Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 4)1
Select Legislative Instrument 2012 No. 101
I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation under the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000.
Dated 14 June 2012
QUENTIN BRYCE
Governor-General
By Her Excellency’s Command
GREG COMBET
Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
1              Name of regulation
                This regulation is the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 4).
2              Commencement
                This regulation commences on the day after it is registered.
3              Amendment of Renewable Energy (Electricity) Regulations 2001
                Schedule 1 amends the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Regulations 2001.
Schedule 1        Amendments
(section 3)
 
[1]           Subregulation 22X (1A)
substitute
      (1A)   However, if an application under subsection 46A (1) of the Act for a partial exemption certificate is:
                (a)    for 2012; and
               (b)    made by a prescribed person mentioned in regulation 22G, 22H, 22I, 22J or 22K; and
                (c)    for an emissions-intensive trade-exposed activity mentioned in paragraph (1B) (a) or (b);
the application must be lodged with the Regulator in accordance with subregulation (1B).
      (1B)   An application mentioned in subregulation (1A) must be lodged as follows:
                (a)    for an activity mentioned in Parts 33 to 39 of Schedule 6—before 30 April 2012;
               (b)    for an activity mentioned in Parts 40 to 43 of Schedule 6—before 31 July 2012.
[2]           Schedule 6, clause 703
omit
2.63
insert
2.65
[3]           Schedule 6, after Part 39
insert
Part 40        Production of glass beads
Division 1       Production of glass beads
716         Production of glass beads
                The production of glass beads is the physical and chemical transformation of either or both of the following:
                (a)    recycled materials (such as cullet);
               (b)    all of the following:
                          (i)    silicon dioxide (SiO2, silica);
                         (ii)    sodium carbonate (Na2CO3, soda ash);
                        (iii)    any other raw materials;
through a crushing, sieving and firing process into saleable, solid, spherical glass beads where the refractive index is at least 1.50 and the size is smaller than 2 millimetres.
Division 2       Classification of activity
717         Classification of activity
                The production of glass beads is a highly emissions‑intensive activity.
Division 3       Electricity baseline for calculating partial exemption
718         Electricity baseline for product
                The electricity baseline for calculating the amount of a liable entity’s partial exemption in respect of the production of solid glass beads is 0.400 MWh per tonne of solid glass beads on a dry weight basis that:
                (a)    have a refractive index of at least 1.50; and
               (b)    have a size smaller than 2 millimetres; and
                (c)    are produced by carrying on the emissions-intensive trade-exposed activity; and
               (d)    are of saleable quality.
Note   Saleable quality is defined in regulation 22C.
Part 41        Production of sodium silicate glass
Division 1       Production of sodium silicate glass
719         Production of sodium silicate glass
                The production of sodium silicate glass is the physical and chemical transformation of silicon dioxide (SiO2, silica) and sodium carbonate (Na2CO3, soda ash) into saleable sodium silicate glass where the concentration of sodium silicate (Na2SiO3) is at least 99% with respect to mass.
Division 2       Classification of activity
720         Classification of activity
                The production of sodium silicate glass is a highly emissions‑intensive activity.
Division 3       Electricity baseline for calculating partial exemption
721         Electricity baseline for product
                The electricity baseline for calculating the amount of a liable entity’s partial exemption in respect of the production of sodium silicate glass is 0.0205 MWh per tonne of sodium silicate glass on a dry weight basis that:
                (a)    has a concentration of sodium silicate (Na2SiO3) that is at least 99% with respect to mass; and
               (b)    is produced by carrying on the emissions-intensive trade‑exposed activity; and
                (c)    is of saleable quality.
Note   Saleable quality is defined in regulation 22C.
Part 42        Production of polymer grade propene (polymer grade propylene)
Division 1       Production of polymer grade propene (polymer grade propylene)
722         Production of polymer grade propene (polymer grade propylene)
                The production of polymer grade propene (C3H6, polymer grade propylene) is the physical transformation of hydrocarbons that have a concentration of propene (C3H6, propylene) between 45% and 85% with respect to mass (inclusive) to polymer grade propene (polymer grade propylene) that has a concentration of propene (propylene) of at least 98% with respect to mass.
Division 2       Classification of activity
723         Classification of activity
                The production of polymer grade propene (C3H6, polymer grade propylene) is a highly emissions‑intensive activity.
Division 3       Electricity baseline for calculating partial exemption
724         Electricity baseline for product
                The electricity baseline for calculating the amount of a liable entity’s partial exemption in respect of the production of polymer grade propene (C3H6, polymer grade propylene) is 0.220 MWh per tonne of 100% equivalent propene contained within polymer grade propene (C3H6, propylene) that:
                (a)    has a concentration of propene that is at least 98% with respect to mass; and
               (b)    is produced by carrying on the emissions-intensive trade‑exposed activity.
Part 43        Production of rolled aluminium
Division 1       Production of rolled aluminium
725         Production of rolled aluminium
                The production of rolled aluminium is the chemical and physical transformation of either or both of primary aluminium metal and secondary aluminium metal with alloying metals into coiled aluminium sheet of saleable quality with a concentration of aluminium of at least 90% with respect to mass, and with a thickness no more than 6 millimetres.
Division 2       Classification of activity
726         Classification of activity
                The production of rolled aluminium is a highly emissions‑intensive activity.
Division 3       Electricity baseline for calculating partial exemption
727         Electricity baseline for product
                The electricity baseline for calculating the amount of a liable entity’s partial exemption in respect of the production of rolled aluminium is 0.982 MWh per tonne of coiled aluminium sheet that:
                (a)    has a concentration of aluminium of at least 90% with respect to mass; and
               (b)    has a thickness no more than 6 millimetres measured after the finishing process is complete; and
                (c)    is produced by carrying on the emissions-intensive trade-exposed activity; and
               (d)    is of saleable quality.
Note   Saleable quality is defined in regulation 22C.
Note
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