Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00833:reg:4d:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00833
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 4D (pt 4/8)
Character Range: 96517–99096

(3) If the persons mentioned in paragraph (2)(b) do not agree on a method before 31 October in the year immediately following the reporting year, each report provided to the Regulator for the facility and for the reporting period must use the method:
 (a) that was used in a report provided to the Regulator for the facility for the previous reporting year (if any); and
 (b) that will, of all the methods used in a report provided to the Regulator for the facility for the previous reporting year, result in a measurement of the largest amount of emissions for the facility for the reporting year.
 (4) In this section, a reference to a method is a reference to a method or available alternative method, including the options (if any) included in the method or available alternative method.
Note 1: Reporting year has the meaning given by the Regulations.
Note 2: An example of available alternative methods is method 2 in section 2.5 and method 2 in section 2.6.
Note 3: An example of options included within a method is paragraphs 3.36(a) and (b), which provide 2 options of ways to measure the size of mine void volume.
Note 4: An example of options included within an available alternative method is the options for identifying the value of the oxidation factor (OFs) in subsection 2.5(3).

1.19  Temporary unavailability of method
 (1) The procedure set out in this section applies if, during a reporting year, a method for a separate occurrence of a source cannot be used because of a mechanical or technical failure of equipment or a failure of measurement systems during a period (the down time).
 (2) For each day or part of a day during the down time, the estimation of emissions from the separate occurrence of a source must be consistent with the principles in section 1.13.
 (3) Subsection (2) only applies for a maximum of 6 weeks in a year. This period does not include down time taken for the calibration of the equipment.
 (4) If down time is more than 6 weeks in a year, the registered corporation or registered person must inform the Regulator, in writing, of the following:
 (a) the reason why down time is more than 6 weeks;
 (b) how the corporation or person plans to minimise down time;
 (c) how emissions have been estimated during the down time.
 (5) The information mentioned in subsection (4) must be given to the Regulator within 6 weeks after the day when down time exceeds 6 weeks in a year.
  (6) The Regulator may require a registered corporation or registered person to use method 1 to estimate emissions during the down time if:
  (a) method 2,