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Liquid Fuel Emergency Act 1984

No. 5, 1984

Compilation No. 16

Compilation date: 14 October 2024

                Includes amendments: Act No. 38, 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Liquid Fuel Emergency Act 1984 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 14 October 2024 (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

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

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 I—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Interpretation
4 Extension of Act to external Territories
5 Act to bind Crown
6 Operation of Act
7 Additional operation of Act in relation to relevant fuel industry corporations
8 Additional operation of Act in relation to relevant persons
9 Minister must determine planning periods
10 Bulk customers of relevant fuel industry corporations or of relevant persons
11 Essential users of refined liquid petroleum products
11A Application of the Criminal Code
Part II—Contingency planning powers
12 Minister may direct relevant fuel industry corporations to maintain reserves etc.
13 Minister may direct relevant fuel industry corporations to develop bulk allocation procedures
14 Minister may direct relevant fuel industry corporations and relevant persons to maintain statistical information
14A Minister may direct relevant fuel industry corporations and relevant persons to make available statistical information
14B Prosecution of offences against section 14 or 14A
15 Minister may enter into arrangements to enable directions under sections 23 and 24 to be implemented
Part