Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Amendment (Relevant Entity and Other Matters) Regulations 2013

Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version i Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Amendment (Relevant Entity and Other Matters) Regulations 2013 S.R. No. 96/2013 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1 Objectives 1 2 Authorising provision 2 3 Commencement 2 4 Principal Regulations 2 5 Time at which prescribed activity is undertaken 2 7 Time at which prescribed activity is undertaken and reduction in greenhouse gas emissions occurs 2 6 Conditions and circumstances under which a certificate cannot be created 3 7 Relevant entity 3 12A Relevant entity 3 8 Schedules—Heading to Part C 3 9 Definitions—Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Amendment (Prescribed Activities) Regulations 2013 3 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 4 -- 1 of 5 -- Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version 1 STATUTORY RULES 2013 S.R. No. 96/2013 Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Act 2007 Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Amendment (Relevant Entity and Other Matters) Regulations 2013 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 9 July 2013 Responsible Minister: NICHOLAS KOTSIRAS Minister for Energy and Resources MATTHEW McBEATH Acting Clerk of the Executive Council 1 Objectives The objectives of these Regulations are— (a) to amend the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Regulations 2008 to— (i) prescribe a person not to be a relevant entity for the purposes of the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Act 2007; and (ii) prescribe when a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions is taken to have occurred in relation to prescribed activities; and (iii) make other minor and technical amendments; and -- 2 of 5 -- S.R. No. 96/2013 Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Amendment (Relevant Entity and Other Matters) Regulations 2013 2 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel (b) to amend the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Amendment (Prescribed Activities) Regulations 2013 to make a minor and technical amendment. 2 Authorising provision These Regulations are made under section 75 of the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Act 2007. 3 Commencement These Regulations come into operation on 10 July 2013. 4 Principal Regulations In these Regulations, the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Regulations 20081 are called the Principal Regulations. 5 Time at which prescribed activity is undertaken For regulation 7 of the Principal Regulations, substitute— "7 Time at which prescribed activity is undertaken and reduction in greenhouse gas emissions occurs (1) For the purposes of section 17(1) of the Act, a prescribed activity referred to in regulation 6 is to be taken to have been undertaken at the time specified in Part C of the Schedule applying to that prescribed activity. (2) For the purposes of section 17(2) of the Act, a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions that results from a prescribed activity referred to in regulation 6 is to be taken to have occurred at the time specified in Part C of the Schedule applying to that prescribed activity.". r. 2 -- 3 of 5 -- S.R. No. 96/2013 Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Amendment (Relevant Entity and Other Matters) Regulations 2013 3 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel 6 Conditions and circumstances under which a certificate cannot be created In regulation 10 of the Principal Regulations, for "section 17(4)" (wherever occurring) substitute "section 17(3)(d)". 7 Relevant entity After regulation 12 of the Principal Regulations, insert— "12A Relevant entity For the purposes of the definition of relevant entity in section 3(1) of the Act, the State Electricity Commission of Victoria (ABN 58 155 836 293) is prescribed not to be a relevant entity.". 8 Schedules—Heading to Part C For the heading to Part C of Schedules 1 to 15, 17, 19 to 26, and 28 to 36 of the Principal Regulations, substitute— "PART C—TIME AT WHICH ACTIVITY UNDERTAKEN AND REDUCTION IN GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS OCCURS". 9 Definitions—Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Amendment (Prescribed Activities) Regulations 2013 In regulation 15(b) of the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Amendment (Prescribed Activities) Regulations 2013 2 , for "definition of Be" substitute "definition of Bs". ═══════════════ r. 6 -- 4 of 5 -- S.R. No. 96/2013 Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Amendment (Relevant Entity and Other Matters) Regulations 2013 4 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel ENDNOTES 1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 158/2008. Reprint No. 1 as at 19 April 2013. Reprinted to S.R. No. 24/2013. Subsequently amended by S.R. No. 24/2013. 2 Reg. 9: S.R. No. 24/2013. Endnotes -- 5 of 5 --