Energy Grants (Credits) Scheme Amendment Regulations 2006 (No. 1)

(172 of 2006)

28 June 2006

Energy Grants (Credits) Scheme Act 2003

1   Name of Regulations

These Regulations are theEnergy Grants (Credits) Scheme Amendment Regulations 2006 (No. 1).

2   Commencement

These Regulations commence on the day on which theFuel Tax Act 2006commences.

3   Amendment of Energy Grants (Credits) Scheme Regulations 2003

Schedule 1 amends theEnergy Grants (Credits) Scheme Regulations 2003.

4   Application of amendments

The amendments made by Schedule 1 apply in relation to fuel that is imported or purchased on or after 1 July 2006.

Schedule 1   Amendments

[1]   Paragraph 7 (c)

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(c) a fuel that is made up of biodiesel and diesel if:

(i) the biodiesel contained in the fuel:

(A) is the subject of the fuel standard under theFuel Quality Standards Act 2000; and

(B) complies with the standard; and

(ii) the fuel:

(A) is the subject of the fuel standard for diesel fuel under theFuel Quality Standards Act 2000; and

(B) does not comply with the standard.

[2]   Paragraph 9 (1) (d)

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(d) a blend of diesel and biodiesel;

[3]   Paragraphs 9 (3) (d) and (e)

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(d) biodiesel.

[4]   Schedule 7, Part 2

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Part 2 On-road alternative fuel

1. For on-road alternative fuel other than a blend of diesel and biodiesel

Type of fuel

Amount per litre

 

for the period …

the amount is

Biodiesel

1 July 2006 – 30 June 2007

$0.14808

 

1 July 2007 – 30 June 2008

$0.11106

 

1 July 2008 – 30 June 2009

$0.07404

 

1 July 2009 – 30 June 2010

$0.03702

 

1 July 2010 onwards

0

Ethanol

1 July 2006 – 30 June 2007

$0.16647

 

1 July 2007 – 30 June 2008

$0.12485

 

1 July 2008 – 30 June 2009

$0.08324

 

1 July 2009 – 30 June 2010

$0.04162

 

1 July 2010 onwards

0

Liquefied petroleum gas

1 July 2006 – 30 June 2007

$0.09540

 

1 July 2007 – 30 June 2008

$0.07155

 

1 July 2008 – 30 June 2009

$0.04770

 

1 July 2009 – 30 June 2010

$0.02385

 

1 July 2010 onwards

0

Liquefied natural gas

1 July 2006 – 30 June 2007

$0.06504

 

1 July 2007 – 30 June 2008

$0.04878

 

1 July 2008 – 30 June 2009

$0.03252

 

1 July 2009 – 30 June 2010

$0.01626

 

1 July 2010 onwards

0

Compressed natural gas

1 July 2006 – 30 June 2007

$0.10094

 

1 July 2007 – 30 June 2008

$0.07570

 

1 July 2008 – 30 June 2009

$0.05047

 

1 July 2009 – 30 June 2010

$0.02523

 

1 July 2010 onwards

0

2. For on-road alternative fuel that is a blend of diesel and biodiesel

Type of fuel

Amount per litre

A fuel that:

(a) is made up of biodiesel and diesel; and

(b) complies with paragraph 7 (c)

An amount worked out by multiplying the amount for biodiesel mentioned in table 1, for the appropriate period, by the percentage of biodiesel in the blend

[5]   Schedule 7, Part 3, heading

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Part 3 Off-road diesel fuel of a kind specified in subregulation 9 (1) as in force immediately before 1 July 2006

[6]   Schedule 7, Part 3, after table 5

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Note Off-road diesel fuel of a kind specified in subregulation 9 (1), but acquired, manufactured or imported on or after 1 July 2006, is subject to the arrangements in the Fuel Tax Act 2006 and the Fuel Tax Regulations 2006.