Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

OZONE PROTECTION AND SYNTHETIC GREENHOUSE GAS MANAGEMENT ACT 1989 - SECT 65D

    The following are the purposes of the Account:

  (a)   paying or reimbursing the Commonwealth's costs associated with the administration of this Act and the regulations;

  (b)   paying or reimbursing the Commonwealth's costs associated with furthering the following programs (including providing information about those programs):

  (i)   programs to phase out or phase down scheduled substances;

  (ii)   emission minimisation programs for scheduled substances;

  (c)   paying or reimbursing the Commonwealth's costs associated with management of the National Halon Bank;

  (ca)   paying or reimbursing the Commonwealth's costs associated with research relating to:

  (i)   substances that deplete ozone in the atmosphere; or

  (ii)   synthetic greenhouse gases;

  (d)   refunding any amounts credited to the Account in error;

  (e)   refunding or remitting, in accordance with regulations made for the purposes of subsection   70(4), amounts received by the Commonwealth as fees for applications under this Act or the regulations.