Contents

Part 1--Preliminary                                                                                                                1

1............ Short title [see Note 1]....................................................................... 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1].............................................................. 1

3............ Objects of Act.................................................................................... 1

4............ Definitions.......................................................................................... 1

5............ Applicable fuel standard for fuel supplies......................................... 4

6............ Act binds the Crown.......................................................................... 5

7............ External Territories............................................................................. 5

8............ Relationship to other Commonwealth laws....................................... 5

9............ Relationship to State and Territory laws........................................... 5

Part 2--Regulation of fuel and fuel additives                                                          6

Division 1--Overview                                                                                                   6

11.......... Overview of Part................................................................................ 6

Division 2--Supply of fuel                                                                                           7

12.......... Offence--supplying fuel that does not comply with fuel standards. 7

12AA.... Civil penalty--supplying fuel that does not comply with fuel standards              8

12A....... Offence--supplying fuel that does not comply with fuel quality information standards      8

12B....... Civil penalty--supplying fuel that does not comply with fuel quality information standards              9

Division 3--Approvals                                                                                                11

Subdivision A--Grant of approval                                                                           11

13.......... Grant of approval............................................................................. 11

13A....... Period of effect of approval.............................................................. 12

14.......... Application for approval.................................................................. 12

15.......... Criteria for granting approval........................................................... 13

16.......... Conditions of approval..................................................................... 13

17.......... Condition about informing people of obligations............................. 13

17A....... Approvals and reasons for approvals to be made public................. 14

17B....... Notification of refusal to grant approval.......................................... 14

Subdivision B--Variation of approval                                                                     14

17C....... Variation of approval--general......................................................... 14

17D....... Variation of approval--Secretary's initiative................................... 14

17E........ Variation of approval--adding regulated persons............................ 15

17F........ Variation of approval--extended period of effect of emergency approval              15

Subdivision C--Revoking an approval                                                                    17

17G....... Revoking an approval....................................................................... 17

Subdivision D--Contravening conditions of approval                                          17

18.......... Offences--contravening conditions of approval.............................. 17

18A....... Civil penalties--contravening conditions of approval..................... 18

Division 4--Fuel documentation                                                                           19

19.......... Offence--supplying fuel without documentation............................ 19

19A....... Civil penalty--supplying fuel without documentation................... 19

Division 5--Alteration of fuel                                                                                  21

20.......... Offence--altering fuel the subject of a fuel standard........................ 21

20A....... Civil penalty--altering fuel the subject of a fuel standard............... 22

Division 6--Fuel standards and fuel quality information standards    24

21.......... Making fuel standards...................................................................... 24

22.......... Guidelines for more stringent fuel standards.................................... 24

22A....... Making fuel quality information standards...................................... 25

24.......... Fuel Standards Consultative Committee.......................................... 25

24A....... Consultation--general...................................................................... 25

24B....... Consultation--extended period of effect of emergency approval.... 26

24C....... Notification....................................................................................... 26

25.......... Membership of Committee.............................................................. 26

26.......... Procedures of Committee................................................................. 27

28.......... Remuneration.................................................................................... 27

29.......... Appointment conditions of committee members............................. 28

Division 7--Supply and importation of fuel additives                                 29

30.......... Offence--supplying a fuel additive.................................................. 29

30A....... Civil penalty--supplying a fuel additive......................................... 29

31.......... Offence--importing a fuel additive.................................................. 29

31A....... Civil penalty--importing a fuel additive.......................................... 30

Division 8--Register of Prohibited Fuel Additives                                     31

32.......... Minister to keep Register................................................................. 31

33.......... Inspection of the Register................................................................. 31

34.......... Notice of proposed entries in the Register....................................... 31

35.......... Minister to consider submissions and make a decision.................... 31

36.......... Guidelines for making a decision...................................................... 32

Part 3--Enforcement                                                                                                            33

Division 1--Overview                                                                                                 33

37.......... Overview of Part.............................................................................. 33

Division 2--Appointment of inspectors and identity cards                     35

38.......... Appointment of inspectors.............................................................. 35

39.......... Identity card..................................................................................... 35

Division 3--Monitoring powers                                                                             37

40.......... Powers available to inspectors for monitoring compliance.............. 37

41.......... Monitoring powers--with consent or with warrant........................ 37

41A....... Exercise of powers in public areas of business premises................. 39

42.......... Inspector on premises under monitoring warrant may require persons to answer questions etc.           39

Division 4--Search and seizure powers                                                             41

43.......... Searches and seizures........................................................................ 41

44.......... Search and seizure powers................................................................ 41

Division 5--Obligations and incidental powers of inspectors                44

45.......... Inspector must produce identity card on request............................. 44

46.......... Consent............................................................................................. 44

47.......... Announcement before entry............................................................. 44

48.......... Details of warrant to be given to occupier etc.................................. 45

49.......... Use of electronic equipment already at premises............................. 45

50.......... Securing electronic equipment for use by experts............................ 45

51.......... Compensation for damage to electronic equipment.......................... 46

Division 6--Occupier's rights and responsibilities                                     48

52.......... Occupier entitled to be present during search.................................. 48

53.......... Occupier to provide inspector with all facilities and assistance....... 48

Division 7--General provisions relating to seizure                                    49

54.......... Copies of seized things to be provided............................................ 49

55.......... Receipts for things seized................................................................. 49

56.......... Return of seized things..................................................................... 49

57.......... Magistrate may permit a thing to be retained................................... 50

58.......... Disposal of goods if there is no owner or owner cannot be located. 51

Division 7A--Analysing samples taken under this Part etc.                  52

58A....... How sample is to be dealt with........................................................ 52

58B....... Evidentiary certificates in relation to certain matters....................... 53

Division 8--Warrants                                                                                                  56

59.......... Monitoring warrants......................................................................... 56

60.......... Enforcement warrants....................................................................... 57

61.......... Enforcement warrants by telephone, telex, fax etc........................... 57

62.......... Offences relating to warrants............................................................ 59

Division 9--Powers of magistrates                                                                      61

63.......... Powers conferred on magistrates in their personal capacity............ 61

64.......... Immunity of magistrates................................................................... 61

Division 10--Injunctions                                                                                           62

65.......... Injunctions........................................................................................ 62

Division 11--Civil penalties                                                                                    64

Subdivision A--Obtaining an order for a civil penalty                                        64

65A....... Court may order person to pay pecuniary penalty for contravening civil penalty provision                64

65B....... Persons involved in contravening civil penalty provision................ 65

65C....... Recovery of a pecuniary penalty..................................................... 65

65D....... Gathering information for application for pecuniary penalty.......... 65

Subdivision B--Civil penalty proceedings and criminal proceedings              66

65E........ Civil proceedings after criminal proceedings.................................... 66

65F........ Criminal proceedings during civil proceedings.................................. 66

65G....... Criminal proceedings after civil proceedings.................................... 66

65H....... Evidence given in proceedings for penalty not admissible in criminal proceedings 66

65J........ Civil double jeopardy....................................................................... 67

Subdivision C--Miscellaneous                                                                                67

65K....... Multiple contraventions of civil penalty provisions........................ 67

Division 12--Infringement notices                                                                      68

65L........ When an infringement notice may be given...................................... 68

65M...... Matters to be included in an infringement notice............................. 68

65N....... Extension of time to pay penalty..................................................... 70

65P........ Withdrawal of an infringement notice............................................... 70

65Q....... Effect of payment of penalty........................................................... 72

65R....... Effect of this Division...................................................................... 73

65S........ Regulations....................................................................................... 74

Division 13--Enforceable undertakings                                                            75

65T....... Acceptance of undertakings.............................................................. 75

65U....... Enforcement of undertakings............................................................ 75

Part 4--Record keeping and reporting obligations                                            76

66.......... Offence--failure to keep and maintain records................................ 76

66A....... Civil penalty--failure to keep and maintain records........................ 76

67.......... Annual statements............................................................................ 77

Part 5--Other matters                                                                                                         79

67A....... Disclosure of information................................................................. 79

68.......... Delegation by Minister..................................................................... 79

69.......... Delegation by Secretary.................................................................... 80

70.......... Review of decisions.......................................................................... 80

71.......... Annual report................................................................................... 81

72.......... Review of operation of Act.............................................................. 81

73.......... Regulations....................................................................................... 82

Notes                                                                                                                                             83

  

Notes to the Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000

Note 1

The Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 153, 2000 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

For all relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000	153, 2000	21 Dec 2000	Ss. 1-11, 13-18, 21-29, 32-36 and 68-73: 23 Mar 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. S98) Remainder: 1 Jan 2002 (see Gazette 2001, No. GN35)
Environmental Legislation Amendment Act 2001	118, 2001	18 Sept 2001	Schedule 2 (items 2, 4-8, 10, 11): Royal Assent (a) Schedule 2 (items 3, 9, 12, 13): (a)	--
Fuel Quality Standards Amendment Act 2003	127, 2003	5 Dec 2003	5 Dec 2003	--
Energy Grants (Cleaner Fuels) Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Act 2004	42, 2004	21 Apr 2004	Schedule 1 (items 1-3) and Schedule 2 (items 1-3): 18 Sept 2003 (see s. 2(1)) Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Fuel Quality Standards Amendment Act 2009	107, 2009	6 Nov 2009	7 Nov 2009	Sch. 1 (items 16, 111, 119, 137)
Statute Law Revision Act 2010	8, 2010	1 Mar 2010	Schedule 5 (item 137(a)): (b)	--

(a)     The Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000 was amended by Schedule 2 (items 2-13) only of the Environmental Legislation Amendment Act 2001, subsections 2(1) and (3)(a) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   Sections 1, 2 and 3 and items 1, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 14 of Schedule 2 commence on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

                 (3)   Items 2, 3 and 8 to 13 of Schedule 2 commence as follows:

                              (a)   if Parts 4 to 10 of the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2001 have not commenced before the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent:

                                      (i)   items 2, 8, 10 and 11 of Schedule 2 commence on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; and

                                     (ii)   items 3, 9, 12 and 13 of Schedule 2 commence immediately after the commencement of Parts 4 to 10 of the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2001;

         The Administrative Review Tribunal Bill has not been enacted. Therefore these amendments do not commence.

(b)    Subsection 2(1) (items 31 and 38) of the Statute Law Revision Act 2010 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
31.  Schedule 5, items 1 to 51	The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.	1 March 2010
38.  Schedule 5, Parts 2 and 3	Immediately after the provision(s) covered by table item 31.	1 March 2010

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted     am. = amended     rep. = repealed     rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Part 1
S. 3......................................	rs. No. 127, 2003
S. 4......................................	am. No. 127, 2003; No. 107, 2009
S. 6......................................	am. No. 107, 2009
S. 9......................................	am. No. 127, 2003
S. 10....................................	rep. No. 107, 2009
Part 2
Division 1
S. 11....................................	am. No. 127, 2003; No. 107, 2009
Division 2
Heading to s. 12..................	rs. No. 127, 2003; No. 107, 2009
S. 12....................................	am. No. 127, 2003; No. 107, 2009
Note to s. 12(1)...................	rep. No. 127, 2003
S. 12AA..............................	ad. No. 107, 2009
Heading to s. 12A...............	rs. No. 107, 2009
S. 12A.................................	ad. No. 127, 2003
	am. No. 107, 2009
S. 12B.................................	ad. No. 107, 2009
Division 3
Subdivision A
Heading to Subdiv. A of...... Div. 3 of Part 2	ad. No. 107, 2009
S. 13....................................	am. No. 127, 2003; No. 107, 2009
S. 13A.................................	ad. No. 107, 2009
S. 14....................................	am. No. 107, 2009
S. 16....................................	am. No. 107, 2009
Note to s. 17(1)...................	rep. No. 127, 2003
S. 17A.................................	am. No. 127, 2003
S. 17B.................................	ad. No. 107, 2009
Subdivision B
Subdiv. B of Div. 3 of Part 2	ad. No. 107, 2009
Ss. 17C-17F.......................	ad. No. 107, 2009
Subdivision C
Subdiv. C of Div. 3 of Part 2	ad. No. 107, 2009
S. 17G.................................	ad. No. 107, 2009
Subdivision D
Heading to Subdiv. D of...... Div. 3 of Part 2	ad. No. 107, 2009
Heading to s. 18..................	rs. No. 107, 2009
S. 18....................................	am. No. 107, 2009
Note to s. 18(1)...................	rep. No. 127, 2003
Notes 1, 2 to s. 18(2)..........	rep. No. 127, 2003
S. 18A.................................	ad. No. 107, 2009
Division 4
Heading to s. 19..................	rs. No. 107, 2009
S. 19....................................	am. No. 127, 2003; No. 107, 2009
Note to s. 19........................	rep. No. 127, 2003
S. 19A.................................	ad. No. 107, 2009
Division 5
Heading to s. 20..................	rs. No. 107, 2009
S. 20....................................	am. No. 127, 2003; No. 107, 2009
Note to s. 20(1)...................	rep. No. 127, 2003
S. 20A.................................	ad. No. 107, 2009
Division 6
Heading to Div. 6 of Part 2..	rs. No. 127, 2003
Heading to s. 21..................	am. No. 127, 2003
Subhead. to s. 21(5)...........	am. No. 127, 2003
S. 21....................................	am. No. 127, 2003; No. 107, 2009
Heading to s. 22..................	am. No. 127, 2003
S. 22....................................	am. No. 107, 2009
S. 22A.................................	ad. No. 127, 2003
	am. No. 107, 2009
Heading to s. 24A...............	rs. No. 107, 2009
S. 24A.................................	am. No. 127, 2003; No. 107, 2009
Ss. 24B, 24C.......................	ad. No. 107, 2009
S. 27....................................	rep. No. 107, 2009
S. 28....................................	am. No. 107, 2009
Heading to s. 29..................	am. No. 107, 2009
S. 29....................................	am. No. 107, 2009
Division 7
Heading to s. 30..................	rs. No. 107, 2009
S. 30....................................	am. No. 127, 2003; No. 107, 2009
Note to s. 30........................	rep. No. 127, 2003
S. 30A.................................	ad. No. 107, 2009
Heading to s. 31..................	rs. No. 107, 2009
S. 31....................................	am. No. 127, 2003; No. 107, 2009
Note to s. 31........................	rep. No. 127, 2003
S. 31A.................................	ad. No. 107, 2009
Division 8
Ss. 33, 34............................	am. No. 8, 2010
S. 35 ...................................	am. No. 118, 2001
S. 36 ...................................	am. No. 107, 2009; No. 8, 2010
Part 3
Division 1
S. 37 ...................................	am. No. 118, 2001; No. 107, 2009
Division 2
S. 39....................................	am. No. 127, 2003; No. 107, 2009
Note to s. 39(3)...................	rep. No. 127, 2003
Division 3
S. 40....................................	am. No. 107, 2009
Heading to s. 41..................	am. No. 107, 2009
S. 41....................................	am. No. 107, 2009
Note to s. 41(1) ..................	ad. No. 118, 2001
S. 41A.................................	ad. No. 107, 2009
Heading to s. 42..................	am. No. 107, 2009
S. 42....................................	am. No. 107, 2009
Note to s. 42(2)...................	rep. No. 127, 2003
Division 4
Heading to Div. 4 of Part 3..	rs. No. 107, 2009
Heading to s. 43..................	am. No. 107, 2009
S. 43....................................	am. No. 107, 2009
Heading to s. 44..................	am. No. 107, 2009
S. 44....................................	am. No. 107, 2009
Note to s. 44(1) ..................	ad. No. 118, 2001
Division 5
S. 51....................................	am. No. 107, 2009
Division 6
S. 53....................................	am. No. 107, 2009
Note to s. 53(2)...................	rep. No. 127, 2003
Division 7
S. 54....................................	am. No. 107, 2009
S. 57....................................	am. No. 107, 2009
Division 7A
Div. 7A of Part 3 .................	ad. No. 118, 2001
S. 58A.................................	ad. No. 118, 2001
S. 58B.................................	ad. No. 118, 2001
	am. No. 107, 2009
Division 8
Subheads. to s. 59(1), (2)..	am. No. 107, 2009
Subhead. to s. 59(4)...........	am. No. 107, 2009
S. 59....................................	am. No. 107, 2009
Heading to s. 60..................	am. No. 107, 2009
Subheads. to s. 60(1), (2)..	am. No. 107, 2009
Subhead. to s. 60(4)...........	am. No. 107, 2009
S. 60....................................	am. No. 107, 2009
Heading to s. 61..................	am. No. 107, 2009
Subhead. to s. 61(1)...........	am. No. 107, 2009
Subheads. to s. 61(5), (6)..	am. No. 107, 2009
Subhead. to s. 61(9)...........	am. No. 107, 2009
Ss. 61, 62............................	am. No. 107, 2009
Note to s. 62(1), (2)............	rep. No. 127, 2003
Division 10
S. 65....................................	am. No. 107, 2009
Division 11
Div. 11 of Part 3..................	ad. No. 107, 2009
Subdivision A
Ss. 65A-65D.......................	ad. No. 107, 2009
Subdivision B
Ss. 65E-65H.......................	ad. No. 107, 2009
S. 65J..................................	ad. No. 107, 2009
Subdivision C
S. 65K.................................	ad. No. 107, 2009
Division 12
Div. 12 of Part 3..................	ad. No. 107, 2009
Ss. 65L-65N.......................	ad. No. 107, 2009
Ss. 65P-65S.......................	ad. No. 107, 2009
Division 13
Div. 13 of Part 3..................	ad. No. 107, 2009
Ss. 65T, 65U.......................	ad. No. 107, 2009
Part 4
Heading to s. 66..................	rs. No. 107, 2009
S. 66....................................	am. No. 127, 2003; No. 107, 2009
Note to s. 66(1)...................	rep. No. 127, 2003
S. 66A.................................	ad. No. 107, 2009
S. 67....................................	am. No. 127, 2003; No. 107, 2009
Note to s. 67(5)...................	rep. No. 127, 2003
Part 5
S. 67A.................................	ad. No. 42, 2004
	rs. No. 107, 2009
S. 68....................................	am. No. 127, 2003; No. 107, 2009
S. 70 ...................................	am. No. 118, 2001; No. 107, 2009

Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Fuel Quality Standards Amendment Act 2009 (No. 107, 2009)

Schedule 1

16  Application

(1)        The amendments made by this Part (other than items 9 and 10) apply in relation to:

                     (a)  an application for an approval or the variation of an approval; or

                     (b)  the revocation of an approval;

if the application or revocation is made after the day on which this item commences.

(2)        The amendment made by item 10 of this Schedule applies in relation to a condition of an approval that is first specified in the approval on or after the day on which this item commences.

(3)        In this item:

approval has the same meaning as in the Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000.

111  Application

Divisions 11, 12 and 13 of Part 3 of the Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000 (as inserted by item 106 of this Part) apply in relation to conduct that occurs on or after the day on which this item commences.

119  Savings provision

(1)        A fuel standard that is in force, or purportedly in force, immediately before this item commences continues in force as if it was made, immediately after item 115 of this Part commences, under section 21 of the Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000 as amended by that item.

(2)        In this item:

fuel standard has the same meaning as in the Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000.

137  Savings provision

Despite the repeal of subsection 68(1) of the Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000, any delegation by the Minister:

                     (a)  to the Secretary that was in force under that subsection immediately before the commencement of this item continues in force on and after that commencement as if it were a delegation made by the Minister under subsection 68(1) of that Act as substituted by item 136 of this Part; and

                     (b)  to an SES employee or acting SES employee that was in force under that subsection immediately before the commencement of this item continues in force on and after that commencement as if it were a delegation made by the Minister under subsection 68(1A) of that Act as inserted by item 136 of this Part.