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4.100(1) and (2).
tight gas means a substance that:
 (a) consists of:
 (i) naturally occurring hydrocarbons; or
 (ii) a naturally occurring mixture of hydrocarbons and non‑hydrocarbons; and
 (b) consists mainly of methane; and
 (c) is drained from low permeability sandstone and limestone reservoirs.
uncertainty protocol means the publication known as the GHG protocol guidance on uncertainty assessment in GHG inventories and calculating statistical parameter uncertainty (September 2003) v1.0 issued by the World Resources Institute and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.
underground mine means a coal mine that allows extraction of coal by mining at depth, after entry by shaft, adit or drift, without the removal of overburden.
USEPA followed by a reference to a method (for example, Method 3C) means a standard of that description issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
waxes has the meaning given by the Regulations.
well completion means the period that:
 (a) begins on the initial gas flow in the well; and
 (b) ends on whichever of the following occurs first:
 (i) well shut in; or
 (ii) continuous gas flow from the well to a flow line or a storage vessel for collection.
well workover means activities performed to restore or increase production which can include any or all of the following processes:
 (a) well venting;
  (b) tubing maintenance;
 (c) air clean out;
 (d) hydraulic fracturing and recovery;
 (e) well unloading.
wet weight, in relation to waste, is the weight of material that has not been treated to remove moisture.
year means a financial year.
Note: The following expressions in this Determination are defined in the Act:
 carbon dioxide equivalence
 consumption of energy (see also regulation 2.26 of the Regulations)
 energy
 facility
 greenhouse gas
 group
 industry sector
 operational control
 potential greenhouse gas emissions
 production of energy (see also regulation 2.25 of the Regulations)
 registered corporation
 scope 1 emission (see also regulation 2.23 of the Regulations)
 scope 2 emission (see also regulation 2.24 of the Regulations).

1.9  Interpretation
 (1) In this Determination, a reference to emissions is a reference to emissions of greenhouse gases.
 (2) In this Determination, a reference to a gas type (j) is a reference to a greenhouse gas.
 (3) In this Determination, a reference to a facility that is constituted by an activity is a reference to the facility being constituted in whole or in part by the activity.
Note: Section 9 of the Act defines a facility as an activity or series of activities.
 (4) In this Determination, a reference to a standard, instrument or other writing (other than a Commonwealth Act or Regulations) however described, is a reference to that standard, instrument or other