or after 1 January 2009—at any time after the generation of the final part of the electricity in relation to which it is created and before 1 July 2010.

(2) To avoid doubt, subsection (1)(b) applies to electricity generated on or after 1 January 2009 and before the day on which section 7 of the Victorian Renewable Energy Amendment Act 2009 comes into operation.

For the offence related to the improper creation of certificates, see section 38.