Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) References in this Act to the following:
(a) scope 1 emission of greenhouse gas;
(aa) scope 2 emission of greenhouse gas;
(b) reduction of greenhouse gas emissions;
(c) removal of greenhouse gas;
(d) offsets of greenhouse gas emissions;
(e) production of energy;
(f) consumption of energy;
have the meaning specified by the regulations.
(2) Regulations made for the purposes of paragraph (1)(aa) may specify a meaning of scope 2 emission of greenhouse gas that includes emissions related to the consumption of specified kinds of energy.
(3) The Minister may determine, by legislative instrument, methods, or criteria for methods, by which the amounts of the scope 1 emissions, scope 2 emissions, reduction, removal, offsets, production or consumption are to be measured for the purposes of this Act and may specify:
(a) in the case of scope 1 emissions--different methods or criteria for emissions from different sources; and
(b) different methods or criteria depending on the circumstances in which the scope 1 emissions, scope 2 emissions, reduction, removal, offsets, production or consumption occurred; and
(c) conditions relating to the use of methods determined by the Minister or of methods which meet criteria determined by the Minister; and
(d) rating systems for those methods (including different rating systems for different circumstances); and
(e) the particular rating given to each of those methods.
(4) A determination under subsection (3) may make provision in relation to a matter by applying, adopting or incorporating, with or without modification, a matter contained in an instrument or writing:
(a) as in force or existing at a particular time; or
(b) as in force or existing from time to time.
(5) Subsection (4) has effect despite anything in subsection 14(2) of the Legislation Act 2003 .
(6) If a determination under subsection (3) makes provision in relation to a matter by applying, adopting or incorporating, with or without modification, a matter contained in an instrument or writing, the Regulator must ensure that the text of the matter applied, adopted or incorporated is published on its website.
(7) Subsection (6) does not apply if the publication would infringe copyright.
(8) A determination under subsection (3) may make provision in relation to a matter by conferring a power to make a decision of an administrative character on the Regulator.