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Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000

No. 174, 2000

Compilation No. 32

Compilation date: 1 January 2025

                Includes amendments: Act No. 60, 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 January 2025 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

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Editorial changes

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Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

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Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Object/outline
4 Years to which this Act applies
5 Definitions
6 Act binds Crown
7 Application to the external Territories
7A Tax deductibility
7B Constitutional basis
7C Immunity from State laws
Part 2—Renewable energy certificates
Division 1—Preliminary
8 Overview of Part
Division 2—Registration of persons
9 Who can register
10 Applying for registration
11 Regulator to refuse or approve application
12 Regulator to allocate registration numbers
Division 2A—Provisional accreditation of power stations
12A Application for provisional accreditation of a power station
12B Regulator may give provisional accreditation
12C Time limit for deciding applications
Division 3—Accreditation of eligible power stations
13 Application for accreditation
14 Regulator to determine certain matters
15 Regulator to approve or refuse application
15A Time limit for deciding applications
15B Nominated person for power station
16 Regulator to allocate identification codes
17 What is an eligible renewable energy source?
17A What is eligible WCMG?
Division 4—Creation of renewable energy certificates
Subdivision AA—Preliminary
17B Overview of