Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2023C00080:clause:1_7b
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2023C00080
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 7B
Character Range: 78576–81092

7B  Potential greenhouse gas emissions embodied in an amount of natural gas
 (1) For the purposes of this Act and the Clean Energy Act 2011, the potential greenhouse gas emissions embodied in an amount of natural gas is:
 (a) the amount of the greenhouse gas; or
 (b) the amounts of the greenhouse gases;
that would be released into the atmosphere as a result of the combustion of the amount of the natural gas.

Default method
 (2) The Minister may determine that the amount of greenhouse gas that would be released into the atmosphere as a result of the combustion of an amount of natural gas is taken, for the purposes of:
 (a) this Act (other than subsections (3) and (4) of this section); and
 (b) the Clean Energy Act 2011;
to be the amount of the natural gas multiplied by a value specified in the determination.

Prescribed alternative method
 (3) However, if:
 (a) a report relating to an eligible financial year was given by a person under section 22A; and
 (b) the report was given before the end of 4 months after the end of the eligible financial year; and
 (c) ascertaining the potential greenhouse gas emissions embodied in an amount of natural gas is relevant to working out a provisional emissions number of the person for the eligible financial year; and
 (d) the report contained a statement to the effect that the person has made a choice to use the prescribed alternative method to ascertain the potential greenhouse gas emissions; and
 (e) the prescribed alternative method was complied with in ascertaining the potential greenhouse gas emissions;
then, for the purposes of this Act and the Clean Energy Act 2011:
 (f) the potential greenhouse gas emissions are to be ascertained in accordance with the prescribed alternative method; and
 (g) a determination under subsection (2) does not apply in ascertaining the potential greenhouse gas emissions.
 (4) For the purposes of this section, the prescribed alternative method is a method that:
 (a) is for ascertaining the potential greenhouse gas emissions embodied in an amount of natural gas; and
 (b) is specified in a determination made by the Minister; and
 (c) involves testing one or more samples of the natural gas.

Combustion
 (5) The Minister may determine that, for the purposes of this section, it is to be assumed that the combustion of an amount of natural gas takes place in the circumstances specified in the determination.

Determination
 (6) A determination made under subsection (2), (4) or (5) is a legislative instrument.