Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Regulations 2010 (No. 7)1
Select Legislative Instrument 2010 No. 256
I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000.
Dated 27 October 2010
QUENTIN BRYCE
Governor-General
By Her Excellency’s Command
GREG COMBET
Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
1 Name of Regulations
These Regulations are the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Regulations 2010 (No. 7).
2 Commencement
These Regulations commence on the day after they are registered.
3 Amendment of Renewable Energy (Electricity) Regulations 2001
Schedule 1 amends the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Regulations 2001.
Schedule 1 Amendment
(regulation 3)
[1] Schedule 6, after Part 28
insert
Part 29 Production of fused alumina
Division 1 Production of fused alumina
683 Production of fused alumina
(1) The production of fused alumina is the physical transformation of alumina (aluminium oxide (Al2O3)) by heating it to its fusion point to produce fused alumina that:
(a) has an alpha alumina crystalline structure; and
(b) has a concentration of aluminium oxide equal to or greater than 99.0%.
(2) The production of fused alumina is specified as an emissions‑intensive trade‑exposed activity.
Division 2 Classification of activity
684 Classification of activity
The production of fused alumina is a highly emissions‑intensive activity.
Note See subregulations 22ZA (2) and (5).
Division 3 Electricity baseline for calculating partial exemption
685 Electricity baseline for product
The electricity baseline for calculating the amount of a liable entity’s partial exemption in respect of the production of fused alumina is 2.03 MWh per tonne of fused alumina (aluminium oxide (Al2O3)) that:
(a) has an alpha alumina crystalline structure; and
(b) has a concentration of aluminium oxide equal to or greater than 99.0%; 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.
Part 30 Production of copper
Division 1 Production of copper
686 Production of copper
(1) The production of copper is either or both of the following:
(a) the physical and chemical transformation of concentrated mineralised copper compounds into either or both of the following:
(i) copper cathode that has a concentration of copper greater than 99.90%;
(ii) copper anode that has a concentration of copper:
(A) equal to or greater than 99.00%; and
(B) equal to or less than 99.90%;
(b) the physical and chemical transformation of copper anode into copper cathode that has a concentration of copper greater than 99.90% where the copper anode:
(i) has a concentration of copper:
(A) equal to or greater than 99.00%; and
(B) equal to or less than 99.90%; and
(ii) was not produced as part of the transformation in subparagraph (a) (i).
(2) For subclause (1), concentrated mineralised copper compounds include:
(a) copper sulphide concentrates that have a concentration of copper equal to or greater than 20% on a dry weight basis; and
(b) copper electrolyte solution that has a concentration of copper equal to or greater than 35 grams per litre of electrolyte.
(3) The production of copper is specified as an emissions-intensive trade‑exposed activity.
Division 2 Classification of activity
687 Classification of activity
The production of copper is a highly emissions-intensive activity.
Note See subregulations 22ZA (2) and (5).
Division 3 Electricity baseline for calculating partial exemption
688 Electricity baseline for product
(1) For the production of copper cathode from concentrated mineralised copper compounds, the electricity baseline for calculating the amount of a liable entity’s partial exemption is 1.69 MWh per tonne of copper cathode that:
(a) has a concentration of copper greater than 99.90%; and
(b) is produced by carrying on the emissions-intensive trade‑exposed activity; and
(c) is not transformed into copper cathode as part of the transformation mentioned in paragraph 686 (1) (b); and
(d) is of saleable quality.
Note Saleable quality is defined in regulation 22C.
(2) For the production of copper anode from concentrated mineralised copper compounds, the electricity baseline for calculating the amount of a liable entity’s partial exemption is 1.31 MWh per tonne of copper anode that:
(a) has a concentration of copper:
(i) equal to or greater than 99.00%; and
(ii) equal to or less than 99.90%; and
(b) is produced by carrying on the emissions-intensive trade‑exposed activity; and
(c) is not subsequently transformed into copper cathode as part of the transformation mentioned in subparagraph 686 (1) (a) (i); and
(d) is of saleable quality.
Note Saleable quality is defined in regulation 22C.
(3) For the production of copper cathode from copper anode, the electricity baseline for calculating the amount of a liable entity’s partial exemption is 0.387 MWh per tonne of copper cathode that:
(a) has a concentration of copper equal to or greater than 99.90%; and
(b) is produced from copper anode that was not produced as part of the transformation mentioned in subparagraph 686 (1) (a) (i); 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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