Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00184:reg:54
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Provision Reference: reg 54
Character Range: 297767–299930

54  Amendments made by Schedule 2 to the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment (Small‑Scale Renewable Energy Scheme Reforms and Other Measures) Regulations 2021

Existing accreditations
 (1) This regulation applies if an accreditation mentioned in paragraph 20AC(2)(a), (b), (c) or (d) was in force for a person immediately before 1 July 2022.
 (2) The accreditation for the person:
 (a) continues to have effect on and from 1 July 2022 as if it were an accreditation mentioned in paragraph 20AC(2)(a), (b), (c) or (d), as amended by the amending Schedule; and
 (b) unless it ceases to have effect earlier in accordance with its terms, ceases to have effect at the later of:
 (i) the end of 31 December 2022; and
 (ii) the end of the period of 3 months commencing on the day the Regulator approves an accreditation scheme under regulation 20BH.

Pending applications
 (3) This regulation also applies in relation to an application by a person for accreditation under the Clean Energy Council accreditation scheme:
 (a) made, but not finally determined, before 1 July 2022; or
 (b) made on or after 1 July 2022 and before the approval of an accreditation scheme under regulation 20BG.
 (4) Despite the repeal and substitution of paragraphs 20AC(2)(a), (b), (c) and (d) by the amending Schedule, the person may, until an accreditation scheme is approved under regulation 20BG, be accredited under the Clean Energy Council accreditation scheme as if those paragraphs had not been repealed.
 (5) An accreditation mentioned in subregulation (4):
 (a) has effect as if it were an accreditation under an accreditation scheme approved by the Regulator under regulation 20BG; and
 (b) unless it ceases to have effect earlier in accordance with its terms, ceases to have effect at the later of:
 (i) the end of 31 December 2022; and
 (ii) the end of the period of 3 months commencing on the day the Regulator approves an accreditation scheme under regulation 20BG.

Definitions
 (6) In this regulation:
amending Schedule means Schedule 2 to the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment (Small‑Scale Renewable Energy Scheme Reforms and Other Measures) Regulations 2021.