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Details: C2006B00012
- C2006B00012
A Bill for an Act to amend the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000, and for other purposes.
C2006B00012
Division 2A—Provisional accreditation of power stations
Part 7—Collection and recovery of charge
Part 11A—Information‑gathering powers
Part 15—Offences for failure to provide documents
Part 2—Application, saving and transitional provisions 43
This Act may be cited as the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Act 2006.
accredited power station means a power station accredited under Division 3 of Part 2.
electronic signature of a person means the person’s unique identification in an electronic form that is approved by the Regulator under subsection (3).
6 Subsection 5(1) (definition of identification code)
8 Subsection 5(1) (definition of monitoring warrant)
9 Subsection 5(1) (definition of National Electricity Code)
National Electricity Rules means the National Electricity Rules, as in force from time to time, made under the National Electricity Law set out in the Schedule to the National Electricity (South Australia) Act 1996 of South Australia.
11 Subsection 5(1) (definition of NEMMCO)
NEMMCO has the same meaning as in the National Electricity Law set out in the Schedule to the National Electricity (South Australia) Act 1996 of South Australia.
nominated person, for an accredited power station, means:
19 Subsection 5(1) (paragraph (b) of the definition of renewable energy shortfall charge related liability)
required renewable energy has the meaning given by section 38.
21 Subsection 5(1) (definition of senior employee)
stakeholder, in relation to an accredited power station, means:
23 At the end of section 5
(3) The Regulator may, in writing, approve an electronic form for the purposes of the definition of electronic signature in subsection (1).
Omit “solar hot water heaters”, substitute “solar water heaters or small generation units”.
Division 2A provides for provisional accreditation of power stations.
27 Division 2 of Part 2 (heading)
29 After Division 2 of Part 2
12A Application for provisional accreditation of a power station
(1) A registered person may apply to the Regulator for provisional accreditation of the proposed components of an electricity generation system that the person considers would, if assembled, be a single power station.
(c) list the eligible renewable energy sources from which power is intended to be generated; and
12B Regulator may give provisional accreditation
(a) the Regulator receives an application that is properly made under section 12A (about an application for provisional accreditation of a power station); and
(b) the Regulator is satisfied that some or all of the proposed components of the system would, if assembled, be a power station for the purposes of this Act;
(c) specify which of those proposed components (the provisional components) would, if assembled, be a power station for the purposes of this Act; and
(d) specify that, if an application is properly made under section 13 in relation to the power station:
(i) the Regulator will determine that the components specified in that application are taken to be a power station for the purposes of this Act if the Regulator is satisfied that they are not materially different from the provisional components; and
(ii) the power station will be eligible for accreditation if subsection 14(2) is satisfied.
(a) the Regulator receives an application that is properly made under section 12A; and
(b) the Regulator is not satisfied that some or all of the proposed components of the system would, if assembled, be a power station for the purposes of this Act;
(3) Regulations made for the purposes of section 14, in relation to determining the components of a power station, apply in a corresponding way to this section.
12C Time limit for deciding applications
(1) The Regulator must decide an application that is properly made under section 12A within:
(a) the period of 6 weeks beginning on the day the Regulator received the application; or
(2) If the Regulator has not decided the application within the period applicable under subsection (1), the Regulator is taken, at the end of that period, to have made a decision under section 12B refusing the application.
31 Paragraph 13(2)(b)
32 After paragraph 13(2)(b)
33 Subparagraph 13(2)(ba)(i)
34 At the end of subsection 13(2)
35 At the end of subsection 14(1)
36 After subsection 14(1)
(a) the Regulator gave a person a notice under subsection 12B(1) in relation to the power station; and
(b) the Regulator is satisfied that the components specified in the application under section 13 are not materially different from the components specified under subsection 12B(1);
the Regulator must determine, under paragraph (1)(a) of this section, that the components specified in the application under section 13 are taken to be a power station for the purposes of this Act.
38 After subsection 14(2)
39 At the end of subsection 14(3)
41 At the end of section 15
42 After section 15
15A Time limit for deciding applications
(1) The Regulator must decide an application that is properly made under section 13 within:
(2) If the Regulator has not decided the application within the period applicable under subsection (1), the Regulator is taken, at the end of that period, to have made a decision under section 15 refusing the application.
15B Nominated person for power station
44 Subsection 18(1)
45 After subsection 18(1)
(1A) A certificate must not be created in respect of a whole MWh of electricity generated partly in 1 year and partly in the following year.
46 Subsection 18(2)
47 Subsection 18(4)
48 At the end of section 18
(5) The nominated person for an accredited power station must not create any certificates during any period of suspension of the person’s registration under section 30 or 30A.
49 Section 19
50 Subsection 20(1)
51 Paragraph 20(2)(a)
52 Paragraph 20(2)(c)
(ca) the number of certificates created during the year in respect of any electricity generated by the power station during the previous year; and
53 After section 20
54 Subsection 21(1)
Omit “and the solar water heater displaces non-renewable electricity”.
55 Subsection 21(2)
(2) The certificates may only be created within 12 months after the installation of the solar water heater.
(3) The regulations may make provision in relation to the time at which a solar water heater is taken to have been installed.
56 Section 22
57 At the end of section 22
58 At the end of Subdivision B of Division 4 of Part 2
59 Subsection 23A(1)
60 Subsection 23A(2)
(2) The regulations may make provision in relation to the time at which a small generation unit is taken to have been installed.
(3) The regulations may make provision in relation to:
(a) the time when a right to create certificates in relation to a small generation unit arises; and
(b) the period within which certificates may be created in relation to a small generation unit.
61 Section 23B
Omit “for a particular installation of”, substitute “in relation to”.
62 Subsection 23C(1)
(1) The owner of the small generation unit at the time that a right to create a certificate or certificates arises in relation to the small generation unit is entitled to create the certificate or certificates.
63 Subsection 23C(2)
After “notice”, insert “and in accordance with the regulations”.
64 At the end of section 23C
(4) Regulations made for the purposes of subsection (2) may make provision:
(a) in relation to when the right may be assigned; and
(b) in relation to the kind of persons to whom the right may be assigned.
(5) Subsection (4) does not limit the regulations that may be made for the purposes of subsection (2).
65 At the end of section 23D
Add “, unless an election is made under section 23E in relation to that unit”.
66 At the end of Subdivision BA of Division 4 of Part 2
23E Election to not create certificates under this Subdivision
(1) The owner of a qualifying small generation unit at the time that it is installed may give the Regulator a notice in writing electing that this Subdivision does not apply to the creation of certificates that relate to the unit.
(2) The owner must make the election within the period of 28 days beginning on the day the unit is installed and before any certificates are created under this Subdivision that relate to the unit.
(3) If an election is made, a person must not create certificates under this Subdivision that relate to the unit.
Note: A person may be able to create certificates under Subdivision A that relate to the unit.
Election cannot be altered
(4) An election must not be varied or revoked.
qualifying small generation unit means a small generation unit of a kind prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section.
67 After Subdivision BA of Division 4 of Part 2
Subdivision BB—Solar water heater and small generation unit return
23F Solar water heater and small generation unit return
(1) If the sum of the number of certificates created by a person during a year under Subdivisions B and BA exceeds 250, the person must give a return for the year to the Regulator on or before:
(a) the number of certificates the person created under each of those Subdivisions during the year; and
(b) the number of certificates the person is entitled to create under Subdivision B because of rights assigned to the person under subsection 23(2) during the year; and
(c) the number of certificates the person is entitled to create under Subdivision BA because of rights assigned to the person under subsection 23C(2) during the year; and
68 Subsections 24(1) and (3)
After “Certificates”, insert “under Subdivision A of Division 4”.
Note: The heading to section 25 is altered by adding at the end “—power stations”.
70 Paragraph 25(2)(b)
71 Paragraph 25(2)(c)
72 After paragraph 25(2)(c)
(ca) details of the eligible renewable energy source or sources of that electricity; and
73 After section 25
25A Form and content of certificates—solar water heaters and small generation units
(1) Certificates under Subdivision B or BA of Division 4 are to be created in an electronic form approved in writing by the Regulator.
(c) a number in an unbroken sequence that is used for all certificates created in respect of the solar water heater or small generation unit concerned in that year and that starts at one and has increments of one; and
(e) the date on which the solar water heater or small generation unit concerned was installed; and
(f) details of the eligible renewable energy source in respect of which the certificate was created; and
74 Before section 29
28A Registered owner may surrender certificate
The registered owner of a certificate may surrender the certificate to the Regulator under this section.
Note 1: The register of renewable energy certificates under section 140 must contain the name of the current registered owner of each certificate.
Note 2: Certificates may also be surrendered under sections 44 and 95.
75 Subsection 29(1)
Omit “section 44”, substitute “section 28A, 44 or 95”.
Note: The heading to section 30 is replaced by the heading “Suspension of registration—conviction of offence”.
77 At the end of Part 2
(b) one or more of the power stations (an excess station) in the group generates electricity during a year that is in excess of its 1997 eligible renewable power baseline for the year; and
(c) one or more of the power stations (a shortfall station) in the group generates nil electricity during the year or generates electricity during the year that is less than its 1997 eligible renewable power baseline for the year; and
(3) Two or more power stations form a group of interconnected power stations if:
(a) each power station is able to generate electricity using a particular supply (the relevant supply) of an eligible renewable energy source; and
(b) the amount of electricity generated by each power station during a year using that supply is able to be coordinated in order to allow more certificates to be created in respect of the total electricity generated by the power stations during the year using that supply than would otherwise be able to be created.
(6) A gaming arrangement is an arrangement to coordinate the amount of electricity generated by each power station in the group during the year using the relevant supply in order to allow more certificates to be created in respect of the total electricity generated by the power stations in the group during the year using that supply than would otherwise be able to be created.
78 At the end of paragraph 31(2)(c)
Add “or a person or body prescribed by the regulations”.
79 Paragraph 32(1)(a)
After “NEMMCO”, insert “or a person or body prescribed by the regulations”.
80 Subsection 32(2)
81 At the end of section 32
82 Subsection 33(2)
Omit “Code”, substitute “Rules”.
83 Subsection 33(2)
84 Subsection 33(2A)
85 Subsection 33(3)
86 Section 34
Note: The heading to section 34 is altered by adding at the end “or a person or body prescribed by the regulations”.
88 Paragraph 39(2)(b)
89 After subsection 39(3)
90 Section 40 (table, heading to column 2)
Omit “Required additional”.
91 At the end of section 41
92 Subsection 42(1)
93 Subsection 42(1)
94 At the end of subsection 44(1)
95 Paragraph 44(2)(c)
After “that year”, insert “under this section”.
96 Subsection 44(4)
97 Subsection 44(4)
98 Subsection 44(4)
99 Subsection 44(4)
100 Subsection 44(5)
(5) The regulations may prescribe the fee payable for the surrender of a certificate under this section.
(6) The Regulator must, by notice in writing given to the liable entity, advise the entity:
(a) of the number of certificates specified under subsection (4) that are able to be surrendered for that year; and
(b) of the fee payable by the entity in respect of the surrender of those certificates.
Note: Section 45 contains restrictions on certificates that can be surrendered.
(7) The liable entity must pay the fee within the period of 28 days beginning on the day the entity receives the notice under subsection (6).
(8) If the fee is unpaid at the end of that period, it is a debt due to the Commonwealth and is recoverable by the Regulator in a court of competent jurisdiction.
(9) A notice under subsection (6) is not a legislative instrument.
101 Section 45
After “surrendered”, insert “under section 44”.
102 After section 45
103 Paragraphs 46(2)(d) and (e)
104 Paragraph 47(c)
105 Paragraph 47(e)
106 Paragraph 48(1)(b)
107 Subsection 48(1)
108 Paragraph 48(2)(c)
109 Subsection 48(2)
110 At the end of subsection 49(1)
111 Subsection 49(3)
112 Paragraph 49(6)(a)
113 Paragraph 49(6)(b)
114 Subsection 50(2) (definition of overpaid amount)
115 Section 52
116 At the end of Part 5
117 Section 54
118 At the end of section 54
119 Section 55
120 Subsection 57(2)
Note: The heading to section 57 is altered by omitting “Applications” and substituting “Requests”.
121 Subsection 57(4)
122 Subsection 57(6)
123 Subsection 58(3)
124 Section 62
125 Section 65
126 Subsection 66(1) (after table item 1)
in relation to an application under section 12A (about provisional accreditation of power stations)
127 Subsection 66(1) (after table item 3)
128 Subsection 66(1) (table item 5)
129 Subsection 66(1) (after table item 5)
130 Subsection 66(1) (table item 6)
131 Subsection 66(1) (table item 7)
132 Part 7 (heading)
133 Section 68
Note: The heading to section 68 is altered by omitting “additional renewable energy shortfall charge” and substituting “penalty charge”.
134 Section 68
135 Section 70
70 Penalty for unpaid renewable energy shortfall charge or unpaid penalty charge
(1) If an amount (the unpaid amount) of renewable energy shortfall charge which a liable entity is liable to pay is not paid by the time by which it is due to be paid, the liable entity is liable to pay, by way of penalty, interest charge on the whole of the unpaid amount for each day in the period that:
(2) If an amount (the unpaid amount) of penalty charge which a liable entity is liable to pay is not paid by the time by which it is due to be paid, the liable entity is liable to pay, by way of penalty, interest charge on the whole of the unpaid amount for each day in the period that:
136 Subsection 81(1)
(a) a person (the receiver), in the capacity of receiver, or of receiver and manager, takes possession of a company’s assets for the company’s debenture holders; and
137 Section 82
138 At the end of subsection 85(1)
139 Section 86
140 Paragraph 89(3)(a)
141 Paragraph 89(3)(b)
142 Paragraph 89(4)(b)
143 Subsection 95(2)
144 Subsection 96(2)
145 Subsection 99(1)
146 Subsection 99(2)
147 Subsection 99(3)
148 Subsection 99(4)
149 Subsection 100(1)
150 Section 101
Note: The heading to section 101 is altered by omitting “Penalty renewable energy shortfall charge” and substituting “Penalty charge”.
151 Subsection 102(1)
Note: The heading to section 102 is altered by omitting “additional renewable energy shortfall charge” and substituting “penalty charge”.
152 Section 103
Note: The heading to section 103 is altered by omitting “additional renewable energy shortfall charge” and substituting “penalty charge”.
153 After subsection 107(1)
154 Section 109
155 Subsection 110(1)
Note: The heading to section 110 is replaced by the heading “Entry to premises”.
156 Paragraph 111(1)(b)
157 Paragraph 111(1)(c)
158 Paragraph 111(1)(e)
159 Subparagraph 111(1)(h)(iii)
160 Subsection 111(2)
161 Paragraph 112(1)(a)
162 Paragraph 112(2)(a)
163 Subsection 113(1)
164 Sections 114 and 115
165 Subsection 119(1)
166 Paragraph 120(2)(a)
167 Section 124
169 After Part 11
Part 11A—Information-gathering powers
(3) A notice under subsection (2) must set out the effect of:
(b) section 125E; and
(a) the person is given a notice under this section; and
(c) proceedings for an offence against subsection 125A(4) or section 125E; or
(d) proceedings for an offence against section 137.1 or 137.2 of the Criminal Code (about false or misleading information or documents) that relates to this Part.
170 Paragraph 126(1)(b)
171 Subsection 127(1)
172 Section 128
173 Subsection 130(1)
174 Paragraph 132(1)(b)
175 After paragraph 134(a)
(aa) both of the following:
(i) the amount of each liable entity’s renewable energy certificate shortfall for that year;
(ii) the proportion of that shortfall relative to the liable entity’s required renewable energy for that year; and
176 Paragraph 134(b)
Omit “a”, substitute “that”.
177 Paragraph 138(b)
178 After paragraph 138(c)
(ca) the 1997 eligible renewable power baseline for each power station (including any variation of that baseline under section 30F); and
179 Paragraph 140(a)
180 Paragraph 140(da)
Omit “of the electricity covered by the certificate”, substitute “in respect of which the certificate was created”.
181 Paragraph 141A(b)
182 Paragraph 141A(d)
183 At the end of subsection 147(3)
184 After section 147
(1) The Regulator must give written notice to the Minister of all interests, pecuniary or otherwise, that the Regulator has or acquires and that could conflict with the proper performance of the Regulator’s functions.
185 Subsection 148(3)
186 Part 15 (heading)
187 Sections 152 and 153
188 Subsections 154(1) and (3)
189 Subsection 160(1)
190 Subsection 161(1)
191 Subsection 161(2)
193 Application—creation of renewable energy certificates
The amendments made by items 4, 44, 45, 46, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 179 and 180 apply in relation to certificates created after the commencement of those items.
194 Application—charges
The amendments made by items 7, 15, 19, 114, 125, 130, 131, 133, 134, 135 and 145 to 152 apply in relation to amounts that a liable entity becomes liable to pay after the commencement of those items.
195 Application—applications for accreditation of a power station
The amendments made by items 30, 31, 32, 34, 38 and 181 apply in relation to applications made after the commencement of those items.
196 Application—time limit for deciding applications
The amendment made by item 42 (in so far as it inserts section 15A of the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000) applies in relation to applications made after the commencement of that item.
197 Application—electricity generation
The amendments made by items 43 and 49 apply in relation to electricity generated after the commencement of those items.
198 Transitional—electricity generated before commencement
A person is not entitled to create a certificate under section 18 of the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000, in respect of electricity generated before this item commences, at any time after the end of the year after the year in which this item commences.
Note: Section 24 of that Act creates offences for the improper creation of certificates.
199 Application—solar water heaters and small generation units
Creation of solar water heater certificates etc.
(1) The amendments made by items 54, 55, 57 and 58 apply in relation to solar water heaters installed after the commencement of those items.
Creation of small generation unit certificates
(2) The amendments made by items 59, 60 (in so far as it inserts subsection 23A(2) of the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000), 65 and 66 apply in relation to small generation units installed after the commencement of those items.
(3) The amendments made by items 60 (in so far as it inserts subsection 23A(3) of the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000), 61 and 62 apply in relation to small generation units installed before or after the commencement of those items.
Assignment of right to create small generation unit certificates
(4) The amendments made by items 63 and 64 apply in relation to assignments made after the commencement of those items in relation to small generation units installed before or after that commencement.
(5) The amendment made by item 67 applies in relation to years ending after the commencement of that item.
200 Application—surrender of certificates
The amendment made by item 74 applies in relation to certificates created before or after the commencement of that item.
201 Application—relevant acquisitions of electricity
The amendments made by items 81 and 84 apply in relation to acquisitions of electricity occurring in the year ending 31 December 2006 or in any later year.
202 Saving—fees for surrender of certificates
Regulations in force for the purposes of subsection 44(5) of the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 immediately before the commencement of this item have effect after that commencement as if they were regulations made for the purposes of that subsection after that commencement.
203 Application—secrecy
The amendments made by items 172, 173 and 174 apply in relation to proceedings instituted after the commencement of those items.
204 Application—publication
The amendment made by item 175 applies in relation to years ending after the commencement of that item.
205 Application—register of accredited power stations
The amendment made by item 178 applies in relation to power stations accredited before or after the commencement of that item.
206 Transitional—accredited power stations
(1) This item applies in relation to a power station that was accredited under Division 3 of Part 2 of the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 before the commencement of this item.
Note: The register of accredited power stations is to contain the name of the nominated person for an accredited power station: see section 138 of the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000.
Note: Another stakeholder in relation to the power station may later apply to the Regulator to become the nominated person for the power station: see section 30B of the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000.
(4) The approval must be in writing and is taken to be an approval given under section 30B of the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000.
(5) For the purposes of section 66 of the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000:
(6) For the purposes of this item, stakeholder, in relation to a power station, means:
207 Transitional—relevant acquisitions of electricity
(a) a person has lodged an energy acquisition statement for the year (the applicable year) ending on 31 December 2001, 31 December 2002, 31 December 2003, 31 December 2004 or 31 December 2005; and
(b) the amount of electricity specified in the statement as having been acquired under relevant acquisitions is greater than the amount that would have been acquired under relevant acquisitions if the amendments made by items 81 and 84 had applied to the applicable year.
(2) If this item applies, the amount of electricity acquired under relevant acquisitions during the applicable year is taken to be the amount that would have been acquired under relevant acquisitions if the amendments made by items 81 and 84 had applied to the applicable year.
(3) If, after the application of this item, the person has a carried forward surplus at the end of the applicable year, the Regulator may, upon written application by the person:
(a) reduce the carried forward surplus of the person for the applicable year (which may be to nil); and
(b) reduce the renewable energy certificate shortfall of another person for the applicable year by a corresponding amount.