Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

FUEL QUALITY STANDARDS ACT 2000 - SECT 67

Producers

             (1)  If:

                     (a)  a person produces and supplies fuel in Australia during a calendar year; and

                     (b)  the fuel is the subject of a fuel standard; and

                    (ba)  in the case where the fuel standard specifies the circumstances in which the standard applies--the person supplies the fuel in Australia in those circumstances; and

                     (c)  the person is a constitutional corporation or a Commonwealth entity or the person supplies the fuel in the course of constitutional trade or commerce;

the person must provide an annual statement for the year.

Importers

             (2)  If:

                     (a)  a person imports fuel into Australia, and supplies the fuel in Australia, during a calendar year; and

                     (b)  the fuel is the subject of a fuel standard; and

                     (c)  in the case where the fuel standard specifies the circumstances in which the standard applies--the person supplies the fuel in Australia in those circumstances;

the person must provide an annual statement for the year.

When statement to be provided

             (3)  The statement must be provided on or before:

                     (a)  14 February in the following year; or

                     (b)  any later day allowed by the Secretary.

Content of statement

             (4)  The statement must:

                     (a)  be in a form (which may be an electronic form) approved by the Secretary; and

                     (b)  contain any information required by the Secretary; and

                     (c)  be provided to the Secretary in accordance with the regulations.

Offence

             (5)  A person is guilty of an offence if the person contravenes a requirement of this section.

Penalty:  60 penalty units.

             (6)  Subsection (5) is an offence of strict liability.

Note:          For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .

Civil penalty provision

             (7)  A person must not contravene a requirement of this section.

Civil penalty:

                     (a)  for an individual--60 penalty units; and

                     (b)  for a body corporate--300 penalty units.