Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

LIQUID FUEL EMERGENCY ACT 1984

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Interpretation  
   4.      Extension of Act to external Territories  
   5.      Act to bind Crown  
   6.      Operation of Act  
   7.      Additional operation of Act in relation to relevant fuel industry corporations  
   8.      Additional operation of Act in relation to relevant persons  
   9.      Minister must determine planning periods  
   10.     Bulk customers of relevant fuel industry corporations or of relevant persons  
   11.     Essential users of refined liquid petroleum products  
   11A.    Application of the Criminal Code  

   PART II--CONTINGENCY--PLANNING POWERS

   12.     Minister may direct relevant fuel industry corporations to maintain reserves etc.  
   13.     Minister may direct relevant fuel industry corporations to develop bulk allocation procedures  
   14.     Minister may direct relevant fuel industry corporations and relevant persons to maintain statistical information  
   14A.    Minister may direct relevant fuel industry corporations and relevant persons to make available statistical information  
   14B.    Prosecution of offences against section 14 or 14A  
   15.     Minister may enter into arrangements to enable directions under sections 23 and 24 to be implemented  

   PART III--DECLARATION--OF, AND POWERS FOR DEALING WITH, NATIONAL LIQUID FUEL EMERGENCY

   16.     Declaration of national liquid fuel emergency  
   17.     Minister may direct relevant fuel industry corporations to maintain reserves etc.  
   18.     Minister may direct transfer of liquid fuel  
   19.     Minister may direct liquid fuel to be available for purchase  
   20.     Minister may give directions as to output from refineries  
   21.     Minister may give directions with respect to allocation by corporations of liquid fuel to bulk customers  
   22.     Minister may give directions with respect to allocation by relevant persons of liquid fuel to bulk customers  
   23.     Minister may give directions to corporations regulating or prohibiting supply of liquid fuel  
   24.     Minister may give directions to relevant persons regulating or prohibiting supply of liquid fuel  
   25.     Directions under section 21, 22, 23 or 24 not to regulate price  
   26.     Certain directions to be published  
   27.     When directions under this Part cease to be in force  

   PART IV--ENFORCEMENT

   29.     Appointment of authorised persons  
   29A.    Authorised persons to carry and produce identity cards  
   30.     Power to require persons to furnish information and produce documents  
   31.     Inspection  
   31A.    Nature of powers conferred on magistrates  
   32.     Seizure  
   32A.    Consent  
   33.     Persons to provide authorised persons with reasonable facilities and assistance  
   34.     Civil penalty orders  
   35.     Civil action for recovery of pecuniary penalties  
   36.     Criminal proceedings not to be brought for contraventions of civil penalty provisions  
   37.     Injunctions  
   38.     Forfeiture  
   40.     Conduct by employees or agents of bodies corporate  

   PART IVA--POWER--TO RESERVE OR PURCHASE OIL STOCKS

   40A.    Reservation or purchase of oil stocks  

   PART V--MISCELLANEOUS

   41.     Making of guidelines  
   41A.    Variation or revocation of instruments  
   42.     Consultation between Ministers concerning emergency procedures  
   43.     Operation of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010  
   44.     Reconsideration and review of decisions  
   45.     Compensation for acquisition of property  
   46.     Compensation for compliance with directions under Part II  
   46A.    Exemption from suit--Ministers, Secretary and delegates  
   47.     Exemption from suit--relevant fuel industry corporations and relevant persons  
   48.     Jurisdiction of courts  
   49.     Delegation  
   51.     Operation of State and Territory laws  
   52.     Directions to prevail over inconsistent Commonwealth, State or Territory law  
   53.     Act not to confer powers on State or Territory Energy Ministers by implication  
   55.     Repeal of Liquid Fuel (Defence Stocks) Act 1949  
   56.     Regulations