5887- REVISED

2008-2009

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

THE SENATE

Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2009

(Amendments to be moved by Senator Milne on behalf of the Australian Greens in committee of the whole as an alternative to amt (8) on sheet 5816 Revised)

(8A)  Schedule 1, item 6, page 8 (line 1), after “However,”, insert “subject to subsection (3A),”.

[consequential - rated power output for multiplier certificates]

(8B)  Schedule 1, item 6, page 8 (after line 3), after subsection 23B(3), insert:

          (3A)  However, in the case of an off-grid small generation unit, the regulations must provide for a number of certificates to be multiplied in relation to the first 20kW of the rated power output of the unit.

          (3B)  In subsection (3A):

off-grid small generation unit means:

                     (a)  a small generation unit at least 1 kilometre from the nearest main-grid line; or

                     (b)  in the case of a small generation unit less than 1 kilometre from a main-grid line—the owner has provided written evidence from the local network service provider that the total cost of connecting the unit to the main-grid is more than $30,000, making it uneconomic to connect the unit to the main-grid.

[rated power output for multiplier certificates]