Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00178:section:10:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00178
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 10 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 12258–15170

10  Definitions
  In this Act:
adverse publicity order: see subsection 83(2).
Australia, when used in a geographical sense, includes the external Territories.
Australia's greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets has the same meaning as in the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007.
civil penalty provision has the same meaning as in the Regulatory Powers Act.
Climate Change Convention means the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change done at New York on 9 May 1992, as amended and in force for Australia from time to time.
Note: The Convention is in Australian Treaty Series 1994 No. 2 ([1994] ATS 2) and could in 2024 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au).
Climate Change Department means the Department administered by the Climate Change Minister.
Climate Change Minister means the Minister administering the Climate Change Act 2022.
concessional RAV entry approval has the same meaning as in the Road Vehicle Standards Rules 2019.
covered vehicle: see section 12.
designated MIRO: see subsection 24(1).
destroyed vehicle adjustment: see subsection 41(6).
emissions number: see section 20.
emissions target: see section 21.
engage in conduct means:
 (a) do an act; or
 (b) omit to perform an act.
Environment Department means the Department administered by the Environment Minister.
Environment Minister means the Minister administering the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
exempt vehicle: see section 16.
Federal Court means the Federal Court of Australia.
Federal Register of Legislation means the Federal Register of Legislation established under the Legislation Act 2003.
final emissions value: see section 18.
final reconciliation day: see subsection 17(2).
headline limit: see section 22.
heavy off‑road passenger vehicle: see subsection 15(1).
held: a unit is held in a registry account if there is an entry for the unit in the account.
inefficient vehicle, for a person for a year, means a covered vehicle for the person for the year whose emissions number for the year is greater than its emissions target for the year.
inspector means a person appointed as an inspector under section 71.
interim emissions value: see section 19.
interim reconciliation day, for a year, means the first 1 February after the end of the year.
Example: The interim reconciliation day for 2025 is 1 February 2026.
introductory period means the 5‑year period beginning on 1 January 2025.
Kyoto Protocol means the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change done at Kyoto on 11 December 1997, as amended and in force for Australia from time to time.
Note: The Protocol is in Australian Treaty Series 2008 No. 2 ([2008] ATS 2) and could in 2024 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au).
light off‑road passenger vehicle: